What is ASPERS」
ASPERS is an online manuscript submission and peer review system that combines the strengths of its international counterparts with functions crucial to the editorial processes of Taiwan's core academic journal publishers, making it aptly fitted for domestic users.
Distinctive characteristics
AASPERS can not only support back-end paper publication, it also offers journal publishers a way to share some of their labor burden to solve inadequate staffing difficulties, boost manuscript reviewing efficiency, accuracy and authoritativeness by setting up an optimal administrative model of high standards and quality. ASPERS can be utilized in publishing academic journals as well in soliciting conference papers and publishing collections of such papers. While the challenges of publishing conference papers are similar to those of publishing academic journals, given the extreme difficulties of mastering publishing schedules, it requires greater caution in quality checking to exert academic influence.
Functions
ASPERS features four sets of functions to meet the requirements of each user, depending on which part of the core editorial process a particular user belongs: the manuscript writer, reviewer, publishing organization (chief) editor or editorial assistant.
Interface features
Open manuscript-tracking service
Depending on the particular segment of the manuscript review process, ASPERS has been designed to provide trouble-free tracking of the progress of each manuscript and viewing of its historical data.
Automatic email notification of manuscript review progress and system events
Automatic reminders on manuscript review timetable and message pre-editing functions greatly boost communication efficiency among editorial staff, as well as with authors and reviewers.
Publication statistics for decision-making reference
The statistical report functions of ASPERS cam serve as reference points for internal journal decision-making and as the data basis for journal funding applications and inclusion in international indexing databases.
Professional manuscript submission service
Nearly a decade of system service experience and close to 80% manuscript submission system usership; affirmed by many indexed journal publishers.
Precision control speeds up timetable
Systematized process management speeds up the publishing timetable of outstanding academic works, shortening the processing time of manuscripts by up to 30 percent.
Saves time and staff costs
Economizes editing costs, such as time, staff and financial outlays, for an average of 10% in expense savings.