# PaperFox

> AI-first conference paper management system

PaperFox is a comprehensive conference management platform that streamlines the entire process of organizing academic conferences, from initial setup to final publication.

## Full Documentation

For complete documentation in a single file, see: https://paperfox.ai/llms-full.txt

## Documentation

- [FAQ](https://paperfox.ai/docs/faq): Answers to common questions about using PaperFox
- [Welcome](https://paperfox.ai/docs): Complete guide to using PaperFox conference management platform
- [MCP](https://paperfox.ai/docs/mcp): Connect AI assistants to PaperFox using the Model Context Protocol
- [API Changelog](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/changelog): Every change to the PaperFox API, newest first.
- [Compatibility Policy](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/compatibility): What we can change without warning, what counts as breaking, and how much notice you get.
- [PaperFox API](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api): Read your conferences, submissions, reviews, assignments, and registrations from your own scripts and integrations.
- [Associate Editor Workflow](https://paperfox.ai/docs/associate-editors/associate-editor-workflow): Guide for Associate Editors to manage reviewer assignments for assigned submissions
- [Author Workflow](https://paperfox.ai/docs/authors/author-workflow): The complete author journey in PaperFox — from preparing your submission to camera-ready and registration
- [Conference Registration](https://paperfox.ai/docs/authors/conference-registration): How to register for a conference as an attendee or author
- [Edit a Submission](https://paperfox.ai/docs/authors/edit-submission): How to update author information, submission details, or files after submitting
- [Request a Submission Withdrawal](https://paperfox.ai/docs/authors/request-withdrawal): How to ask the chairs to withdraw your submission, cancel a pending request, and what happens after the chair decides
- [Respond to Reviews](https://paperfox.ai/docs/authors/respond-to-reviews): Reply to each review — and to the AI review — during the author response (rebuttal) period
- [Author Submission Guidelines](https://paperfox.ai/docs/authors/submission-guidelines): Step-by-step guide for submitting submissions to conferences
- [Submit a Revision](https://paperfox.ai/docs/authors/submit-revision): How to read reviewer feedback and submit a revised version of your submission
- [Automated Testing](https://paperfox.ai/docs/engineering/automated-testing): Automated tests ensure PaperFox reliability and quality
- [Performance & Scalability](https://paperfox.ai/docs/engineering/load-testing): PaperFox handles thousands of concurrent submission submissions
- [Smart Matching Algorithm](https://paperfox.ai/docs/engineering/smart-matching-algorithm): Technical deep-dive into PaperFox's reviewer-submission assignment algorithm
- [Build Program with MCP](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/build-program-with-mcp): Use Claude or ChatGPT to draft and refine your conference program by chatting
- [Chair Workflow Overview](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/chair-workflow): Complete step-by-step workflow for setting up and managing your conference
- [Set Up Program Chat](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/chat-with-program): Enable, sync, and manage AI-powered chat for your conference program
- [Conference Dashboard](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/conference-dashboard): Monitor key metrics, track health, decisions, registration revenue, and author and reviewer analytics for your conference
- [Configure Conference Forms](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/configure-conference-forms): Set up default submission and review form fields that all tracks inherit
- [Create Conference Website](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/create-conference-website): Complete guide to building and customizing your conference's public website
- [Create Conference Tracks](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/create-tracks): Set up conference tracks for multi-track conferences
- [Customize Committee Emails](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/customize-committee-emails): Add a chair-authored intro and signature to invitation and assignment emails so recipients recognize the sender
- [Customize Decision Types](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/customize-decision-types): Add custom verdict labels to your conference on top of the six built-ins
- [Enable Conference Submissions](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/enable-submissions): Open your conference tracks for submission submissions
- [Find People and Submissions](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/find-people-and-submissions): Search across all your tracks for any reviewer, editor, chair, author, or submission — without knowing which track they belong to.
- [Forum Management](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/forum-management): Enable and manage discussion forums for your conference
- [Getting Help & Support](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/getting-help): Get help through support tickets or community forum
- [Import External Registrants](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/import-external-registrants): Add registrants from a registration system outside PaperFox so we can flag submissions without a registered author
- [Invite Co-Chairs](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/invite-co-chairs): Add other conference chairs to help manage your conference
- [List Your Conference in the Mobile App](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/list-in-mobile-app): Make your conference discoverable in the PaperFox mobile app so attendees can browse the program on their phones
