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Microsoft CMT

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What it is

Microsoft CMT is a free web-based conference management system for academic and scientific peer review. It supports roles for chairs, senior meta-reviewers, meta-reviewers, reviewers, authors, and proceedings editors. Organizers can create any number of independently configured tracks and customize forms with separate question visibility. The workflow covers abstracts, full papers, supplementary material, revisions, camera-ready files, and presentations. Reviewer assignment can be manual or automatic, with Toronto Paper Matching System integration. Review collaboration includes bidding, reviewer suggestions, threaded discussion, virtual program committee meetings, and author rebuttals. Uploads are unlimited, with a 100 MB maximum per file, and supported types include PDF, DOCX, audio, video, and others. Conference data exports to Excel, XML, or CSV. CMT runs on Microsoft Azure with geo-replicated data, logs submission and file activity, and offers a schedule builder and IEEE eCopyright workflow. After a conference ends, CMT removes its data. The Free plan costs nothing.

Spec sheet

Purpose
CMT is a conference management system for academic, scientific peer reviews only.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Support
For conference-specific questions users should contact conference chairs; other questions can be directed to CMT Help and Docs.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Founded
1999Read 23 Sep 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Conference roles
Roles include chair, senior meta-reviewer, meta-reviewer, reviewer, author, and proceedings editor.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Copyright workflow
CMT provides streamlined IEEE eCopyright submission.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Data retention
CMT says it removes conferences after they have ended to reduce cost, after which their data is no longer available.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmtint.research.microsoft.com
Exports
Conference data can be exported to Excel, XML, or CSV.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Files
CMT allows unlimited file uploads, with a maximum file size of 100 MB, and supports PDF, DOCX, audio, video, and other file types.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Hosting
CMT runs on Microsoft Azure, with data geo-replicated across data centers.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
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.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Review assignment
CMT supports manual and automatic reviewer assignment and integrates with the Toronto Paper Matching System (TPMS).Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Review collaboration
CMT supports paper bidding, reviewer suggestions, threaded discussion, virtual program committee meetings, and author rebuttals.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Security and audit
CMT describes itself as highly secure and logs submission activity and file uploads and downloads.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Submission workflow
The submission life cycle covers abstracts, full papers, supplementary material, revisions, camera-ready files, and presentations.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com
Tracks and forms
Conferences can have any number of independently configured tracks, and forms can be customized with independently configured question visibility.Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com

Plans and prices

Free Free Free service for managing academic conferences Read 2 Oct 2026 · cmt3.research.microsoft.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports custom tracks, forms, and review stages
  • Manual or automatic reviewer assignment
  • Unlimited uploads with 100 MB file limit
  • Exports conference data in three formats
  • Includes blind review and schedule builder

Limits

  • Conference data is removed after the event
  • Each uploaded file is limited to 100 MB
  • Site requests require a qualifying university email
  • Designed only for academic and scientific peer review

Who it suits

It suits academic and scientific conference organizers managing submissions, reviews, rebuttals, schedules, and proceedings. Authors, reviewers, and editors can participate through the defined conference roles.

Verdict

CMT covers the submission, review, collaboration, and proceedings workflow for academic conferences at no listed charge. Organizers should plan for its post-conference data removal and site-request requirements.

Where Specifiction places it

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