diff --git a/R/bookdown_zenodo.R b/R/bookdown_zenodo.R
index 734824fd..d6b8738e 100644
--- a/R/bookdown_zenodo.R
+++ b/R/bookdown_zenodo.R
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #' First clears all the existing files in the `output_dir` set in
 #' `_bookdown_.yml`.
 #' Then renders all required output formats and uploads them to Zenodo.
+#' `bookdown_zenodo()` creates a draft record when you don't specify a community
+#' in the yaml.
+#' Otherwise it creates a review request for the first community.
 #' @param path The root folder of the report
 #' @param zip_format A vector with output formats that generate multiple files.
 #' The function will bundle all the files in a zip file for every format.
diff --git a/R/citation_bookdown.R b/R/citation_bookdown.R
index e41a9fde..8470a64a 100644
--- a/R/citation_bookdown.R
+++ b/R/citation_bookdown.R
@@ -94,9 +94,21 @@ citation_bookdown <- function(meta) {
     "No `publication_type` element found"[!has_name(yaml, "publication_type")]
   ) |>
     c(cit_meta$notes) -> cit_meta$notes
+  cit_meta$meta$community <- split_community(cit_meta$meta$community)
   return(cit_meta)
 }
 
+#' @importFrom assertthat assert_that
+split_community <- function(community) {
+  if (is.null(community)) {
+    return(NULL)
+  }
+  assert_that(is.character(community))
+  strsplit(community, split = "\\s*;\\s*") |>
+    unlist() |>
+    unique()
+}
+
 #' @importFrom assertthat has_name
 yaml_author <- function(yaml, org) {
   author <- vapply(
diff --git a/R/upload_zenodo.R b/R/upload_zenodo.R
index 9d77ef71..ce1e61ff 100644
--- a/R/upload_zenodo.R
+++ b/R/upload_zenodo.R
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ upload_zenodo <- function(path, token, sandbox = TRUE, logger = NULL) {
   )
   zen_rec$setPublisher(cit_meta$publisher)
 
-  zen_rec <- zen_upload(zenodo, zen_rec, path)
+  zen_rec <- zen_upload(
+    zenodo, zen_rec, path, community = cit_meta$communities
+  )
   return(invisible(zen_rec))
 }
 
@@ -63,11 +65,11 @@ zen_contributor <- function(zen_rec, contributors) {
   return(zen_rec)
 }
 
