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OpenReview
What it is
OpenReview is a configurable web and API platform for peer review and scientific communication. It helps venues manage submissions and coordinate authors, reviewers and editors through multiple review stages. Organizers can set review forms, permissions and timing, while accepted papers may remain open for reviews, comments and continuing discussion. Reviewer-paper matching can use expertise, bids, constraints and reviewer balancing. Venues may enable real-time committee chat on paper forums; messages are hidden from authors and the public by default. The REST API covers records, groups, documents, invitations, assignments, conflicts and workflow automation. OpenReview’s free plan costs nothing and includes free paper access and submissions with no fees. Its web interface is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License v3, and other components are also open source. Organizers request venues through a support form for review and deployment. For separate track deadlines and review forms, OpenReview instructs organizers to request a separate venue for each track.
For and against
For
- Free submissions and paper access
- Configurable multi-stage review workflows
- Reviewer matching uses multiple criteria
- REST API supports workflow automation
- Committee chat can be enabled
Against
- Separate tracks may require separate venues
- Venue setup requires support-form review
- Committee messages default to hidden from authors
The verdict
OpenReview provides configurable tools for submission handling, review, discussion and matching without submission fees. Organizers should account for its separate-venue requirement for tracks with distinct deadlines or forms.
Who it suits
OpenReview fits academic venues managing submissions, staged reviews and scientific discussion. It is also suited to organizers needing configurable matching, permissions and workflow APIs.
Plans and prices
OpenReview
Free paper access · free submissions · no fees
Read 7 Oct 2026 · openreview.net
On the record
- API
- OpenReview provides a REST API for records, groups, documents, invitations, assignments, conflicts, and workflow automation.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Discussion
- Accepted papers can have reviews, comments, and a continued discussion forum with configurable forms, permissions, and timing.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The API documentation lists Google Scholar as a profile link field.docs.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Live chat
- Venues can enable real-time committee chat on paper forums, with messages hidden from authors and the public by default.docs.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The web interface is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License v3, and other platform components are also open source.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Organization
- OpenReview describes itself as a long-term project with legal nonprofit status, created by a research lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Publishing workflow
- The platform lets venues track submissions and coordinate editors, reviewers, and authors.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenReview provides a configurable platform for peer review and scientific communication.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Reviewer matching
- OpenReview supports reviewer-paper matching using expertise, bids, constraints, and reviewer balancing.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- OpenReview asks users who find a vulnerability to contact it promptly and not post about the vulnerability elsewhere.docs.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- General inquiries go through the support form, and the team says it is most responsive 9 AM–5 PM EST Monday through Friday.docs.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Venue setup
- Organizers request a venue through a support form, and the OpenReview team reviews and deploys it.docs.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Workflow limitation
- For venues with separate track deadlines and review forms, OpenReview instructs organizers to request a separate venue for each track.docs.openreview.net · read 7 Oct 2026
