When was Publons founded?

Publons was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Publons located?

Publons is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand.

Who is the current CEO of Publons?

Andrew Preston of Publons. They are also an angel investors in 1 startup.

Which legal entities is Publons associated with?

Publons is associated with PUBLONS LIMITED.

How many employees does Publons have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Publons is 91.

Is Publons a funded company?

Publons is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Oct 08, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Publons?

Publons' latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Oct 08, 2013, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Publons rank among its competitors?

Publons ranks 19th amongst 119 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was ArcaScience, which secured $7M in Jun, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Publons?

Publons' top competitors include Giotto Technologies, ArcaScience and Biorelate. Among them, ArcaScience secured the most recent funding round in June, 2025.

Publons - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Publons is a peer review platform for reviewers, authors, and publishers. Claims to have a network of 65K+ people on its platform. Users can review others projects and get credit for the same. Provides credit for each review done and can be used for getting a user's own works review done. Provides analytics of reviews and helps compare users reviewing behavior to others in their field or institutions. Claims that peer-reviewed academic papers have a greater chance of being published. Graduated from accelerator program Lightning Lab.

Website: publons.com
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Founded Year

2013

Location

Wellington, New Zealand

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$291K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Oct 08, 2013, $*****

Investors

Creative HQ

Ranked

19^th among 119 active competitors

Employee Count

91 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Giotto Technologies & 142 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Clarivate (Jun 01, 2017)

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Publons is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PUBLONS LIMITED CIN: 4272478 , New Zealand, Active		-	-

Publons got acquired by Clarivate on Jun 01, 2017.

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Publons has raised a total funding of $291K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 08, 2013 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Publons has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Publons:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 08, 2013	2954130	Seed	2925556	3055639	8383856	1650259

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The founders of Publons are Andrew Preston and Daniel Robert Johnston.

Here are the details of Publons' key team members:

Andrew Preston: Founder & CEO of Publons. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.
Daniel Robert Johnston: Co-Founder of Publons. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.

Publons' Board of Directors

Publons's board has 3 active members. Charles Law, David Ari Moskovitz and Andrew Morgan O'Brien are independent board members.

Here is the list of Publons' board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
curwwes	Team	-	Past	6y 9m
ilcfplt	Team	-	Past	3y 5m
zpgkqxc	Team	-	Past	9y 4m
Charles Law	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 2m
yawoqwi	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 4m
izvgwih	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 3m
yxbhrxz	Independent board member	-	Past	2y 9m
ospdoqb	Independent board member	-	Past	1y 6m
vrwpdyx	Independent board member	-	Past	4y 1m

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Publons' employee count trend

Publons has 91 employees as of May 26. Here is Publons's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Publons include Giotto Technologies, ArcaScience and Biorelate. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Publons, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Giotto Technologies 2017, Switzerland, Acquired	Developer of reasoning technology designed to advance artificial general intelligence	$5.02M	Faster Capital, Park House Partners	54/100
2nd	ArcaScience 2018, Paris (France), Seed	Developer of AI models for patient-centric insights in drug development	$7M	The Moon Venture, Kima Ventures & 5 others	52/100
3rd	Biorelate 2014, Manchester (United Kingdom), Series A	Developer of an artificial intelligence platform for biomedical literature curation and knowledge graph construction	$8.74M	YFM Equity Partners, Maven Capital Partners ... & 11 others	47/100
4th	ScienceIO 2020, Boston (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI solutions transforming medical text into enriched healthcare data	$8M	Sea Lane Ventures, Toba Capital & 13 others	46/100
5th	Kudos 2013, Oxford (United Kingdom), Series A	Provider of research communication and showcase services. It helps researchers effectively communicate their work to a broader audience. The company offers tools and resources to enhance research visibility and impact. Services include creating engaging narratives around research findings and facilitating their dissemination across various platforms. This improves the reach and understanding of scientific discoveries.	$2.5M	Mobeus Equity Partners, Gleneagle Capital ... & 4 others	45/100
6th	Zotero 2007, Fairfax (United States), Unfunded	Research tool for collecting, organizing, citing, and sharing research	-	-	45/100
7th	StudyMode 1999, West Hollywood (United States), Unfunded	Essay examples and writing tools to fine-tune academic assignments	-	-	43/100
8th	Longenesis 2017, Riga (Latvia), Seed	Digital platform for healthcare research and patient engagement	$1.19M	MedTech Innovator, R3i Capital & 4 others	43/100
9th	Animares 1997, Bonn (Germany), Unfunded	Developer of 3D medical animations and augmented, mixed, virtual reality	-	-	42/100
10th	Citelighter 2011, New York City (United States), Acquired	Digital writing solution for K-20 students	$6.58M	HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York, TCP Venture Capital ... & 10 others	42/100
19th	Publons 2013, Wellington (New Zealand), Acquired	Platform for evaluating academic research	$291K	Creative HQ	33/100