ReviewTrace

ReviewTrace is a web app (with optional journal/editor integrations) that creates a tamper-evident audit trail for peer review actions without revealing reviewer identities. It logs key events—invitation sent, acceptance, review submitted, decision issued, revision rounds—into a cryptographically signed timeline that editors can share with authors, funders, or integrity teams as proof the process happened as claimed. It also supports structured review templates and conflict-of-interest attestations, and can export a “review provenance” PDF attached to the final paper. This is a combination traditional + AI app: AI is used only to flag anomalies (e.g., suspiciously fast reviews, repeated reviewer-author pairings, copy-pasted text) and to summarize review themes for editors, not to write reviews. The goal is to reduce fraud, paper-mill manipulation, and “trust me bro” editorial processes with minimal workflow disruption.