Available early 2027
Focus on the research.
Horizon runs the manuscript as a project, with every co-author in one workspace. It plans the stages, tracks the work and keeps the target journal in view, on the framework Scribendi and Edanz use with authors every day; you decide and write, in Word, where you already work.
- Target journal always in sight
- Ask Weave AI anything
- Collaborate with co-authors
- Manuscript development framework
- A workspace for every manuscript
- Tasks, deadlines, comments, roles
From first author to submission.
Set up the project and Horizon turns every stage of the framework into work it plans and tracks; you decide what matters, together. Click a step to see it.
Create the project and Horizon lays out every stage as a workstream, from authorship to post-submission, with its tasks planned and ready to assign.
Invite everyone, confirm the author list, and capture ORCID iDs and CRediT roles in one place.
Give each task an owner, due date, priority and dependencies; Horizon chases what's missing and flags what's late, so the steps happen in the right order.
Draft in Weave for Word, connected to the same project. It keeps the target journal's requirements in view as you write, and progress flows back to the workstream.
Who's an author, what the story is, which journal to aim for: each decision logged with its rationale, with approvals requested in the thread.
Your target journal from Atlas stays in view, with its requirements and a readiness score. Final review, EQUATOR checklists, then submit.
Built on a framework that gets papers published.
Nine stages, from data to submission, codified by Scribendi and Edanz across decades of manuscripts. Every Horizon workstream starts here.
Author Information Collection
- Gather detailed contact information for all co-authors, including affiliations and ORCID IDs.
- Use a standardized form to ensure completion of required fields (e.g., names, initials, research field, ORCID, affiliations, contact information, academic positions, keywords).
- Optional fields may include mobile number, LinkedIn handle, X handle, profile photo, society memberships, etc.
Managing COI (Conflict of Interest) and Funding Disclosures
- Collect COI declarations from each author according to ICMJE standards.
- Securely store COI documentation and provide reminders to keep it updated.
- Gather details of all funding sources, documenting the role of funders for disclosure in the manuscript and submission system.
- Confirm additional requirements from funders, such as open-access stipulations.
Data Collection
- Gather and document relevant data from various sources.
Data Processing
- Clean, organize, and transform the data for analysis.
Data Selection
- Choose data that aligns with research objectives.
Data Quality Check
- Ensure data accuracy, reliability, and consistency.
Data Relevance
- Evaluate the data's contribution to research goals and discard irrelevant data.
Data Visualization
- Create and refine charts or graphs for clear representation.
Story Alignment
- Align data with the publication narrative and finalize key messages.
Identify Authors
- Assess the data and findings to determine potential authors based on contributions.
- Follow ICMJE criteria to ensure all significant contributors are included.
Assigning Author Contributions
- Use the CRediT taxonomy to categorize contributions (e.g., conceptualization, writing, analysis).
- Ensure agreement on contributions among all stakeholders.
- Follow ICMJE criteria to confirm authorship, including substantial contributions and accountability.
- Justify and agree on the author order, considering contributions and roles.
Author Approval and Consensus
- Share and document authorship details with all involved.
- Address concerns and reach consensus.
- Save this information for manuscript submission.
Ethical Documents
- Collect ethical approval documentation from relevant review boards or ethics committees.
- Gather informed consent records from participants, ensuring proper archival and accessibility for audits.
Data Availability Statement
- Write a statement detailing how and where supporting data can be accessed post-publication.
- Ensure the statement complies with journal guidelines for data transparency, including repository information and accession numbers if applicable.
Initial Research
- Identify potential journals using databases and gather key information.
Evaluate Metrics
- Check the journal’s impact factor, ranking, and submission requirements.
Review Process
- Assess review times, acceptance rates, and special requirements.
Relevance
- Ensure the journal publishes content related to your manuscript.
Gather Information
- Collect contact details and rank journals by preference.
Decision Making
- Compare journals and finalize your top choice, with backups.
Exemplar Publications
- Analyze similar papers for guidance on writing and formatting.
Optional Pre-submission Inquiry
- Contact editors to gauge interest.
Review Key Messages
- Summarize key findings and gather relevant references and data.
Develop Outline
- Create an outline for each manuscript section (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) and get feedback from co-authors.
Write Manuscript
- Write each section based on research guidelines, summarize findings in the abstract, and check for self-plagiarism.
Collaboration
- Share the draft with co-authors for feedback and incorporate suggestions.
Ensure Compliance
- Check the manuscript follows the journal’s guidelines.
Prepare Documents
- Write a cover letter and prepare any additional materials for submission.
Review Citations
- Check existing citations for relevance and update outdated ones.
Literature Search
- Find new, relevant studies using databases like PubMed or Google Scholar.
Update References
- Add new citations, remove outdated ones, and ensure proper formatting.
Manage Citations
- Allow authors to review citations and conduct a final check for accuracy.
Final Manuscript Review
- Authors review and approve the manuscript, ensuring it's ready for submission.
Internal Peer Review (if required)
- Senior researchers provide feedback and suggest revisions.
Authorship Agreement
- Authors confirm approval and accountability for the manuscript.
Submission Checklist
- Set up a profile, review journal guidelines, and gather required documents.
Organize Submission Package
- Finalize the manuscript, compile supporting files, and prepare additional information (e.g., recommended reviewers, author bio).
Recommended Reviewers
- Choose relevant reviewers and avoid conflicts of interest.
Submission & Tracking
- Upload documents, confirm submission, and track progress.
Author Information Gathering
Author Information Collection
- Gather detailed contact information for all co-authors, including affiliations and ORCID IDs.
