SMART

Client - Elsevier B.V.

Internet Based Scientific Manuscript System (Version 2)

(Circa 1996) SMART (System for Manuscript Authoring and Review Technology) is a collection of programs supporting the submission of peer-reviewed science manuscripts through the review cycle. SMART uses the Internet as the connecting network among all users. The basic submit/review/edit cycle is not affected. Manuscripts are still written in the same manner as before and review is still done on a peer review basis. However, manuscripts are electronically sent to both journal Editors and Reviewers, reducing the time-to-review, time-to-publish, and time-to-read periods.

SMART has four basic software applications.

Submitter Authors use this to assemble manuscripts and to transmit them to the SMART server over the Internet. Submitter also checks the status of the review cycle.
Editor Editors and staff members of the journals use this to log into the server and to retrieve new manuscript submissions, assign Reviewers, send notifications to Reviewers, see Reviewers' evaluations, and to take final actions of manuscripts.
Reviewer Reviewers use this to retrieve manuscripts from the SMART server and, to enter comments, evaluations, and scores, and to transmit them back to the SMART server.
Server this interacts with all other SMART applications to receive, send, hold, and analyze all information flow (manuscripts, data, EMail).