Microsoft CMT

Microsoft CMT is ranked #10 of 29 in event abstract management software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.

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

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Free plan: Yes
Blind review: Yes
Submission types: mixed
Review stages: custom
Schedule builder: Yes

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Microsoft CMT

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

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Event Abstract Management Software in 2026#10 of 29
Best Call for Papers Software in 2026#11 of 24

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