Aries Systems and Signals Partner to Strengthen the Efficiency and Accuracy of Research Integrity Checks

September 3, 2025 | North Andover, Massachusetts

Aries Systems Corporation, a leading provider of workflow management technologies for the scholarly publishing community, and Research Signals Limited (Signals), a research integrity solutions provider, are pleased to announce their partnership to empower journals to identify and prevent the publication of problematic manuscripts to restore trust in research.

As overburdened editorial offices face rising research fraud with the increasing volume of incoming submissions, it is challenging to consistently execute the time- and skill-intensive manual screening required to catch problematic manuscripts and avoid expensive bottlenecks and retractions. To streamline this process and safeguard against these threats, Aries Systems and Research Signals Limited have partnered to integrate Signals Manuscript Checks, a research integrity evaluation tool, with Editorial Manager® (EM), the leading manuscript submission and peer review tracking system.

Following submission and revision, Signals automatically evaluates manuscripts against a comprehensive set of checks – including authorship, references, and content analysis.  Editors receive data-driven reports in EM along with access to Signals’ custom dashboards that allow publishers to monitor journal- or portfolio-level trends.  As part of the integration, publishers also gain access to Sleuth AI – Signals’ research integrity assistant – which supports interactive investigation, targeted queries, and rapid issue detection.  This streamlined workflow enables faster, more confident editorial decisions – reducing delays, easing editorial burden, and helping protect the integrity of published research.

“Aries is thrilled to directly connect publishers with exciting new solutions dedicated to research integrity through our ecosystem of workflow tools,” said Pierre Montagano, Aries’ Director of Business Development. “This partnership with Signals offers tailored, data-driven detection and monitoring of problematic articles and patterns early in their existing editorial workflow – saving Editors time and supporting the publication of trusted research.”

“Editors are under increasing pressure to assess integrity risks without slowing down publication timelines,” said Tiago Barros, Co-founder of Signals. “By integrating Signals Manuscript Checks into Editorial Manager, we’re equipping journals with fast, transparent, and configurable integrity screening—right where they need it. This collaboration with Aries is a big step toward making research integrity a seamless part of everyday editorial workflows and a major milestone in our progress toward restoring trust in research.”

For more information on the Editorial Manager/Signals integration, check out our fact sheet or contact the Signals team.

About Signals | www.research-signals.com

Signals is a research evaluation platform that combines insights from the scholarly record with expert knowledge from sleuths, researchers and editors. Signals delivers transparent, actionable evaluations of publications and manuscripts to help the scholarly community make informed decisions on the value and credibility of research. Signals products and solutions for publishers provide a comprehensive data-driven cycle of understanding, solving, and monitoring to ensure that research integrity is continuously improved and upheld.

About Aries Systems | www.ariessys.com

Aries Systems transforms and revolutionizes the delivery of high-value content to the world. We are committed to providing highly customizable, flexible, and innovative workflow solutions designed to help enhance the discovery and dissemination of human knowledge. Publish faster, publisher smarter, with Aries Systems.