AIRA is Frontiers' review assistant, in service since 2020: it automates routine editorial screening — conflicts of interest, plagiarism, reviewer suitability, formatting — leaving the humans to handle the more nuanced bits.
Benefits & outcomes
Repetitive checks automated; editors focus on content quality.
More consistent, objective manuscript triage.
Scales with high-volume publishing.
Notes & quotes
“AIRA is designed to support our editors in ensuring the highest standards of quality, transparency and efficiency.” — Kamila Markram, CEO of Frontiers
Trained on over a decade of editorial data—proof that even machines need a long apprenticeship in publishing. The editorial assistant that doesn't require coffee breaks, but does take your publishing policies extremely seriously.
Publisher / company: Frontiers
Date of mention: 01/07/2020
Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2020/07/01/artificial-intelligence-peer-review-assistant-aira/