1 Choose the right account type
There are only two account types. Pick the one that matches what you plan to do — you can always use the same address to join a conference later.
Conference Chair / Organizer
Choose this if you create or manage a conference with Censula.
Intended for conference chairs, organizing committees, secretaries, event coordinators and institutions that handle submissions and peer review.
- Create and manage conferences
- Configure settings, tracks and deadlines
- Manage submissions and payment proofs
- Assign reviewers and chair managers
- Oversee the review and decision process
- Collect camera-ready papers
Participant
Choose this if you take part in conferences hosted on Censula.
Intended for authors, co-authors, reviewers and attendees.
- Submit papers to any conference
- Track your submission status
- Upload revisions and camera-ready files
- Accept reviewer invitations
- Submit reviews when assigned
Not sure? If you create or manage a conference, select Conference Chair / Organizer. If you submit, review or attend, select Participant. Conference Manager access is assigned by the Conference Chair after registration — it does not need a separate account type.
2 For organizers
Six steps from an empty dashboard to published decisions.
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Activate your account
Sign in and open the Organizer Dashboard. Send your event details through Submit Conference Request — your account is activated and Create Conference becomes available.
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Create the conference
Run the guided 6-step wizard: Conference Info, Organizer Info, Website (logo and banner), Important Dates, Submission Settings (submission types, review model, number of reviewers) and Research Tracks.
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Configure settings and invite your team
Fine-tune deadlines and requirements in Conference Settings, then add reviewers and chair managers by e-mail under Reviewers & Chairs.
Check the submission opening date carefully. As soon as that date arrives, conference settings become read-only and cannot be corrected from the interface.
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Assign reviewers to incoming papers
Open Assign Reviewers, pick unassigned papers and link one or more reviewers. The paper moves to Under Review and the reviewer is notified by e-mail.
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Make decisions
Read the evaluations in Review Decisions and choose one of the three outcomes the platform offers:
- Accept — the author is notified and may upload the camera-ready file
- Revision Required — the author uploads a new version and a re-review round opens (you need at least one completed review before any decision can be saved)
- Reject — the author is notified
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Collect camera-ready papers
Accepted authors upload the final manuscript from their own dashboard; the files are kept separately from the reviewed versions.
3 For authors
From registration to the camera-ready file.
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Register your account
Create a Participant account and sign in.
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Find a conference
Browse the public conference page or open the direct link the organizer sent you, then check the submission window and the call for papers.
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Submit your paper
Fill in the submission form: title, abstract, authors, research track and the policy confirmations. Upload the required files — PDF only:
- the full manuscript, and
- an anonymised manuscript when the conference runs Double Blind.
The form only accepts submissions after the opening date and up to the deadline (23:59:59 of the last day). Outside that window it reports the exact date on which submissions open.
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Track the review status
Your dashboard shows the live status in order: Submitted (waiting for a reviewer), then Under Review, and finally Accepted, Rejected or Revision Required. Every decision also arrives by e-mail.
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Upload the revision, if asked
When a chair requests changes, upload the new version from your submission page before the deadline — the status returns to Under Review automatically and your reviewers are notified for a re-review round.
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Upload the camera-ready file
After an Accept decision, upload the final version from My Submissions.
4 For reviewers
Four steps — the conference only assigns you work you are allowed to see.
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Register your account
Create a Participant account with the same e-mail the organizer will use for the assignment.
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Receive the assignment
When a chair links you to a paper you receive an assignment e-mail. The paper then appears in My Reviews.
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Submit your review
Open the paper, read the manuscript and provide:
- a score from 1 to 10,
- a recommendation (Accept / Minor Revision / Major Revision / Reject),
- comments shared with the authors (at least 20 characters) and
- a confidential comment visible only to the chair.
Under Double Blind you receive the anonymised file only — the original manuscript is denied to reviewers.
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Handle the re-review round
If the author submits a revised file, the paper shows the Re-review Requested badge and the action Submit Re-review. Your new round is added to the same evaluation, and the chair is notified each time.
5 Need help?
Documentation for every role, plus a short FAQ for the questions we hear most often.
Questions
Short answers to common account, submission and payment questions.
Frequently Asked QuestionsStill stuck? Contact support with the conference name and the page you are on — we usually reply within one business day.