Experts and reviewers never pay. Publishers pay per page reviewed. Authors pay the fee their reviewer sets, shown before they commit.
Three typical situations, priced in full.
Wants 3 popular recipe-and-nutrition posts checked by a dietitian.
Has 20 condition pages. Starts with the 10 most visited, fact-checks the 2 with the most figures.
Wants an oncology manuscript read before submitting to a journal.
The reviewer sets the fee. It’s frozen when they accept and paid when the review is delivered, the same whatever they conclude.
CitePep’s service fee covers matching, conflict checks and secure payment. Reviewers see what they will receive before they accept. Not delivered on time? The author is refunded in full.
The short answer first, then the detail.
No
Nothing renews. Yes
Free
Honoraria are agreed with the reviewer. Automatic
If no reviewer accepts a paper within 10 days, or a review isn’t delivered, you are refunded in full. Unused pack pages stay valid for 12 months. One URL
A longer page is quoted individually, so you always know the price first. Yes
Pay by card or bank transfer; agencies can bill per client. Cheaper
When a rule or guideline changes, re-checking only the affected figures costs less than a new review.