From first draft to published — every paper, tracked.
Papertrek keeps your whole submission pipeline in one place — statuses, deadlines, revisions, co-authors — and imports your work from ORCID and Crossref.
No credit card · Import from ORCID in one click · Built for juggling more than one manuscript.
A spreadsheet can’t remind you about a revision deadline.
Most researchers track submissions in a spreadsheet, a Notion page, or their memory. It works — until you’re juggling six papers, two are under review, one revision is due next week, and you’re not sure whether you ever heard back from that journal. Papertrek is built for exactly this.
How it works
Three steps, then it mostly runs itself.
Import your work
Connect ORCID or upload a BibTeX file — your publications are in within seconds.
Move papers along the pipeline
Drag each manuscript through the stages, from idea to published. Log submissions, revision rounds and reviewer notes as you go.
Never miss a deadline
Revision deadlines land on your dashboard and in your calendar, with enough lead time to actually finish.
Everything the pipeline needs
Purpose-built for the submission lifecycle — not a repurposed spreadsheet.
One clear pipeline
Idea → drafting → under review → revision → published. Every manuscript’s stage at a glance.
Two outcomes per paper
Track the preprint and the journal version separately — one manuscript can be both.
Deadlines that find you
Revision timers on your dashboard and a calendar feed you can subscribe to.
Full submission history
Every submission and revision round, with reviewer notes and cover letters, on one timeline.
Co-authors & target journals
Keep a ranked shortlist of target journals per paper, and every co-author on record.
Import, not data entry
Pull your record from ORCID or BibTeX and fill DOIs from Crossref, so you don’t retype metadata.
A publication list for free
Turn accepted work into a clean, shareable list — from the same data.
Your record, your data
EU-hosted, GDPR-friendly, export anytime. No lock-in.
Why not a spreadsheet?
Simple, academic-friendly pricing
Start free. Upgrade when it saves you real time. Cancel anytime.
Papertrek is in open beta — every feature below is free.
Pricing arrives in 2027 at the earliest, with plenty of notice. Until then, Plus and Pro are unlocked for everyone.
Free
For getting your papers out of the spreadsheet.
- Up to 3 active manuscripts
- Unlimited published works
- Pipeline board & timeline
- ORCID + BibTeX import
- One public list
- In-app deadlines
Plus
Free during beta — planned price for 2027.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited active manuscripts
- Calendar feed (ICS)
- Email reminders for deadlines
Pro
Free during beta — planned price for 2027.
- Everything in Plus
- Auto-sync (ORCID / Crossref)
- Journal turnaround data
- Advanced analytics
- Custom public page
- Embeddable widget, unbranded
- Co-author sharingComing soon
No card, no trial clock, no catch during the beta. Beta accounts get generous notice before pricing starts.
Questions
Is my data private?
Yes — hosted in the EU, GDPR-friendly, and you can export or delete everything at any time.
Do I have to enter everything by hand?
No. Import your record from ORCID or a BibTeX file, and fill in metadata from a DOI via Crossref with one click. On Pro, new papers on your ORCID record sync in automatically.
Which fields does it cover?
Any — journal articles, conference papers, preprints, book chapters. Journal-based and conference-based workflows both fit.
Can co-authors see a paper?
Not yet. You can record co-authors on every manuscript today, and share a read-only page for any work. Giving co-authors their own access is coming soon.
What does it cost?
Free for your first three active manuscripts. Plus (€2.99/mo) removes the limit and adds the calendar feed and email reminders; Pro (€6.99/mo) adds auto-sync, journal turnaround data, analytics and your custom public page. Prices include VAT.
Get your manuscripts out of the spreadsheet.
Track every paper from first draft to published — in one pipeline that actually fits how publishing works.
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