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The complete feature list

Every capability on Article Management System, organized by area. Conference Journal Preprint marks which venue types a feature applies to; unmarked rows apply to all of them.

Submission system

  • Online paper submission with multiple authors and a designated corresponding author Conference Journal Preprint
  • Custom submission form fields, defined per venue Conference Journal Preprint
  • Topic/track categorization Conference Journal Preprint
  • File uploads with configurable size and count limits Conference Journal Preprint
  • Author-editable submissions (chair-controlled, can be locked) Conference Journal
  • Suggested starter submission, review, and camera-ready forms seeded for every new venue - fully editable, restorable with one click Conference Journal Preprint

Review system

  • Reviewer invitations and assignment per paper Conference Journal
  • Bulk assign or unassign a reviewer across any number of papers at once, by paper or by reviewer Conference Journal
  • View a reviewer's submitted review directly from the assignment list, without opening the paper Conference Journal
  • Reviewer invitation status - accepted vs. still pending - visible at a glance Conference Journal
  • Chair/editor can submit a review on a reviewer's behalf when needed Conference Journal
  • Blind review option Conference Journal
  • Custom review form fields and recommendation scale Conference Journal
  • Similarity/plagiarism check integration (iThenticate) Conference Journal
  • Reviewers see revised manuscripts and the authors' point-by-point response for every revision round Conference Journal
  • Major revisions automatically return to the original reviewers with a "re-review requested" flag and email; minor revisions go straight to the chair/editor Conference Journal

Decisions & camera-ready

  • Custom decision categories (Accept / Reject / Revision, or your own) Conference Journal
  • Revision request workflow Conference Journal
  • Camera-ready file submission with its own custom form Conference Journal
  • Chair/editor can approve or disapprove a camera-ready file, with an optional note Conference Journal
  • Authors see the camera-ready review outcome and reason directly, with a clear re-upload prompt if changes are needed Conference Journal
  • Chair/editor can upload a camera-ready file on an author's behalf Conference Journal
  • IEEE eCopyright Form integration at camera-ready Conference Journal
  • "Accept" decision categories automatically make the APC payable - stated in the decision email and highlighted on the author's dashboard Conference Journal

Payments

  • Configurable Article Processing Charges (APC), including free/no-fee options Conference Journal Preprint
  • A venue's own payment gateway, or the platform's shared gateway - authors only ever see methods that can actually complete Conference Journal Preprint
  • Bank Alfalah online payment on both routes (a venue's own account, or the platform's shared account), with server-side verification; Paddle and 2Checkout ready to switch on Conference Journal Preprint
  • Bank-transfer receipt upload for every payment type, served through permission-checked links only Conference Journal Preprint
  • Authors emailed on every payment outcome (confirmed / waived / not received), with a printable platform receipt once paid Conference Journal Preprint
  • Duplicate-payment prevention - one open payment per paper Conference Journal Preprint
  • Per-currency received/awaiting totals and CSV export on every tracking page Conference Journal
  • Automatic email reminders for payments pending over a week Conference Journal Preprint
  • Platform-wide coupon codes, plus venue-scoped coupons (including 100% waiver codes) for own-gateway venues Conference Journal
  • Consolidated Super Chair payment reporting (own vs. hosted venues, subscription records) Platform-wide

Publishing oversight & compliance

  • A formal Publishing Application - co-submitted with the hosting request or filed later - reviewed in rounds by an assigned specialist, with every round on permanent record Conference Journal
  • Super Chair assigns the specialist and grants the final decision; specialists recommend, never decide alone Platform-wide
  • Institutions, organizers, sponsors, and collaborators recorded per application, with financial-liability shares that must total 100% (institutional entities only) Conference Journal
  • Automatic MOU execution: each liable institution's official contact approves electronically via a personal email link, timestamped and circulated to all parties for record Conference Journal
  • Publishing (Gate 1) unlocks only after the application is approved AND every MOU is approved Conference Journal
  • Proceedings quality check with the same workflow: chair requests, specialist reviews in rounds, Super Chair decides Conference Journal
  • Author proofing before publication - the author approves the final version via a personal link, no login needed Conference Journal Preprint

Publication & proceedings

  • A unique, permanent AMS record number for every conference, journal, and preprint Conference Journal Preprint
  • A separate Publishing platform: genuine, Crossref-registered DOIs with a permanent public landing page Conference Journal Preprint
  • Optional editor-paid publication fee gate before a paper enters the Publishing pipeline, toggleable per venue Conference Journal
  • Six citation export formats (IEEE, APA, Chicago, MLA, Harvard, Vancouver) plus BibTeX/RIS downloads on every published paper Conference Journal Preprint
  • Compiled proceedings volumes - every published paper in an issue merged into one bound PDF, one click Conference Journal
  • Open Graph, Twitter Card, and Schema.org metadata automatically generated for every published paper Conference Journal Preprint
  • A professional, open-access-journal-style public proceedings page with PDF downloads, on AMS itself Conference Journal Preprint
  • CrossRef deposit XML generation and local validation, ready for real submission once Crossref membership is confirmed Conference Journal
  • A conference series can span multiple years/editions while sharing one persistent Publishing page Conference
  • Page counts and full metadata (XML) per paper Conference Journal Preprint
  • Bulk "publish to proceedings" for multiple papers at once Conference Journal
  • A one-time, optional publication fee, delegable page editing for the Chair/Editor Conference Journal
  • Article-level search across the whole Digital Library - title, abstract, keywords, or author, with year/venue/type filters Conference Journal Preprint
  • A license on every article (Creative Commons or publisher copyright) with badge, copyright line, and machine-readable metadata Conference Journal Preprint
  • Article history (Received / Revised / Accepted / Published) carried automatically from the review process Conference Journal
  • Formal, dated correction / retraction / expression-of-concern notices on the article page - never silent edits Conference Journal Preprint
  • Crossref cited-by citation counts alongside views and downloads Conference Journal Preprint
  • References, funding, and data-availability statements on the page and in Crossref deposits (journal-article schema for journals) Conference Journal
  • Venue pages styled like journal home pages: aims & scope, editorial board, open-access statement, latest articles Conference Journal
  • Per-issue preservation archive bundles (all PDFs + checksummed metadata) for offsite/dark archiving Conference Journal

