Email Templates
Email Templates allow you to customize the content of notifications sent by the platform. These can include confirmation messages for submitters or assignment notices for reviewers.
Auto-generated Emails
Certain triggers in the platform can be configured to notify a user automatically. Currently, the following triggers are supported (details below):
How to Create a New Email Template
- From the home page, select the Emails tile (or use the left panel).
- Click CREATE NEW TEMPLATE.
- Type in the title of the email in the Template Name field (Save as).
- In the Event Type section, expand the dropdown to choose a trigger.
- Fill in the Subject line and the body content. Engage with your users!
- Select SAVE.
Placeholders
Slayte uses a special type of selector known as a “placeholder.” It resembles a CSS class,
but starts with @ and won’t appear in the final CSS if not extended.
Submission Triggers
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Submission Received – A confirmation email is sent to the submitter when
their submission is received.
Available placeholders:
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Submission Withdrawn – If withdrawal is allowed, a confirmation email is
sent to the submitter upon withdrawal.
Available placeholders:
Review Triggers
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Submission Assigned to Reviewer – An email is sent to all assigned reviewers
with a quick link to the submission.
Available placeholders:
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Review Received – After completing a review, the reviewer receives a confirmation
email.
Available placeholders:
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Submission Revised (Notify Review) – After the review is confirmed accepted,
you can notify the reviewer.
Available placeholders:
Note: When creating or modifying a call, platform administrators can configure which template to use for each trigger type. These settings can also be configured on the respective Submission or Review phase for single-use triggers.
Bulk Email Submitters or Reviewers
As an administrator, you can also email submitters or reviewers at any time from the “Submissions” or “Reviewers” tabs:
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