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Meet the Aries Team: Jeff Christie, Client Services Account Coordinator

For this month’s Aries staff interview, we sat down with Jeff Christie, Client Services Account Coordinator. With a warm smile and positive attitude, Jeff is dedicated to supporting his clients and improving his skills each day. Read our interview with Jeff to learn more about how he got his start in scholarly publishing and what he enjoys most about working with the Aries Client Services team.

Behind the Scenes: How an EM/PM Feature goes from an Idea to Reality

Aries is dedicated to constantly enhancing our suite of publishing workflow solutions and innovating new technology. This includes taking in all suggestions for product improvement, sifting through and prioritizing them, and following through from development to release. To better understand this process, we sat down with Aries Director of Product Management Tony Alves for theRead More

Did You Know? Subscribe to the Aries Video Alert Service

Aries Systems is dedicated to developing helpful videos to showcase the most useful and innovative functionality in Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager®. With nearly 150 videos complied, the Aries video library provides an opportunity for clients and prospective clients to view an extensive list of workflow features in action! In response to the release ofRead More

Q&A with PLOS: Implementing ORCID Reviewer Recognition

Aries and ORCID have partnered to integrate an ORCID Reviewer Recognition option within Editorial Manager. Via automatic deposit of peer review activity to a researcher’s ORCID record, this solution offers a visible and verifiable way for Reviewers to be publicly acknowledged for their volunteered contributions without compromising the confidentiality of the peer review process. KatRead More

Outlook on ALPSP 2019: A Newcomer’s Experience

Last week, the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) held their annual conference and awards in Windsor, UK. Over 360 delegates and speakers attended the 3-day meeting, and Aries Systems is pleased to have attended and sponsored the Wi-Fi for the conference. Natacha Tapoulal, Aries Client Development Manager in the UK, was amongRead More

Free Webinar – Improving the Peer Review Process: Editor & Reviewer Support Tools

In honor of Peer Review Week 2019 next week, Aries Systems is hosting a free online webinar Improving the Peer Review Process: Editor & Reviewer Support Tools. This webinar will highlight innovative functionality available in Editorial Manager® that help streamline the overall peer review process and improve the relationship publishers have with their Reviewers. TheRead More

Meet the Aries Team: Trisha Pulver, Office Manager/Finance Administrator

For this month’s Aries staff interview, we sat down with Trisha Pulver, Office Manager/Finance Administrator. Recently promoted to this new position, Trisha is our go-to-gal for all office and finance related questions and requests. With her firecracker personality, Trisha never shies away from a challenge and is always there to lend a hand. Read our interview with Trisha to learn more about how she keeps the office operations up and running and what she likes to do in her free time.

Feature Webinar: What’s new with EM/PM version 16.0

Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager version 16.0 are now in general release! The Aries Client Services team is offering a free webinar covering the latest improvements to the systems’ functionality. The upcoming training webinar is to be held on Wednesday, September 11th at 11am EDT/8am PDT/3pm GMT, and will run for approximately 45 minutes. FeaturesRead More

Workflow Wednesday: Customized Flags for Submissions Tracking

It’s Workflow Wednesday! 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’re highlighting the real-life ways users interact with EM and PM. This month’s workflow tip is from Bonnie Ponce, Managing Editor (Journals) at the Mathematical Association of America.Read More

Meet the Aries Mascot: Remy the Ram

    A Little Backstory Aries Systems was founded in 1986 by Lyndon S. Holmes and his wife, Sandy Holmes. Lyndon chose to name the company in honor of Sandy’s astrological sign, Aries. Fast-forward to 2019, the Aries team is brainstorming ideas for a fun visual representation of the company. Among a few whimsical suggestionsRead More

Meet the Aries Team: Bob Donegan, Client Development Manager

For this month’s Aries staff interview, we sat down with Bob Donegan, Client Development Manager. With ten years under his belt, Bob is an expert on all things Aries (the products, the people, and more!) Packed with his witty sense of humor and industry experience, Bob is known as the go-to-guy for both his clients and his colleagues. Read our interview with Bob to learn more about his life-long career in publishing and his role as a key member of the Aries Sales team.

Looking back on ISMTE NA 2019

The International Society of Managing & Technical Editors (ISMTE) held their annual North American meeting last week in Durham, NC. Aries Systems is a proud Wi-Fi sponsor for both ISMTE meetings this year, including the European conference to be held later this fall. Aries Client Development Manager Bob Donegan was among the Aries staff attendingRead More