EditorialPilot Wins “Excellence in Best Industry AI Application” at CII AI Awards 2025 

09 Sep 2025

Chennai, India – 08/09/2025 – Integra’s flagship platform, EditorialPilot, has won the prestigious “Excellence in Best Industry AI Application” at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) AI Awards 2025. This honor marks a major milestone in EditorialPilot’s mission to transform editorial workflows through intelligent, scalable automation. 

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is one of India’s premier industry bodies, known for driving policy change, innovation, and excellence across sectors. The CII AI Awards are held annually to spotlight cutting-edge AI implementations that set new benchmarks for effectiveness, scalability, and ethical deployment in both public and private sector organizations. 

Chosen from a highly competitive field of AI innovations across industries, EditorialPilot was recognized for its impactful application of artificial intelligence in addressing one of scholarly publishing’s most urgent challenges: efficiently managing the growing volume of manuscript submissions while safeguarding research integrity and editorial quality. 

Today, the platform powers over 40 automated checks,—from language quality and reference accuracy to authorship validation, compliance, and research ethics. By streamlining pre-review screening, EditorialPilot enables editorial teams to cut turnaround times by up to 50%, reducing manual burden while strengthening editorial decision-making. 

“We are deeply honored to receive this recognition from CII,” said Sriram Subramanya, Managing Director, Integra. “This award reflects our vision to build meaningful AI solutions that solve real-world problems. EditorialPilot was designed to ease the burden on editorial teams while raising the bar for quality and trust in scholarly publishing. This recognition reaffirms that we are on the right path.” 

The award also highlights EditorialPilot’s latest advancements, including image-based integrity checks and the ability to detect AI-generated or manipulated content—capabilities that are becoming indispensable in today’s publishing landscape. 

“AI in publishing is no longer a future concept, it’s a present-day imperative,” said Ashutosh Ghildiyal, VP of Growth and Strategy at Integra. “With EditorialPilot, we’ve taken a highly focused, industry-specific approach to automation. This award from CII validates our belief that AI, when applied thoughtfully, can make editorial processes faster, smarter, and more robust.” 

About EditorialPilot 

EditorialPilot is Integra’s AI-powered manuscript screening platform designed for editors and publishers to manage submissions at scale. With more than 40 automated pre-review checks, it reduces manual workload, improves turnaround times, and strengthens research integrity—all from a single, streamlined interface. 

About Integra 

Integra is a global leader in content, technology, and publishing solutions. With decades of domain expertise and a growing portfolio of AI-powered platforms, Integra partners with publishers, academic institutions, and enterprises worldwide to deliver transformative editorial and digital solutions. 

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