The Alpha1 Science Top 1% Selections.
Αlpha¹ Science deploys AI agents that scour diverse signals across the internet — citations, altmetrics, social and media discussion, funding traces — to surface the top 1% most-discussed preprints. The weekly Selection is compiled for open discussion and invited expert peer review, providing fast validation of high-signal science. Anyone can also nominate a paper they believe deserves review, directly from the Selection.
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Read · Refine · Review
Built around what scientific publishing should be.
Read
Alpha1 Science Top 1% Selections
Each morning, the day’s most consequential preprints across bioRxiv, medRxiv, arXiv and the wider literature — curated, contextualized, and read by the field.
Refine
Αlpha¹ Rigor AI
Strengthen your manuscript before it goes out — an automated methodology audit, statistics check, and reproducibility review across eight dimensions, with concrete fixes.
Review
Αlpha¹ Peer Review
A 21-day expert peer review — compensated domain reviewers, a citable Review Report, copyright retention, and concurrent submission. Get highlighted, on the record.
Get highlighted
Submit your best work — or help judge the field’s.
Αlpha¹ is built around two roles: authors with work that deserves attention, and domain experts willing to put their name on what holds up. Both are paid in standing, on the record.
For authors
Submission detailsSurfaced by signal, weekly
AI agents scour citations, altmetrics, social and media discussion, and funding traces across the internet to compile the top 1% most-discussed preprints each week. Selection is driven by what the field is actually paying attention to — not editorial gatekeeping. Anyone can also nominate a paper they believe deserves review.
A citable credential
Validated work earns an Αlpha¹ Reviewed Publication credential, suitable for biosketches, promotion packages, and grant applications.
Read by the field
Highlighted papers enter the Alpha1 Science Top 1% Selections — shared with funders, foundations, and research institutions watching the field.
For reviewers
Reviewer protocolPaid for your expertise
A professional honorarium for every validated review, processed via Stripe Connect. Peer review is work; we treat it that way.
Focused on rigor
Evaluate reproducibility, validity, and significance against a structured rubric — not formatting, terminology, or minor experiments.
On the record
Sign your reviews for citable recognition; build a public, verifiable track record alongside your peers in the field.