- [Manage Storage and Upload Limits](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/manage-storage): Monitor your conference's storage usage, set the per-file upload limit, and upgrade with the Storage Add-on
- [Notify All Registrants](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/notify-all-registrants): Email logistics, hotel, and arrival info to everyone registered for the conference
- [Program Management](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/program-management): Build and manage your conference program
- [Publish the Registrants List](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/publish-registrants-list): Show a curated, email-free list of registrants on your public conference site
- [Create Registration Coupons](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/registration-coupons): Generate fixed-amount discount codes that registrants apply at checkout, and track how many times each one is redeemed
- [Author Registration Coverage](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/registration-coverage): See which accepted submissions still need a registered author and remind them in one click
- [Set Up and Manage Registration Payments](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/registration-payments): Set up Stripe Connect, receive payments, withdraw funds, and handle refunds
- [Request a Conference Site](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/request-conference-site): Submit a site request for a real conference or a demo sandbox to evaluate PaperFox
- [Reuse Setup from a Previous Conference](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/reuse-conference-setup): Export a conference's configuration as a file and import it into a new edition instead of starting from scratch.
- [Send Notifications](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/send-notifications): Send email notifications to authors, reviewers, and committee members from the Notifications hub
- [Set Up Conference Registration](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/setup-registration): Configure registration types with pricing and availability windows, then enable registration for your conference
- [Submission Billing](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/submission-billing): Set up payment to support submissions over the free limit
- [Transfer Credits to Participants](https://paperfox.ai/docs/chairs/transfer-credits): Transfer credits to conference participants individually or by role
- [Delegate a Review to a Sub-Reviewer](https://paperfox.ai/docs/reviewers/delegate-review): How to delegate a review assignment to a sub-reviewer
- [Manage Your Reviews](https://paperfox.ai/docs/reviewers/manage-assignments): Respond to invitations and write your reviews across all conferences
- [Reviewer Workflow](https://paperfox.ai/docs/reviewers/reviewer-workflow): The complete reviewer journey in PaperFox — from invitation to submitted review — plus guidelines for writing good reviews
- [Write and Update Reviews](https://paperfox.ai/docs/reviewers/write-review): How to write, submit, and revise your reviews in PaperFox
- [Senior Editor Workflow](https://paperfox.ai/docs/senior-editors/senior-editor-workflow): Guide for Senior Editors to manage submission assignments and distribute to Associate Editors
- [Account Settings](https://paperfox.ai/docs/users/account-settings): Manage your PaperFox account settings
- [Managing Conflicts of Interest](https://paperfox.ai/docs/users/conflicts): Declare and view conflicts of interest to ensure fair review assignments
- [Managing Your Email Addresses](https://paperfox.ai/docs/users/email-addresses): Link multiple verified email addresses to one PaperFox account so you can sign in with any of them and never miss an invitation sent to the wrong inbox
- [Managing Invitations](https://paperfox.ai/docs/users/managing-invitations): Understand being added to a conference role, and how to accept, decline, or remove yourself
- [Research Profile](https://paperfox.ai/docs/users/research-profile): Manage your research profile and expertise keywords used for submission-reviewer matching
- [Signing In](https://paperfox.ai/docs/users/signing-in): Sign in to PaperFox with your password or a passwordless email link, and what to do when you forget your password or your email isn't verified
- [Using the PaperFox App](https://paperfox.ai/docs/users/using-mobile-app): Browse conferences, save favorites, and manage your schedule
- [Run AI Content Detection](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/ai-content-detection): Screen submissions for AI-generated text with external AI services, paid in credits
- [Run AI Review](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/ai-review): Generate reviewer-style technical reports on a track's submissions, paid in credits
- [Assign Submissions to Associate Editors](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/assign-associate-editors): Guide for track chairs to assign submissions directly to Associate Editors
- [Manually Assign Reviewers](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/assign-reviewers): Guide for track chairs to manually assign reviewers to submissions, set deadlines, and track progress
- [Assign Submissions to Senior Editors](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/assign-senior-editors): Guide for track chairs to assign submissions to Senior Editors for management
- [Enable Author Responses](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/author-responses): Let authors respond to reviews (rebuttal) and run a discussion between authors, reviewers, and chairs
- [Auto Assign Reviewers](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/auto-assign-reviewers): Automatically match submissions with reviewers using Smart Matching
- [Camera-Ready — How to Handle the File](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/camera-ready-file-handling): Two patterns for collecting the final PDF when submissions reach Camera Ready, and what each one actually protects.
