CyberChair: A Web-Based Groupware Application to Facilitate the Paper Reviewing Process

TL;DR

CyberChair is a web-based application designed to streamline conference paper review management by handling administrative tasks, facilitating reviewer communication, and aiding in paper selection through review analysis and conflict resolution.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive web-based system that integrates review management, conflict detection, and pattern-based support for conference program committees.

Findings

Supports efficient review process management

Identifies conflicting reviews automatically

Enhances communication among reviewers

Abstract

In this paper we describe CyberChair, a web-based groupware application that supports the review process for technical contributions to conferences. CyberChair deals with most administrative tasks that are involved in the review process, such as storing author information, abstracts, (camera-ready) papers and reviews. It generates several overviews based on the reviews which support the Program Committee (PC) in selecting the best papers. CyberChair points out conflicting reviews and offers the reviewers means to easily communicate to solve these conflicts. In his paper Identify the Champion, O. Nierstrasz describes this review process in terms of a pattern language. CyberChair supports PCs by using these patterns in its implementation.