Research Infrastructure

Rebalancing
the Research
System

Reducing peer review burden. Recognising contribution earlier. A new infrastructure layer for research funding workflows.

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ReputAble

Trusted infrastructure for the research community

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Peer review volume is rising while acceptance rates fall, extending funding cycle times across all major funders.
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Researcher contributions are tracked retrospectively — if at all. Invisible labour remains unrecognised and unverifiable.
The Problem

Systemic pressure is
building across the research cycle

The structures sustaining modern research — peer review, funding allocation, contribution recognition — are under mounting strain. The pressures are structural, not incidental.

01

Peer Review Is Overloaded

Submission volumes are rising while the pool of available, willing reviewers is not keeping pace.

  • Increasing submission volume across all disciplines
  • Declining reviewer acceptance rates
  • Rising end-to-end cycle times
02

Recognition Comes Too Late

Research evaluation remains fixated on outputs and end-of-cycle metrics, leaving process contributions invisible.

  • Contribution tracked retrospectively, if at all
  • Impact assessed only at publication
  • Significant invisible labour undervalued
03

System Pressure Is Increasing

Administrative burden is compounding across institutions and funders without meaningful reduction.

  • Reformatting proposals across funding bodies
  • Fragmented, non-interoperable data systems
  • Duplicated reporting at every stage
Our Response

Infrastructure for a more equitable
research system

ReputAble is building a new research infrastructure layer designed to work within existing funder and institutional workflows — not to replace them.

We are governance-aware, interoperability-first, and built for the institutional context in which research actually happens. This is not a platform play. It is infrastructure.

Reduce duplication across funding calls

Streamline submission workflows to minimise reformatting burden on researchers and institutions.

Improve reviewer engagement

Create conditions in which review participation is recognised, reducing burden on the same small cohorts.

Shift recognition earlier in the lifecycle

Evidence contribution at the point it occurs — not retrospectively at publication.

Provide verified, portable contribution records

Structured, auditable contribution data that travels with the researcher across institutions.

Who It's For

Built for the institutions
sustaining research

Research Funders

Reduce cycle times.
Improve reviewer quality.

  • Reduce review cycle time across funding calls
  • Improve reviewer acceptance and retention
  • Increase visibility of genuine subject expertise
  • Structured data for evaluation and reporting
Research Institutions

Reduce burden.
Gain structured contribution data.

  • Reduce administrative reformatting burden
  • Gain structured, verifiable contribution data
  • Improve internal recognition of researcher effort
  • Interoperable with existing institutional systems
Researchers

Evidence your contributions.
Build portable reputation.

  • Evidence invisible contributions verifiably
  • Build a trusted, portable reputation record
  • Reduce repeated administrative overhead
  • Recognition that follows you across institutions
Register Interest

Working with early
institutional partners

ReputAble is at an early stage of engagement with funders, higher education institutions, and research bodies. We are currently building our network of founding partners.

If you represent a funding organisation, research institution, or work in research policy, we would welcome a conversation.

UK-based organisation
Working with early institutional partners
Designed with governance and compliance in mind
Built for interoperability and auditability
In alignment with funder workflows