- [Check Submission Compliance](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/compliance-check): Automatically verify that submissions meet formatting and content requirements
- [Configure Track Phases](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/configure-track-phases): Understanding and managing phases, deadlines, and forms in your track
- [Configure Track-level Review Forms](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/configure-track-review-forms): Guide for track chairs to customize review forms for submission evaluations
- [Configure Track-level Submission Forms](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/configure-track-submission-forms): Guide for track chairs to customize submission forms using the form builder
- [Conflict of Interest Enforcement](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/conflicts): How COI rules protect review integrity across all assignment paths
- [Detect Duplicate Submissions](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/duplicate-detection): How PaperFox automatically detects and flags potential duplicate submissions in your track
- [Enable Sub-Reviewers](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/enable-sub-reviewers): Allow reviewers to delegate their review assignments to sub-reviewers
- [Export and Download Submissions](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/export-submissions): Export submission data as CSV/JSON and download all submitted files as a ZIP archive.
- [Add Reviewers](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/invite-reviewers): Guide for track chairs to add and manage reviewers for submission evaluations
- [Invite Track Chairs](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/invite-track-chairs): Add other track chairs to help manage your track
- [Make Decisions on Submissions](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/make-decisions): How to accept, reject, or request revisions on submission submissions in your track
- [Manage Submission Deadline](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/manage-submission-deadline): Configure submission deadlines, late submission windows, and control when authors can submit submissions
- [Release Decisions & Reviews to Authors](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/release-results): Configure when authors see decisions and reviews, then release results per phase
- [Remove Reviewers](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/remove-reviewers): How to remove reviewers from a track, including reviewers with active assignments or completed reviews.
- [Collect Author Feedback on Reviews](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/review-feedback): Let authors rate released reviews as helpful or not helpful — visible to chairs only, never to reviewers
- [Review Progress Matrix](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/review-progress): Track review completion across your track — by submission or by reviewer — and reactivate declined assignments
- [Set the Review Type](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/set-review-type): Choose whether authors and reviewers can see each other — Double-Blind, Single-Blind, or Open Review.
- [Share Reviews Between Reviewers](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/share-reviews-between-reviewers): Let reviewers see each other's submitted reviews — never, after submitting their own, or immediately.
- [Submission Edit Rules](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/submission-edit-rules): Understand when authors can and cannot edit their submissions, and how to control editing after acceptance
- [Submit on Behalf of Authors](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/submit-on-behalf): How conference chairs and track chairs can submit submissions on behalf of authors
- [Tag Submissions](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/tag-submissions): Label submissions with your own working notes — borderline, needs-ethics-check, discuss-at-meeting — and filter by them
- [Track Chair Workflow](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/track-chair-workflow): Complete step-by-step workflow for track chairs managing conference tracks
- [Track Dashboard](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/track-dashboard): View track-level statistics, review and decision status, and recent activity at a glance
- [Submission + Camera-Ready Workflow](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/two-phase-workflow): Complete guide for track chairs to set up and manage a two-phase submission workflow with initial review and camera-ready collection
- [Withdraw or Delete Submissions](https://paperfox.ai/docs/track-chairs/withdraw-and-delete-submissions): Approve author withdrawal requests, withdraw submissions directly, or permanently delete them
- [Your review assignments](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/assignments/get): Documentation page
- [List conferences you have a role in](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/conferences/get): Documentation page
- [Current key identity and roles](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/me/get): Documentation page
- [List registrations (conference chairs only)](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/registrations/get): Documentation page
- [List submissions in a conference](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/submissions/get): Documentation page
- [Conference detail with tracks and phases](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/conferences/conference-slug/get): Documentation page
- [Submission detail](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/submissions/submission-slug/get): Documentation page
- [Full review content (chairs only)](https://paperfox.ai/docs/api/reference/submissions/submission-slug/reviews/get): Documentation page

