The purpose of this application is to support the review process for all files submitted for publication in a journal. The application technology is Microsoft ASP 3.0 using VBScript and ADO connections to an Access database on an IIS server.
The application has role-based access control, with strict separation between 3 types of users: editors, authors, and reviewers. Here are the functions supported:
Administrators/Editors control:
Editor data:
- List all Editors
- Add Editor
- Store name and initial password in database
- Notify by email
- Delete an Editor
Author data:
- List all Authors
- Add Author
- Store name and initial password in database
- Notify by email
- Delete an Author
Manuscript/file data:
- List all files
- Add editor's notes
- Apply MR# to a file
- Close file
Reviewer data:
- List all Reviewers
- Add Reviewer
- Store name and initial password in database
- Notify by email
- Select and Assign a Reviewer to a MS
- Select by disciplines, indicate workload
- Authorize reviewer to download a MS and upload a Review
- Add editor's notes
- Delete a Reviewer
Review data:
- List all reviews
- Add review
- Add editor's notes
- Close Review
Disciplines data:
- List all disciplines
- Add discipline
Reminder data:
- List reminders
- Send reminder
Authors control:
Reviewers control:
All Users control: