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[March 2011] Did you know? You now have more customization options on Reviewer Forms

Reviewer Forms are configurable by article type and revision, and also for various Reviewer roles that a publication may use. Version 8.1 introduced enhanced ability to customize manuscript evaluation forms on which Reviewers enter their ratings and comments. This allows for more flexibility in gathering information. Some new features follow. In configuring the Review Questions,Read More

[September 2009] Aries Beta Test Volunteers

Would you like a chance to “test drive” the new features in EM/PM before your publication is upgraded? Being a beta tester is a great way to preview upcoming features and experiment with new workflow options. Beta testing does not take place on your live EM/PM site, but rather, we “clone” your publication’s site, changeRead More

[September 2010] Did You Know? You Can Use Linked Submissions to Process “Letters to the Editor”

Editorial Manager’s ‘Letter to the Editor’ linked submissions feature gives your editorial team a simple and flexible way to track and manage letters received in response to published papers. An editor can link letters to a published paper, and invite the author to respond to any or all of the letters; the author’s responses areRead More

[January 2010] Upcoming Webinars

We are happy to announce upcoming webinars featuring the new capabilities of version 7.2. The webinars include one hour of instruction followed by a fifteen-minute question and answer period. Scheduled Webinars: General Enhancements – Review the new enhancements of version 7.2, such as Automatic Reviewer Reminders, Custom Instructions on Author Main Menu, Sharing Saved SearchRead More

[July 2011] Did you know? EM Discussion Forums add a new dimension to editorial communication

Discussion Forums, an innovative EM feature, has recently attracted positive journal feedback. Allowing informal discussions between Editors about a particular submission, the forums can be set up at any time during the workflow. Among benefits customer have found are: it is a natural solution for journals requiring a quick initial accept or reject decision without addingRead More

[July 2009] Upcoming Webinars

We are happy to announce upcoming webinars featuring the new capabilities of version 7.0. The webinars include one hour of instruction followed by a fifteen-minute question and answer period. Scheduled Webinars: Proposal Enhancements – Review the new proposal enhancement version of 7.0 such as the new Proposals Pipeline Report, use of Alternate Authors, and more.Read More

[March 2010] Is the SWORD Protocol of Interest to Journals?

SWORD is a UK, JISC-funded initiative to define and develop a standard mechanism for depositing content (e.g. author manuscripts) into Institutional Repositories (IRs). The Aries product management team would like to know your opinions about the SWORD protocol. Would you like to see it supported in journal workflow? Are authors asking for this feature? At whatRead More

[October 2010] Did you know? You can add saved searches to menus, and share saved searches with others.

The latest versions of Editorial Manager (EM) and Preprint Manager (PM) include two time-saving enhancements to the Save Search feature: Place ‘quick links’ to saved search definitions on Main Menus.EM and PM let you display links to saved searches in the appropriate main menu. You can add links to saved Submission searches to the EditorialRead More

[April 2011] Did you know? Linked Submissions help Editors coordinate projects

In EM, submissions can be linked together for general reference purposes, to group manuscripts by subject, to process several manuscripts together, or to indicate that manuscripts should be printed together. At any point in the editorial workflow, an Editor is able to move a manuscript into an existing group or create a new group. WithinRead More

[September 2011] Did you know? Using flags to manage manuscript queues

Did you know that EM and PM provide more than 380 Flags that are used by journals to signify manuscript characteristics or workflow status? When combined with saved searches, Flags are a handy way to create dynamic manuscript queues. Find out how to apply these handy markers and get some ideas for their use byRead More

[June 2011] Did you know? New video tutorial highlights the value of Editor Attachments

Did you know that EM makes it easy for Editors to include attachments at any point in the workflow? This feature conveniently allows Editors to send attachments along with email to Authors and Reviewers, keeps all associated documentation in one repository, and permits each individual attachment to be accessed by or hidden to Reviewers and/orRead More

[November 2008] Aries Systems’ President Co-authors Paper on the History of Peer Review

In collaboration with Greg Tananbaum of ScholarNext Consulting, Lyndon Holmes, President of Aries Systems Corporation, recently co-authored an article on the history of Web-based peer review which was published in the October issue of the journal Learned Publishing. The paper covers the evolution of electronic solutions for the editorial workflow from the earliest experiments inRead More