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RPAMPAuthor Management
Research operations platform

Research Paper & Author
Management Portal

Paper Providers submit. A central pool holds. Author Clients contribute. The administrator adjudicates — and the finalized author details return to the provider who asked for them.

Pipeline stages
9Pipeline stages
Separated roles
3Separated roles
Central paper pool
1Central paper pool

The pipeline

Nine stages, end to end

A paper never sits in an undefined state. Every stage has an owner, an entry condition and a recorded transition.

Leg 1

Intake

A provider submits; the administrator verifies the record.

  1. Submitted

    Steps 1–2

    Paper Provider has submitted metadata; a Paper ID is assigned in the central pool.

  2. Under Verification

    Step 3

    Administrator is checking journal, DOI and indexing details.

  3. Verified

    Step 3

    Metadata confirmed. Ready to be made available to Author Clients.

Leg 2

Collection

Positions are allocated and contributor details arrive.

  1. Allocated

    Step 4

    Made available to one or more Author Clients for requested positions.

  2. Collecting Authors

    Steps 5–6

    Author details arriving from clients and/or entered directly by the Administrator.

  3. Ready for Review

    Steps 7–9

    Every position is filled. Conflicts and duplicates await adjudication.

Leg 3

Delivery

The author list is locked, dispatched and acknowledged.

  1. Finalized

    Step 10

    Author list locked. No further contributor changes are accepted.

  2. Dispatched

    Steps 11–12

    Return package generated and sent to the originating Paper Provider.

  3. Closed

    Step 13

    Receipt acknowledged. Full audit history sealed.

Principles

Built around the blueprint

One central paper pool

Every paper from every provider lands in a single pool with its own Paper ID — no per-provider silos.

Separated relationships

Paper Provider and Author Client relationships never touch. Only the administrator bridges them.

Author Position Grid

Every byline slot in one view, with gaps, duplicates and competing submissions flagged automatically.

Guarded finalization

A paper cannot be finalized while a position is unfilled or contested. The rules are enforced, not advised.

Clean return package

The provider receives paper metadata plus the finalized author list — an immutable snapshot.

Complete audit history

Every stage change, submission, approval and delivery is recorded with actor and timestamp.

Access

Three roles, one workflow

An account holds exactly one role, and each role sees only its own side of the pool.

Administrator

Runs the central pool, adjudicates competing submissions and releases the finalized list.

Paper Provider

Submits papers and receives the finalized author package back.

Author Client

Contributes to the positions they are asked to fill — and sees nothing else.

Bring your papers into the pool

Request an account as a Paper Provider or an Author Client. The administrator approves access and connects the two sides.