THE PHYSICAL REVIEW-Review Process & Publishing in an Artificial Intelligence World

by Robert Wimmer (Senior Associate Editor, Physical Review D)

Tuesday 27 Oct 2026, 15:30 → 16:30 Asia/Shanghai

Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N4F-N400 - meeting room (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute)

Host: Prof. Dong Lai (赖东)

Abstract:

I'll briefly describe the structure of the Physical Review Journals and discuss their review and editorial processes. In particular, I will describe our recent initiative to welcome the astronomy and astrophysics community to our journals, led by the Astronomy and Astrophysics Topical Group. Then I will discuss recent disruptions in science publishing, especially by Artificial Intelligence. I will also highlight some aspects and contributions of the Chinese research community to the Physical Review Journals.

Bio:

Robert Wimmer is a Senior Associate Editor at Physical Review D. He received his Ph.D. from the Vienna Technical University in 2003. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Leibniz University Hannover, Stony Brook University, and the ENS Lyon. His research interests are quantum field theory, string theory, monopoles etc., and cosmology. Since 2012 he is an affiliate of the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook University. Robert joined Physical Review D in 2013. With its foundation in 2025, he became the Chair of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Topical Group.