Secure shelves for peer review and thesis evaluation.
Each program's shelf is kept separate, blind review is a setting, and every review is recorded with who wrote it and when. For journals, conferences, and graduate programs.
Isolated shelves · blind review built in
Academic review has its own requirements. Reviewers shouldn't know who the authors are, unpublished manuscripts are confidential, decisions need a record, and committees work across several stages and many weeks.
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Blind review requirements
Author names have to stay hidden from reviewers until a decision is made.
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Multi-stage workflows
Desk review, peer review, revision, and final decision, often with different people at each stage.
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Secure document handling
Unpublished manuscripts get passed around as email attachments and shared-drive links.
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Institutional compliance
Institutions set rules for data handling and access, and an inbox can't show that you followed them.
What a shelf does.
Separate shelves
Each journal, course, or committee gets its own shelf, with its own members and files.
Configurable visibility
Choose single-blind, double-blind, or open review for each shelf.
Document annotation
Reviewers highlight, comment, and suggest changes on the manuscript itself.
A record of the review
See who reviewed each manuscript, when each review was submitted, and who made the decision.
Encrypted at rest and in transit
Files are kept in a private bucket, access follows each person's role, and you can export filtered results to CSV or PDF.
Journals, conferences, and dissertation committees.
Manuscript review for journals, conference papers, and book proposals. Thesis and dissertation committees with feedback at each stage (see TextShelf for committees). Student portfolio review for capstone projects, program assessment, and graduate admissions. Each program gets its own shelf.
Free — run a small call
100 submissions a year, 5 readers per shelf, unlimited shelves. The reading room and the free Mac app.
Standard — a program, a journal, a studio
Up to 1,000 submissions a year. Unlimited shelves and readers. 25 GB storage. Exports and reporting. Billed once a year.
Organization — several programs
Up to 5,000 submissions a year. Custom branding, your own storage bucket, priority support. Billed once a year.
Priced by the submissions you take in each year. Nonprofit discounts on request; for larger programs and institutions, talk to us.