A paper management tool can ease the burden and improve the peer review process. However, what tool to use? IEEE MCE is here to help you select the appropriate tools and services to support your conference.
Below are important considerations when selecting a solution:
- Does the system enforce milestones and deadlines for paper submissions?
- Is downloading and viewing of collected submissions restricted to authorized people only?
- Does the system scan all incoming submissions for viruses?
- How robust are the built-in communication mechanisms for alerting authors on acceptance, rejection, or conditional acceptance of their papers?
- Are tools for plagiarism checking and collection of copyright integrated within the system?
- Are a variety of peer review structures supported (e.g., blind, double-blind, abstract followed by full paper, etc.)?
In the second half of 2016, another option is scheduled to become available, when IEEE Meetings Conferences and Events (MCE) introduces Conference Publication Hub, a new end-to-end conference publication services suite. This tool will integrate peer review, proceedings publication production, and delivery of proceedings to IEEE Xplore, all in one place.