Glen Allen, VA—March 6, 2024—KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL), the leading provider of transformative content solutions, today launched a major expansion of its Smart Review workflow tool to significantly cut down peer review turnaround times. Powered by the latest generation of KGL Smart Suite technology, Smart Review combines intelligent automation with human supervision to speed up manual processes, preserve editorial quality, and improve author, reviewer, and editor satisfaction.
New Smart Review functionality is delivered via three peer review modules: Peer Dash, Submission Check, and COI Identifier. The Peer Dash dashboard helps to ensure speed and quality in peer review by integrating live queue data across all submission sites within a portfolio, providing at-a-glance oversight of workflows across multiple journals as well as intuitive, innovative reports to monitor journal and editorial board performance.
The Submission Check tool automates identification and verification of a variety of submission checklist elements, including figure and table labeling and citation, reference format, ethical disclosures, and more. The tool improves both the speed and accuracy of editorial office staff when performing quality checks, and alerts staff to potential paper mill activity through integration with the latest cloud-based technology for detecting threats to research integrity.
Lastly, the Conflict of Interest (COI) Identifier speeds reviewer assignment and ensures research integrity by cross-checking the publication record of authors and potential reviewers in both PubMed and Google Scholar, identifying any instances of co-authorship.
Atul Goel, President of KGL commented, “After three generations of Smart Suite high-quality, high-speed production workflows, we know that journal publishers are equally eager to accelerate the peer review process. With Smart Review, they can now rely on the same trusted technology to assess article submissions to the highest standards of speed, diligence, and quality. Our customers’ editor, reviewer, and author stakeholders will benefit from transparent oversight of editorial office tasks, quick turnaround times, and assurance of research integrity.”
KGL will be showcasing Smart Review at the London Book Fair, March 12-14, 2024, at Stand 3A12.
About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, peer review, production, management consulting, online hosting, and transformative solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the STEM/HSS, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites content and technology expertise with over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent solutions and delivery platforms including Smart Suite and PubFactory. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com.
Media Contact: Mike Groth, Director of Marketing, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., mike.groth@kwglobal.com