-#' @importFrom assertthat assert_that has_name
+#' @importFrom assertthat assert_that has_name is.string noNA
 #' @importFrom cli cli_alert_info cli_alert_warning
 #' @importFrom fs dir_ls
 #' @importFrom utils browseURL
-zen_upload <- function(zenodo, zen_rec, path) {
+zen_upload <- function(zenodo, zen_rec, path, community = NULL) {
   zen_rec <- zenodo$depositRecord(zen_rec, publish = FALSE)
   assert_that(
     has_name(zen_rec, "status"),
@@ -88,15 +90,33 @@ zen_upload <- function(zenodo, zen_rec, path) {
   for (filename in to_upload) {
     zenodo$uploadFile(filename, record = zen_rec)
   }
-  c(
-    "Draft uploaded to Zenodo.",
-    "Please visit {zen_rec$links$self_html} to publish."
-  ) |>
-    paste(collapse = " ") |>
-    cli_alert_info()
-  cli_alert_warning(
-    "Remember to add the publication to the relevant communities."
+
+  if (is.null(community)) {
+    c(
+      "Draft uploaded to Zenodo.",
+      "Please visit {zen_rec$links$self_html} to publish."
+    ) |>
+      paste(collapse = " ") |>
+      cli_alert_info()
+    if (interactive()) {
+      browseURL(zen_rec$links$self_html)
+    }
+    return(zen_rec)
+  }
+
+  zenodo$createReviewRequest(
+    record = zen_rec, community = unlist(head(community, 1))
   )
+  zenodo$submitRecordForReview(
+    recordId = zen_rec$id,
+    message = paste(
+      "Automated review request created by the checklist package.",
+      "More information at https://inbo.github.io/checklist/."
+    )
+  )
+  if (length(community) > 1) {
+    cli_alert_warning("Remember to add the additional communities.")
+  }
   if (interactive()) {
     browseURL(zen_rec$links$self_html)
   }
diff --git a/inst/bookdown/index.Rmd b/inst/bookdown/index.Rmd
index c0f5a2b4..f79c6270 100644
--- a/inst/bookdown/index.Rmd
+++ b/inst/bookdown/index.Rmd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ reviewer:
     affiliation: Wesleyan University
 lang: nl
 keywords: checklist; unit test
-community: inbo
+community: checklist; inbo
 publication_type: publication-report
 publisher: Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
 funder: Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
diff --git a/man/bookdown_zenodo.Rd b/man/bookdown_zenodo.Rd
index 897e0c09..768f4248 100644
--- a/man/bookdown_zenodo.Rd
+++ b/man/bookdown_zenodo.Rd
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Use \code{NULL} to hide the logs.
 First clears all the existing files in the \code{output_dir} set in
 \verb{_bookdown_.yml}.
 Then renders all required output formats and uploads them to Zenodo.
+\code{bookdown_zenodo()} creates a draft record when you don't specify a community
+in the yaml.
+Otherwise it creates a review request for the first community.
 }
 \seealso{
 Other utils: 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_e_bookdown_zenodo.R b/tests/testthat/test_e_bookdown_zenodo.R
index 05f99ff5..b342f208 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test_e_bookdown_zenodo.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test_e_bookdown_zenodo.R
@@ -69,6 +69,38 @@ test_that("bookdown_zenodo() works", {
   )
   sink()
   manager <- zen4R::ZenodoManager$new(sandbox = TRUE, token = sandbox_token)
+  zen_com <- manager$getCommunityById("checklist")
+  sprintf(
+    "status:submitted AND receiver.community:%s AND topic.record:%s",
+    zen_com$id, x$id
+  ) |>
+    manager$getRequests() -> reqs
+  expect_true(
+    manager$cancelRequest(reqs[[1]]$id),
+    label = paste("Failed to delete review request", reqs[[1]]$id)
+  )
+  expect_true(
+    manager$deleteRecord(x$id),
+    label = paste("Remove Zenodo sandbox record", x$links$self_html)
+  )
+
+  # test without community
+  c("---", index[!grepl("^community:", index)]) |>
+    writeLines(path(root, "index.Rmd"))
+  organisation$new(
+    github = NA_character_, community = NA_character_, email = NA_character_,
+    funder = NA_character_, rightsholder = NA_character_
+  ) |>
+    write_organisation(root)
+  zenodo_out3 <- tempfile(fileext = ".txt")
+  defer(file_delete(zenodo_out3))
+  sink(zenodo_out3)
+  suppressMessages(
+    x <- bookdown_zenodo(
+      root, logger = NULL, sandbox = TRUE, token = sandbox_token
+    )
+  )
+  sink()
   expect_true(
     manager$deleteRecord(x$id),
     label = paste("Remove Zenodo sandbox record", x$links$self_html)
@@ -76,18 +108,17 @@ test_that("bookdown_zenodo() works", {
 
   path(root, "index.Rmd") |>
     readLines() -> index
-  head(index, 4) |>
-    c("  - Josiah Carberry", tail(index, -11)) |>
+  head(index, 3) |>
+    c("  - Josiah Carberry", tail(index, -10)) |>
     writeLines(path(root, "index.Rmd"))
   expect_warning(
-    x <- citation_meta$new(root),
-    "Errors found parsing citation meta data"
+    x <- citation_meta$new(root), "Errors found parsing citation meta data"
   )
   expect_identical(
     x$get_errors,
     c("no author with `corresponding: true`", "person must be a list")
   )
-  head(index, 4) |>
+  head(index, 3) |>
     c("  - name: Josiah Carberry", tail(index, -10)) |>
     writeLines(path(root, "index.Rmd"))
   expect_warning(