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[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

[June 2014] Did You Know?

Did you know that you can include an authenticated ORCID in the tags in manuscript transmittals. Here’s how it looks in the XML: This lets the production team know that the listed ORCID has been verified by the author through the EM API with the ORCID database. It’s just another way to ensure high qualityRead More

Did You Know? “Production Tasks” Can Include Questions and Checklists

In Version 11.2 workflow tasks can be configured to include questions or checklists to be completed by task assignees. For example authors can be asked to provide additional information concerning their manuscript, or copy editors can be asked to complete forms. Such ProduXion Manager tasks can be triggered after acceptance or in parallel with editorialRead 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

[December 2013] Did you know? Journals can improve the quality of peer review

In EM Version 10.1, journals can give reviewers access to CrossCheck similarity reports for manuscripts assigned to them. Activating this feature can help improve the quality of peer review and manuscript analysis. As shown below, EM displays an overall similarity score for the manuscript and a link to view the full report. To enable CrossCheck forRead More

[April 2009] Nature Networks Gobbledygook Blog Discusses Journal Submission Policies and Functionality

Martin Fenner’s Gobbledygook blog explores issues related to manuscript preparation and submission. The recent interview with Richard Wynne, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Aries, highlighted publishing trends, opportunities and challenges. Click here to read the interview.

[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

[January 2013] Did you know? Editorial Manager searches bibliographies in ORCID

Editorial Manager is tightly integrated with the ORCID database. In fact, from within Editorial Manager, an editor with the appropriate permissions can conduct an author search against the ORCID database with the click of a mouse. The editor immediately is presented with a complete list of the author’s publications, grants, and/or patents. This information canRead More

[September 2012] Did you know? Cross-journal toggle in Editorial Manager

Did you know that since 2009, Editors have been able to toggle between multiple journals of the same publisher with a single click within EM? This functionality saves time and avoids the need to log in to each journal separately. It only takes a few minutes to configure, and there is no extra charge. ARead More

[October 2013] Did you know? Reviewers can access their own performance statistics

In EM Version 10.1, reviewers can be given permission to view the record of their own “Review History” with a journal. Upon accessing twelve categories such as Current Review Statistics, Historical Reviewer Averages, Reviewer Recommendation Summary, and Completed Reviews, reviewers have the ability to become more involved by analyzing past performance and self-regulating in theRead More

[May 2010] IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series – SCES 2010 Submissions

Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS), from IOP Publishing provides a fast, flexible and affordable open access (free to read) proceedings service. As an open-access title, JPCS makes conference papers freely available to researchers worldwide, reaching the widest possible readership in academia and industry. JPCS uses Editorial Manager for large international conferences and toRead More