Tech riderRev. 2 Oct 2026
Microsoft CMT
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Blind reviewYes
- 4Submission typesmixed
- 5Review stagescustom
- 6Schedule builderYes
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Overview
Microsoft CMT is ranked #12 of 29 in event abstract management software on Specifiction. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.
Microsoft CMT plans and pricing
All plansCompared on event abstract management software
- Free plan
- Yescmt3.research.microsoft.com
- Blind review
- Yescmt3.research.microsoft.com
- Submission types
- mixedcmt3.research.microsoft.com
- Review stages
- customcmt3.research.microsoft.com
- Schedule builder
- Yescmt3.research.microsoft.com
Facts
- Purpose
- CMT is a conference management system for academic, scientific peer reviews only.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- CMT runs on Microsoft Azure, with data geo-replicated across data centers.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Conference roles
- Roles include chair, senior meta-reviewer, meta-reviewer, reviewer, author, and proceedings editor.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Tracks and forms
- Conferences can have any number of independently configured tracks, and forms can be customized with independently configured question visibility.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Submission workflow
- The submission life cycle covers abstracts, full papers, supplementary material, revisions, camera-ready files, and presentations.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Files
- CMT allows unlimited file uploads, with a maximum file size of 100 MB, and supports PDF, DOCX, audio, video, and other file types.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Review assignment
- CMT supports manual and automatic reviewer assignment and integrates with the Toronto Paper Matching System (TPMS).cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Review collaboration
- CMT supports paper bidding, reviewer suggestions, threaded discussion, virtual program committee meetings, and author rebuttals.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Copyright workflow
- CMT provides streamlined IEEE eCopyright submission.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Conference data can be exported to Excel, XML, or CSV.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Security and audit
- CMT describes itself as highly secure and logs submission activity and file uploads and downloads.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- CMT says it removes conferences after they have ended to reduce cost, after which their data is no longer available.cmtint.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- For conference-specific questions users should contact conference chairs; other questions can be directed to CMT Help and Docs.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Requesting a site
- A conference site request requires at least one chair with a current, valid university email that is not a student or alumni address, and creation can take up to 72 hours.cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 2 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 1999cmt3.research.microsoft.com · 23 Sept 2026
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Sources
- cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/overview/CMT.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
- cmt3.research.microsoft.com/About· checked 2 Oct 2026
- cmtint.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/faq/faq-general.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
- cmt3.research.microsoft.com· checked 23 Sept 2026