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[April 2013] Did you know? Editorial Manager “fetches” ORCIDs

ORCID is an open standard used to uniquely identify manuscript contributors. EM enables ORCID integration at manuscript submission and during peer review. In some cases, the ORCID number can be directly input (and verified) by the individual owner of the ORCID. However, in peer review, there are many instances in which users need to enterRead More

[November 2015] Did You Know? Co-authors are people too!

Did you know journals can configure an ORCID verification workflow for co-authors? Once a corresponding author adds a co-author to a submitted manuscript, a message is sent to that co-author requesting verification of their authorship and of their ORCID. This means that EM collects verified ORCID iDs, even for co-authors. Downstream, editors can easily seeRead 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

[May 2009] Aries to Exhibit at ISMTE Conferences

The International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) was launched in 2008 to enhance the professionalism of editorial staff in the scholarly publishing industry. Aries will attend and exhibit at the ISMTE upcoming 2009 Annual Conferences being held in Baltimore, US and Oxford, UK. Both will be great opportunities for members to meet their peers,Read More

[August 2015] Did You Know? Pre-submission inquiry in Editorial Manager

Did you know that Editorial Manager offers the flexibility to configure a ‘Pre-submission inquiry?’ This ‘initial query’ article type allows authors to initiate a preliminary dialogue about an article’s suitability for the journal. These inquiries can potentially save both authors and editors time. If approved, the full submission process can automatically proceed, carrying forward allRead More

[May 2012] Did you know? Editorial Manager task reminders can populate external calendars

With the release of Version 9.1, EM publications gained the ability to send automatic calendar entries along with task assignment emails. Check out the Electronic Calendar Reminders Video to see how this new feature further enhances workflow management. If you need help configuring this feature, please contact your Aries Account Coordinator, who will be happy toRead More

[February 2011] Did you know? You can customize details shown for each manuscript

EM journals can add their own manuscript metadata fields and determine which Editor roles can view the information. For example, if a journal has an idiosyncratic requirement to track the newsworthy nature of individual manuscripts, this can be configured as a “details” field for use only by appropriate editorial staff. If you wouldRead 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

[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.

[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

[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

[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