Conference program

  • Auto-generated schedule scaffold from days/tracks/session length Conference
  • Session titles, session chairs, keynotes, and breaks Conference
  • Assign camera-ready papers directly into sessions Conference
  • CSV import and export of the full program Conference
  • Schedule sanity checks: overlapping-session warnings per day and track, session capacity badges, and a one-session-per-paper rule Conference
  • A public program page alongside Speakers/Sponsors/Publications Conference

Public website

  • About, Scope, Call for Papers, Author Guidelines, Review Policy, Editorial Policy, Committee/Editorial Board, and APC pages Conference Journal Preprint
  • Speakers and Sponsors/Partners pages Conference Journal Preprint
  • CFP poster and other page attachments Conference Journal
  • Venue details (name, address, map link) and a custom accent color Conference Journal
  • Template-style design options: eight color themes (or a custom color), serif/sans typography, corner styles, three hero header styles, a hero tagline, and a custom footer line Conference Journal
  • Clean, vanity URLs for the venue and its submission link Conference Journal Preprint

Discovery & search

  • Subject/field classification for every conference, journal, and preprint, managed by Super Chair Conference Journal Preprint
  • A subject-grouped Browse page - venues organized into sections by field, not one long list Conference Journal Preprint
  • Search by keyword, or browse directly by any subject, side by side Conference Journal Preprint

Team & collaboration

  • Multiple Co-chairs (conferences/preprints) or Associate Editors (journals) per venue Conference Journal Preprint
  • Granular, per-person capability control - reviewers, program, website, payments, settings Conference Journal Preprint
  • Separate Invite Reviewer and Users pages - edit details, reset a password, or remove access for any author or reviewer Conference Journal
  • Bulk and templated email to authors/reviewers, with a full delivery log Conference Journal
  • Super Chair can email any user platform-wide directly, filterable by role, independent of any one venue Platform-wide
  • A user-controlled "do not send me conference email" preference, respected everywhere except essential account emails Platform-wide

Preprints

  • A no-peer-review venue type - straight from submission to public, optionally fee-gated Preprint
  • Moderator/Super Chair approves the content first; a posting fee (if any) only becomes due after approval, publishing immediately once paid Preprint
  • Author-initiated withdrawal requests, requiring Super Chair approval before anything is removed Preprint
  • A dedicated public Preprints page aggregating every collection Preprint

Technology Fist Federation

  • A free, unified member identity spanning every conference, journal, and preprint role someone holds Platform-wide
  • A unique member ID (e.g. TF-000001), assigned atomically in join order Platform-wide
  • A public profile: publications (Technology Fist and self-reported external work), roles, research interests, and reviewer certificates Platform-wide
  • External publications - manual entry, or a one-click DOI lookup via Crossref's free public API Platform-wide
  • A searchable member directory, filterable by research interest and "open to review" status Platform-wide
  • Follow another member, with email notification when they publish or start chairing a new venue Platform-wide
  • Downloadable service records (CSV) and per-conference reviewer certificates (PDF) Platform-wide

Dashboards & productivity

  • A Super Chair action inbox: every queue that needs attention (requests, applications, checks, payments, renewals) with live counts, deep links, and staleness dots Platform-wide
  • Chair/editor "needs your attention" strip and a clickable paper-pipeline bar showing where papers are stuck Conference Journal
  • Author action strip (revisions due, camera-ready due, APC due, proofs awaiting) and an article-tracking stepper on every paper Platform-wide
  • Consistent SVG iconography and grouped navigation throughout Platform-wide

Licensing & subscriptions

  • Conference (per-edition) and journal (rolling) licensing periods Conference Journal
  • Self-service journal renewal with receipt upload Journal
  • Automatic license-expiry handling Conference Journal

Trust & compliance

  • Email verification for new accounts Platform-wide
  • Two-factor authentication Platform-wide
  • A standard, compliant footer on every email - unsubscribe instructions and a privacy statement link Platform-wide
  • License Agreement and Author Agreement, with required acceptance checkboxes Platform-wide
  • Role-specific Privacy, Delivery, and Refund policies, plus a platform FAQ Platform-wide
  • Full deletion of a conference/journal/preprint and all its data, alongside the existing deactivate option Platform-wide
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