Reviewer rewards

Our reviewer rewards recognise the vital contribution reviewers make to the publishing process and lower barriers to open access publication. When you review an article in a Royal Society journal, you will be eligible for a discount token (equivalent to £200/$254/€233) towards the Article Processing Charge (APC) for publishing in our fully open access journals. A referee token will be available for each paper reviewed (review of original paper and revised paper counts as one review) subject to providing a satisfactory review and to terms and conditions (see below). Tokens can be ‘stacked’ for a bigger discount and combined with tokens from co-authors. 

Claiming your discount

When your future article is accepted for publication, let us know how many vouchers you and your co-authors would like to use. We will then issue you with an appropriate discount code. When paying the APC you will be able to apply the code to get a discount. 

Terms and conditions

1. Tokens are issued at the Publisher's discretion, subject to you submitting a timely and detailed report for the article you reviewed. One token per paper reviewed.
2. You can use one or more reviewer token per accepted article and combine with tokens held by co-authors. 
3. You can use your reviewer token for up to 24 months from the date your report was submitted.
4. The token can only be used once to pay towards the open access Article Processing Charge for an article.
5. Your reviewer token can only be used for articles on which you are named as an author (you do not have to be the corresponding or first-named author).
6. Your reviewer token can only be used on papers submitted after you completed your review.
7. No cash equivalent is available.
8. The reviewer token cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts such as institutional membership scheme or transformative agreements.

Reviewing for us

Reviewers play a critical role in ensuring the quality and integrity of published research. By reviewing for a Royal Society journal you are actively participating in the research community. Our aim is to make reviewing as rewarding as possible for you. Find out more about reviewing for the Royal Society.