Editorial operations
Peer review that runs itself — with full editorial visibility
Stop coordinating reviewers in spreadsheets. Review Manager automates invitations, reminders, escalations and decision logging — so your editorial team spends time on scholarship, not chasing replies.
Median decision cycle — before and after
Median first-decision cycle time, measured across journals using automated matching, reminders and escalation.
Core capabilities
Everything between invitation and decision, automated
Smart reviewer matching
Rank by expertise keywords, past performance, response rate and current workload.
Automated invitation sequences
Primary invite, fallback reviewers and decline handling without editor manual work.
Reminder cadence
3–7–14 day sequences with editor override and escalation to section editors.
SLA dashboards
Bottleneck detection, aging manuscripts and overdue decisions by section.
Compliance logging
Timestamped audit trail for every invitation, reminder, review submission and decision.
Editor control
The system recommends; editors always retain final assignment authority.
Automation workflow
Four stages, one audit trail
- 1
Shortlist generation
Topic relevance scoring produces a ranked reviewer list with conflict checks.
- 2
Invitation & fallback
Smart sequences if invitations are ignored or declined — no manual chasing.
- 3
Review monitoring
Automated reminders and escalations until review is submitted or reassigned.
- 4
Decision & archive
Full decision log attached to the manuscript record for compliance and reporting.
Operational modules
What editors see on the dashboard
Matching engine
- Keyword relevance ranking
- Workload balancing
- Exclusion rule filters
Reminders
- SLA-based triggers
- Personalized templates
- Multi-role escalation
Analytics
- Turnaround by section
- Reviewer accept rates
- Issue cycle-time trends
Governance
- Exportable audit records
- Role-based traceability
- Compliance-ready reports
Common questions
Can editors still pick reviewers manually?
Yes. The system recommends; editors always retain final assignment control.
Will editors lose control of assignments?
No. Matching and reminders are automated, but every invitation and decision stays under editorial authority.
How do we get started?
Book a short demo. We configure Review Manager for your journal sections, reminder rules, and decision workflow, then train your editors.
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