It is crucial for university event organizers to efficiently manage abstract submissions for conferences and scientific events. The latest advancement in Dryfta abstract submission system introduces a powerful feature known as “Tags.” This functionality enables organizers to create “stages” and assigning these “tags” or “stages” to abstracts. This article explores how the Tags function enhances the abstract submission process and allows organizers to streamline their workflow effectively.
The abstract review process is critical in selecting the most relevant and high-quality submissions in academic conferences and events. However, it can be challenging for conference administrators who act as reviewers to navigate the process efficiently. Recognizing this need, Dryfta, the leading event management platform, has introduced a new feature that allows admins to submit reviews on abstracts directly from the backend. In this blog post, we will explore how this feature simplifies the workflow for admin reviewers and enhances the overall abstract review process.
Do you still accept abstract submissions through email? If so, we've got bad news: You're probably losing a lot of good data. Even though it's easy to use and free to set up, email is an incredibly inefficient way to handle scientific data. And no matter how hard you try, it's not going to get any better.
People have trouble submitting their abstracts on time because they have to use email to send them in, which can be slow and unreliable. Email doesn't allow you to track who has submitted and when, either—so there's no way of knowing if someone hasn't sent in their work yet or just hasn't sent it at all!
Also because the number of emails sent per day is increasing at a faster rate than the speed at which our brains can process information. In fact, on average, we receive about 121 emails per day—and spend about 10 hours in total dealing with them!
Takeaway: An actual abstract management system will help keep your conference running smoothly!
It can be cumbersome and frustrating to manage hundreds of papers in your inbox coming in for review from authors around the world. Authors are sending in their abstracts; you have to gather them, set them up for review, schedule sessions, generate abstract books, communicate with authors and reviewers, and more.
Abstracts need to be distributed to reviewers for review and discussion. But with several authors, their abstracts and proposals on varying topics, the management of these abstracts can become muddled up.
That is where abstract management software comes in. Abstract management software can help you sort out your work by streamlining participating authors’ submission, review assignment, discussion, and authentication of abstracts.
However, many options are available for conference abstract management software in the tech-driven age. So, which one do you choose for your next conference?
Here are the top 10 features you should look for before committing to an abstract management software.
Hire an IT expert or take it for a trial run yourself but ensure that the software you choose for your next academic event has most of these features for the best and most efficient abstract submission experience.
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Since the dawn of email, its main shortcoming has been that it’s rarely concise or categorizable. Naturally, this poses a considerable challenge when coordinating conferences in which minute detail and adherence to regulations are of utmost importance for a successful outcome. This issue is primarily a consequence of a few ways one can immediately obtain all their required information from a quick scan of an email.
Submitting proposals over email is another roadblock to the smooth running of research conferences. Often the candidate/researchers will not be aware of the criteria their proposal must meet, leading to frustrating confusion, delayals, and unnecessarily increased workload.
A possible solution to this common problem is to inform all potential participants of the expected due dates, word counts, etc. However, adherence to these guidelines is challenging to track, considering the sheer volume of emails involved. There is also the added step of forwarding the email contents to prospective reviewers for reviewal. In turn, these reviews would be submitted by email. Thus manual pairing of reviews to the proposal would be necessary. As expected, an email-based correspondence platform for a conference would require considerable admin and extra hours of work/maintenance.
As the word suggests, an abstract summarizes a larger document, primarily used in academic content (such as a research paper). When several authors prepare their abstracts and submit it to a conference through an online channel, it is referred to as abstract submission. This process of abstract submission and management is where an abstract management system comes into play.
Abstracts management, i.e., the process of receiving, accepting, preparing, and reviewing abstracts, can be made easy & efficient via abstract management software.
Instead of conventional manual work, an abstract management system assists in end-to-end management of abstracts, including setting content requirements and deadlines, forming a team, determining each person’s engagement, collecting and reviewing abstracts, and publishing the final proceedings. This allows staff to stay on top of the work, from managers overlooking the work to people responsible for doing the work. It enables all team members to stay organized and on the same page, which is the key to higher efficiency hence an optimal use of resources.