Peer Community In (PCI) is a disruptive revolution in science that is changing the publication landscape and shifting power from publishers to authors. PCI is a scholar-led non-profit association that creates communities of researchers who conduct peer-reviews on and recommend preprints in their scientific fields. It is supported by over 100 public research institutions and libraries from around the world with a sustainable long-term budget.

Dr. Gilad Feldman will discuss the growing challenges with the current science publication system, briefly introduce Peer Community In, Peer Community Journal, and Peer Community in Registered Reports and the hope that they represent, and share his HKU CORE team experience with PCIRR, with concrete examples showing how this new model is beneficial to both authors, universities, the academic community, and the general public.

All researchers, students, and academic community members in Hong Kong and worldwide who are interested in OA are welcome.