## Blog

- [The Answer Is in the Docs. Somewhere.](https://paperfox.ai/blog/ask-ai-docs): PaperFox has nearly a hundred docs pages with clear categories for every role — and finding your answer was still hard, because search only works if you know what we call the thing. The docs now answer questions asked in plain language, with links to the exact pages the answer came from.
- [Fixing (and Preventing) the Affiliation Data Mess](https://paperfox.ai/blog/fixing-affiliation-mess): Free-text affiliation fields create endless variations — MIT, MIT Sloan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PaperFox uses AI-assisted matching with the ROR registry to fix and prevent inconsistent affiliation data.
- [Talk to Your Conferences from Claude, ChatGPT, and More](https://paperfox.ai/blog/mcp-server): PaperFox now supports MCP (Model Context Protocol) — check submission stats, look up papers, and monitor reviews directly from Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant.
- [One Researcher, Many Inboxes](https://paperfox.ai/blog/multi-email): Academics collect email addresses over a career — institutional, personal, post-move. Chairs invite by whichever one they happen to have, and the result is missed invitations and several separate accounts for one person. Here's the problem, and how to link every address to one account — or merge two accounts back into one.
- [Official Launch of PaperFox.ai](https://paperfox.ai/blog/official-launch): After months of beta testing with several conferences, PaperFox.ai is officially live — an all-in-one, AI-powered platform for managing academic conference submissions, reviews, programs, registration, and websites.
- [PaperFox at ICIS 2025: Powering AIS Workshop Programs](https://paperfox.ai/blog/paperfox-goes-global-icis): Several AIS-affiliated workshops at ICIS 2025 in Nashville used PaperFox to build and publish their conference programs, including WISE, WITS, WeB, and the SIGBIT Workshop.
- [Introducing the Program Builder & Mobile App](https://paperfox.ai/blog/program-builder): Build conference programs with drag-and-drop, link accepted papers from submissions, and give attendees a mobile-friendly schedule with search, filtering, and personal bookmarks.
- [Which Papers Have No Registered Author?](https://paperfox.ai/blog/registration-coverage): Every accepted paper needs at least one registered author. Answering the simple question 'which papers don't?' is hard because authors and registrants live in different systems and rarely line up by hand.
- [AI Research Profile Discovery: Building Reviewer Expertise Profiles Automatically](https://paperfox.ai/blog/research-profiles): Manual expertise profiling doesn't scale. PaperFox uses AI to automatically discover reviewer expertise from Google Scholar, ORCID, and academic publications — then combines it with submission keywords and self-reported tags to build complete research profiles.
- [Smart Matching: How to Assign Reviewers to Papers Automatically](https://paperfox.ai/blog/smart-matching): Manually assigning reviewers to papers doesn't scale. PaperFox's Smart Matching uses text similarity scoring and network optimization to find the globally optimal reviewer-paper assignment across all papers at once.
- [Automated Submission Compliance Checking](https://paperfox.ai/blog/submission-compliance-check): PaperFox automates submission compliance checking — page limits, margins, font sizes, anonymization, and more. Define your rules once, check hundreds of papers in under a minute.
- [Launch Your Conference Website in Minutes](https://paperfox.ai/blog/website-editor): Create your conference website with a built-in editor — custom pages, drag-and-drop navigation, rich text editing, and integrated submissions, program, forum, and registration.

## Optional

- [Homepage](https://paperfox.ai): Main website
- [Pricing](https://paperfox.ai/pricing): Pricing information