Online Peer Review System Journal Migration and Modular Architecture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online scientific peer review systems are not convenient for users, as they lack seamless integration between non-sister journals, offer inadequate interfaces for communication between editors, reviewers, and authors, and are difficult to modify with new features.
Innovation Solution
An online document management system that allows editorial computers to manage peer reviews, system computers to maintain journals and user profiles, and user computers to submit documents, with features for migrating documents between journals, providing notifications, and facilitating communication, while enabling easy integration of new features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing online peer review systems use separate databases for sister and non-sister journals, then data security and journal independence are maintained, but user convenience and system flexibility deteriorate when users need to switch between journals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal database architecture that serves multiple functions: it stores data for both sister and non-sister journals, enables seamless user transitions between journals, and maintains system-wide accessibility while preserving individual journal independence through configurable access permissions
2Productivity
If existing systems provide basic submission and review interfaces, then core peer review functionality is achieved, but communication efficiency between editors, reviewers, and authors deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously separate communication functions (email notifications, comment systems, reminder mechanisms) into an integrated communication module that provides unified interaction channels between editors, reviewers, and authors, improving both convenience and efficiency
3Reliability
If existing peer review systems have fixed functional modules, then system stability is maintained, but ease of adding new features and adapting to changing requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the peer review system into independent, modular functional components (submission module, review module, communication module, database module) that can be developed, maintained, and extended separately, allowing new features to be added without compromising system stability
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AI summary
An online document management system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the online document management system comprises: one or more editorial computers operated by one or more administrators or editors, the editorial computers send invitations and manage peer review of document submissions; one or more system computers, the system computers maintain journals, records of submitted documents and user profiles, and issue notifications; and one or more user computers; the user computers submit documents or revisions to the document management system; wherein one or more of the editorial computers coordinate with one or more of the system computers to migrate one or more documents between journals maintained by the online document management system.