As publishing workflows become increasingly complex and overloaded to keep pace with the latest research and innovations, it is critical to maintain efficient, yet flexible operations. Publishers often shuffle content, data, and communications between key stakeholders across incompatible and disparate systems. As book publishers struggle to juggle multiple projects at once, traditional silos decrease visibilityRead More
Often, Editorial Manager users may feel stuck or have a question while they are completing their work in the system. In these instances, it is not always convenient to reach out to journal system administrators, support staff, or an Aries Account Coordinator with questions. Luckily, the comprehensive Help system available in Editorial Manager and ProduXionRead More
It’s been nearly one year since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25th, 2018. GDPR is a legal initiative that sets strict guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of European Union citizens.
Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager users benefit from numerous new software releases per year. Each release includes features that range from new third-party integrations to small improvements. Together, these bundles of features help Authors, Reviewers, and Editors save time from submission to publication. Version 16.0 of EM/PM software will begin rolling out over the nextRead More
It’s Workflow Wednesday! This means we’re sharing workflow tips and tricks from Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager users. From quick helpful workarounds to unique and diverse methods of peer review, we’ll highlight the real-life ways users interact with EM and PM. This month’s feature workflow tip is from Emily Babcock, Client Manager and Systems Support ProjectRead More
Aries Systems has created and convened an advisory board following the acquisition of Aries by Elsevier in September 2018. The board, named the Aries Industry Advisory Board (AIAB), has already begun providing guidance on best policies, practices, and procedures regarding information security and privacy. The inaugural meeting of the AIAB took place on December 7,Read More
Aries Systems is delighted to once again be exhibiting at the 48th annual London Book Fair on 12-14 March at stand #7C19 in partnership with ALPSP.
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law in a few short months.
Sincere thanks to the record number of industry professionals who participated in EEMUG 2018 last month! If you missed it, catch up on the useful presentations from the meeting.
There is much buzz around the Journal Article Tag Suite, also known as JATS. Most recently, a Scholarly Kitchen article shed light on JATS4R, a working group that seeks to optimize reusability of JATS tagged content.
Editorial Manager functionality was recently mentioned on the ISMTE listserv.
CRediT is a standard taxonomy used to identify author contributions to a manuscript such as “writing,” “data curation,” and “conceptualization.” The taxonomy is being rapidly adopted by journals and publishers including Cell Press, PLOS and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. The CRediT taxonomy is now formally supported in the latest version of JATSRead More