JAMS Release Notes
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DEX.3.0 (2026-04)

New Features

Duration Alerts

JAMS now supports configurable Duration Alerts to be sent to users when a stage of the manuscript process has foregone a deadline. Super Users can now locate and configure these settings in the ‘Super User’ menu.

Key Functions:

  • Found in Super User Menu under ‘Duration Alerts’

  • Choose from steps in the manuscript process where you would like to add a deadline

  • Choose the duration of time you would like your team to have before being alerted of the delay

  • Configure your own email template in ‘Email Templates’ to send to target recipients.

  • Name, edit, save and delete your alerts

Knowledge Base

https://support.jams.pub/article/63-duration-alerts

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Enhancements

Reviewer Finder

Following the release of our AI Reviewer Finder, we have made several improvements to the usability and workflows.

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Key Changes:

  • Full Integration: Now add a recommended scholar back to the list of reviewers on the manuscript page in JAMS.

  • Invitation History: If the scholar has been invited by the Publisher or Journal before, it will show on the Reviewer Finder.

  • Additional Scholar Information: Now shows the scholars' affiliations and countries.

  • Enhanced Filters: Filter scholars by country as well as H-index and Number of Publications.

Knowledge Base

https://support.jams.pub/article/82-recommendations-from-the-reviewer-finder

Bug fixes

  • A bug preventing Journal Editors from filtering by Handling Editor when switching manuscript progress tabs has been fixed.

  • A bug preventing authors from clicking ‘Back’ on Step 3 of Manuscript Submissions has been fixed.

  • A bug on the AI Reviewer Finder showing Reviewers marked as a ‘Poor’ or ‘Good’ match as an ‘Excellent match’ on the table view has been fixed.