- Use a standardized form to ensure completion of required fields (e.g., names, initials, research field, ORCID, affiliations, contact information, academic positions, keywords).
- Optional fields may include mobile number, LinkedIn handle, X handle, profile photo, society memberships, etc.
Managing COI (Conflict of Interest) and Funding Disclosures
- Collect COI declarations from each author according to ICMJE standards.
- Securely store COI documentation and provide reminders to keep it updated.
- Gather details of all funding sources, documenting the role of funders for disclosure in the manuscript and submission system.
- Confirm additional requirements from funders, such as open-access stipulations.
Weave AI
The intelligence behind your manuscript.
Weave Horizon is the manuscript development workspace for neuroscience teams. Weave AI is its project manager, trained on neuroscience research: it plans the work from the framework, tracks every stage, chases what's late, and shows you when the requirements are met. The decisions stay yours.
Plans the work
Weave AI lays out every stage of the framework as tasks, ready for you to assign, and keeps them on schedule.
Knows the project
The papers from Stream, the target journal and its requirements from Atlas, your drafts, reviews, and anything you upload: all of it in Weave AI's context.
Reviews before you submit
Mock peer review, claim checks, and a readiness score against the target journal, all before a referee sees it.
Where the project lives
Collections from Stream and the target journal from Atlas arrive in the Horizon project, and the draft is written in Weave for Word with all of it in view. Same project, same Weave AI, all the way through.
- Streamcollections
- Atlastarget journal
- Weave for Wordthe draft
Built for manuscripts.
Decisions, authorship, the target journal, reporting guidelines and the manuscript's own workspace: the parts of manuscript development that no general project tool has.
Everything you'd expect from a project tool.
Audit logs, notifications, comments, Gantt charts, calendars, roles and permissions: the essentials of the best project management tools, built in.
Audit log
Every action recorded, so who changed what, and when, is never in question.
Notifications and alerts
Deadlines, changes and mentions, in the app, by email or by SMS.
Comments and mentions
Discuss a task where it lives and pull in the right co-author with a mention.
Tasks and dependencies
Owners, priorities, deadlines and dependencies on every task, so nothing starts before what it depends on is done.
Gantt and progress charts
Milestones and dependencies on a timeline the whole team can read.
Calendars
Synced deadlines and milestones keep every contributor on schedule.
Roles and permissions
Admin, editor, reviewer, contributor and viewer, set per workspace.
Project health
Planned against actual progress, overdue items and risks, on a dashboard you can tailor.
Authorship, on the record.
Contributions are recorded against CRediT as the work happens, authorship is tested against the ICMJE criteria, and every author approves the list. Raised early, kept current, and defensible when it counts.
- Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT)
- International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
A neuroscientist is just one click away.
Our neuroscientists have published in leading journals, reviewed for them and sat on their editorial boards. One button in any Weave product reaches one of 250+ Scribendi and Edanz experts, picking up where Weave AI leaves off.
- A referee-style read before you submit
- Scientific content development
- Editing to your target journal's standard
- Journal strategy, even after a rejection
- A response to reviewers, drafted with you
Research Consultant
Katherine Halievski, PhD
Neurobiology
Katherine holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Michigan State, was a L'Oréal-UNESCO fellow at SickKids, Toronto, and reviews for Nature Medicine. She can help draft your response to reviewers with you, separating the comments that need new data from those that need clearer writing.
Your research stays yours.
Everything you write, save and decide in Weave belongs to you, and nothing happens to it that you did not ask for.
Never trained on.
Nothing you write or save in Weave is used to train our AI.
Never sold or shared.
We never sell or share your work, with advertisers, data brokers or anyone else.
Never read by us.
No one at Weave opens your work. An expert sees it only when you ask for one.
Encrypted throughout.
In transit and at rest, from your first search to your final draft.
Yours to take back.
Delete anything whenever you want, and take your work out of Weave at any time.
Free in beta.
Weave Horizon is free for everyone in the beta, with no credit card. Pricing terms will follow the launch, and beta members will hear them here first.
Questions about Weave Horizon
Quick answers to the questions we hear most.
Is Weave Horizon free?
Free in beta, with no credit card. Pricing terms will follow the launch, and beta members will hear them first.
When can I use it?
Horizon arrives in early 2027. Get early access and we will tell you the day it opens; early-access members get in first. The same account works in Weave Stream today, so you do not have to wait to start.
How is Horizon different from a general project-management tool?
It is built around the manuscript itself: a development framework codified by Scribendi and Edanz, the target journal's requirements and a readiness score, key decisions with an audit trail, CRediT and ICMJE contribution tracking, EQUATOR checklists and reviewer response tracking, with the project managed for you and the draft reviewed before a referee sees it. A general tool models none of that.
Do I need Stream or Atlas?
No. Horizon works on its own. Connect a Stream collection or set a target journal in Atlas and they join the project's context, and the same account works across Weave.
Will my co-authors need to learn a new tool?
No. Co-authors join the workspace with the role you give them, see only what that role allows, and hear about tasks, mentions and deadlines by email. There is nothing to install.
Is my manuscript used to train Weave AI?
No. Weave AI reads your project to do the work you ask for, and for nothing else. No one at Weave reads it unless you ask an expert to.
Can I get expert support inside Horizon?
Yes. One button reaches an editor or subject-matter scientist at Scribendi or Edanz, at any stage, for: a referee-style read before you submit; scientific content development; editing to your target journal's standard; journal strategy, even after a rejection; and a response to reviewers, drafted with you.