JMIR Publications Signs Three-Year Open Science Partnership with MetaROR
(Toronto, June 11, 2026) JMIR Publications, a leading publisher of academic journals dedicated to digital health and open science, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a three-year partnership with MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review). The collaboration will focus on integrating MetaROR’s publish-review-curate platform with JMIR’s innovative publishing ecosystem—specifically its JMIRx overlay journal series, including JMIRx Med and JMIRx Bio.
Through this partnership, JMIR Publications and MetaROR aim to advance open science, elevate the quality and transparency of peer review, and promote robust recognition for reviewers' contributions to scientific literature. Under the agreement, JMIRx journals will welcome and expedite the editorial processing of article submissions that have undergone open peer review via MetaROR, utilizing MetaROR's comprehensive review reports to streamline the path to publication in a JMIRx journal.
"Partnering with MetaROR is a natural step forward in our ongoing mission to champion open science and transparency in scholarly publishing, particularly in the important growing field of metascience, or research on research," says Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FAMIA, Scientific Editorial Director at JMIR Publications. "Integrating MetaROR's open peer review capabilities with our JMIRx overlay series provides authors with an expedited, high-quality editorial pathway."
MetaROR has listed JMIR’s overlay journals as official partner journals on its platform. Both organizations will actively collaborate on joint community outreach and scholarly presentations to promote the long-term benefits of transparent peer review ecosystems.
"We are delighted to welcome JMIR Publications and its JMIRx journals to our network of partner journals," said Ludo Waltman, PhD, Co-Editor-in-Chief of MetaROR. "The overlay model of the JMIRx journals is well-aligned with MetaROR's commitment to preprinting and open peer review. Together, we are creating a more efficient, collaborative, and rewarding environment for researchers and reviewers alike."
About MetaROR
MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review) is a publish-review-curate platform for research in the field of metaresearch. Supported by the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) and the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science (AIMOS), MetaROR serves the global metaresearch community by offering an innovative approach to scholarly publishing fully aligned with open science principles.
About JMIR Publications
JMIR Publications is a leading independent open access publisher of digital health research and a champion of open science. With a focus on author advocacy and research amplification, JMIR Publications partners with researchers to advance their careers and maximize the impact of their work. As a technology organization with publishing at its core, we provide innovative tools and resources that go beyond traditional publishing, supporting researchers at every step of the dissemination process. Our portfolio features a range of peer-reviewed journals, including the renowned Journal of Medical Internet Research and the recently launched JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity.
To find out more about JMIR Publications, visit jmirpublications.com or connect with them on Bluesky, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.
Head office: 130 Queens Quay East, Unit 1100, Toronto, ON, M5A 0P6 Canada.
Media Contact:
Dennis O’Brien, Vice President, Communications & Partnerships JMIR Publications communications@jmir.org +1 416-583-2040
The content of this communication is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, published by JMIR Publications, is properly cited.