icTools for Journals

icTools intelligently identifies and tags all elements in front matter without requiring Word styles to be applied. This includes authors and contributors, institutions, affiliations, correspondence information, keywords, funding information, and more. The intelligent tagging works with author-submitted manuscripts that exhibit significant variations in style and formatting.

icTools intelligently tags references by taking into consideration the journal style guide. References done according to the style guide are tagged 100% automatically. This includes references to journals, books, conference proceedings, standards, manuals, etc. References not according to the journal style guide are tagged to the extent possible or corrected with CrossRef.

Checks front matter content, including authors, affiliation, byline, copyright, footnote, etc.

Checks the body of the paper including abstract, headings, and citations, etc.

Checks for consistent use of acronyms, hyphens, dashes, contractions, capitalization, etc.

Checks for proper references to journals, books, conference proceedings, manuals, standards, thesis, etc.

icTools can be configured to check additional items from your XML guide or from the style guide.

icTools uses Microsoft Word’s formatting capabilities and XML structure of the document to automatically create online versions.

icTools creates HTML, PDF, and ePUB directly from Word without any additional software.

For traditional print layout and complex content, icTools delivers valid JATS XML for automatic composition.

Ictect is the only company with a patented XML plug-in for Microsoft Word. While other editors claim to offer Word-like features, icTools is based on Microsoft Word. Organizations can leverage their investment in Microsoft licensing and reduce training costs.

icTools is easily customized for various types of documents and schemas and is available for Defense Publications, DITA, ePUB, JATS/BITS, and QTI.

icTools can be customized for content editors, production editors, and authors. With customization for your journal, you can expect to receive valid XML directly from authors.

Intelligent Content Tools is the only software that offers seamless co-authoring/co-editing with Office 365 in an XML workflow. Authors, editors, reviewers, proofreaders, and others can edit the document at the same time and use track changes with XML!

With Word and Office 365, document co-authoring can be done from desktop or online. icTools allows “managed collaboration" within the document. That is, different parts of the document can be assigned to different users.

icTools integrates with CrossRef directly from Microsoft Word. It makes it possible to automatically tag and correct references with the click of a button!

Corrections can be made one at a time or in a batch. For convenient review by authors or editors, corrections can be made with track changes in Word.

Accurate references are important. Journal publishers may consider offering icTools with CrossRef integration to authors or editors to increase accuracy, save time, and reduce cost.