PCORI’s reviewer policies can be found here.

You will be invited to review a research report when it has completed Pre-Review, which is where the report is checked by the Origin Editorial Author Services team and PCORI Program Staff for readability and completeness. The research report will be roughly 30 pages in length (15,000 words) and may include additional tables, figures, and other material. Reviewers report spending approximately 5-8 hours reviewing PCORI-funded research reports.

After you accept the invitation to review the report, you will have 14 days to complete and submit your review. You will also be asked to disclose your conflicts of interest at the time you submit your review comments.

PCORI’s authorizing legislation requires every individual completing a review of a PCORI-funded report to disclose conflicts involving any “association, including a financial, business, or personal association, that has the potential to bias or has the appearance of biasing” one’s decisions relating to PCORI. Upon agreeing to review a PCORI-funded research report, you will be asked to disclose
• Financial and Business Associations
• Personal Associations

Peer review of PCORI-funded research reports engages a broad range of communities that have an interest in the effectiveness of our healthcare system.
• Subject Matter Expert
• Patient/Caregiver
• Stakeholder

The peer review process for PCORI-funded research reports is single anonymous, meaning that the Associate Editors and reviewers see the names of the report authors, but the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers. De-identified reviewer comments are shared with the authors after all reviews have been submitted. Reviewer comments are not edited, so the authors receive comments as they are written by the reviewers. The Associate Editors also provide a synthesis letter to the authors that synthesizes all reviewer comments and advises the authors on how to proceed with their revisions.

Please contact the editorial office at review@originreview.org to request an extension.

Access ReView at https://pcori-review.rivervalley.io/. Enter your username and password. If you need to create an account, click “Register.”
If you forgot your password or need to reset your password, click “I forgot my password.”

Please see our Reviewer Resources page for detailed instructions. Contact the editorial office at review@originreview.org if you have additional questions.

No, we cannot accept separate file uploads. All reviewer comments must be entered into ReView.

Login to ReView and click “Profile” under your name in the top right side of the screen.

Click the edit button under the Keywords section.

Click the “Browse” button to select and add your keywords and areas of expertise.

The PCORI methodology standards are described in detail here.

You will be asked different types of questions depending on your reviewer role. These questions are intended as guides for your review and none are mandatory. You will be able to shape your review as you see fit. There is also space to enter confidential comments to the Associate Editor; these comments are not shared with the authors.

Please contact the editorial office at review@originreview.org to request an extension.

Reviewers are compensated for completed reviews via PayPal within two weeks of submitting their review. Please see additional information here.

If you have questions about peer review of PCORI-funded research, email review@originreview.org