<s>
A	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
software	O
system	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
submission	O
processing	O
,	O
that	O
streamlines	O
and	O
eases	O
out	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
tracking	O
and	O
management	O
of	O
electronic	O
submissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
web-based	B-Application
system	O
operating	O
in	O
a	O
browser	O
environment	O
,	O
a	O
COTS	O
based	O
product	O
,	O
or	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
desktop	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
a	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
can	O
take	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
volume	O
of	O
data	O
at	O
fast	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
application-specific	O
content	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
can	O
get	O
pretty	O
complex	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
features	O
that	O
a	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
must	O
provide	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
classified	O
under	O
that	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
applications	O
encompass	O
the	O
entire	O
work-flow	O
and	O
all	O
common	O
features	O
of	O
typical	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
can	O
provide	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
electronic	O
submissions	O
to	O
the	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
systems	O
are	O
essentially	O
variants	O
of	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manuscript	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
allow	O
an	O
editor	O
of	O
an	O
academic	O
journal	O
to	O
manage	O
electronic	O
submission	O
of	O
authors	O
 '	O
manuscripts	O
for	O
publication	O
,	O
to	O
recruit	O
reviewers	O
of	O
those	O
manuscripts	O
,	O
to	O
check	O
authors	O
 '	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
journal	O
's	O
requirements	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
authors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generic	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
are	O
not	O
built	O
specifically	O
to	O
suit	O
one	O
submission	O
management	O
application	O
or	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Widespread	O
adoption	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
submission	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
(	O
esp	O
.	O
</s>
