(Charlottesville, VA) March 25, 2025 - Silverchair and Hum have announced a strategic partnership that integrates Hum's recently launched Alchemist Review with ScholarOne Manuscripts. This collaboration builds on the existing Silverchair Universe partnership between the two organizations and will allow publishers, editors, and reviewers to access Alchemist Review’s key manuscript insights including central claims, methodology, citation integrity, and research originality. The partnership between Hum, Silverchair, and trialing publishers is intended to accelerate the pace of experimentation and critical evaluation of applying AI to submission, peer review, and editorial challenges.
"We’re excited to bring Hum's AI-powered manuscript intelligence to the scholarly community," said Dustin Smith, Co-founder and President of Hum. "This partnership represents our shared commitment to supporting editors and reviewers with tools that distill essential manuscript insights so they have more time to focus on the research."
Developed in collaboration with GroundedAI, Alchemist Review assists editors and reviewers by automatically extracting core claims, assessing methodologies, evaluating statistical rigor, and validating citations within manuscripts—capabilities that will soon be available to publishers the participate in the ScholarOne and Alchemist Review trial.
"ScholarOne has been a trusted platform for manuscript submission and review for over two decades," said Will Schweitzer, CEO at Silverchair. "By partnering with Hum and supporting Alchemist Review's AI capabilities, we're enabling publishers to harness the power of AI at the earliest stages of the review process. Solutions like Alchemist Review may reduce editorial time-to-first decision and allow editorial teams to focus on evaluating research and serving their authors. This partnership is part of our commitment to innovation, supporting an ecosystem of solutions, and delivering valuable features to our publishers."
The integration delivers several key benefits to publishers and their editorial teams:
- Immediate Access to Alchemist’s Key Manuscript Insights: Editors receive comprehensive manuscript assessment
- Enhanced Quality Control: Automated citation validation and methodology assessment provide an additional information to support editorial decisions
- Reduced Administrative Burden: By automating routine evaluation tasks, editorial staff have more time to focus on strategic decision-making and author communication
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About Hum
Hum delivers AI-powered intelligence tools for knowledge-rich organizations, transforming data into actionable insights and opportunities. Learn more at hum.works.
About Silverchair
Silverchair is the leading independent platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers, serving our growing community through flexible technology and unparalleled services. Our teams build, maintain, and innovate platforms across the publishing lifecycle—from idea to impact. Learn more at silverchair.com.
For More Information Contact:
Laura Simis
Marketing Director
Hum
laura@hum.works
Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
VP, Marketing
Silverchair
press@silverchair.com