[January 2014] Successful Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager user group meetings
Thank you to all the wonderful attendees and presenters at Aries Systems’ EEMUG and PMUG meetings in London on January 16-17! Turnout was the highest ever of all our annual user group meetings in Europe. Here’s what attendees had to say: “I found the feature workshop sessions and feedback to be most helpful– it’s greatRead More
[February 2011] AER case study explains how EM helps association optimize resources
Having managed their peer-reviewed journal manually and with the aid of outsourced volunteers, in 2008 the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) selected the EM solution. The move to the electronic system enabled on-time release of the quarterly journal Insight: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness and several categorical improvements inRead More
[April 2011] TESOL adopts Preprint Manager as its production tracking tool
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. chose Editorial Manager in 2009 for its two journals, TESOL Journal and TESOL Quarterly. In April, the association begins using Preprint Manager to increase efficiency of its content production workflow. Carol Edwards, Publishing Manager, explains, “Authors submitting manuscripts through EM are happy, and it also serves ourRead More
[January 2016] Editor substitution in 12.2
In version 12.2, currently in early deployment, editorial offices can swap one editor for another, without disrupting the rest of the configured multi-editor chain. Not sure what “editor chains” are? Check out this month’s “did you know?” below.
[August 2018] Journal of Bio-X Research Publishes First Issue using Editorial Manager for Peer Review
Wolters Kluwer Health began publishing the Journal of Bio-X Research, an international open access journal focused on interdisciplinary collaborative research. Journal of Bio-X Research uses Editorial Manager to support submision and peer review workflow.
[September 2014] Netherlands Journal Selects Editorial Manager for Submissions and Peer Review
The Netherlands Society of Intensive Care (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Intensive Care-NVIC) designated Editorial Manager as the submission and peer review system of choice for its official journal The Netherlands Journal of Critical Care. The journal publishes high quality reports of research related to any aspect of intensive care medicine, whether laboratory, clinical, or epidemiological.
[March 2011] Psychological Medicine goes live with Editorial Manager
Cambridge University Press journal, Psychological Medicine, required an electronic submission and peer-review system capable of supporting a high volume of traffic and two separate editorial offices. With the UK and US editorial offices being responsible for specific geographic regions and review of certain specific sub-disciplines, and the Editors having preferred established systems of work in place,Read More
[May 2018] CSE Posters by Journals using Editorial Manager Address Critical Issues in Peer Review
Posters from the recent Council of Science Editors Annual Meeting focused on topics relevant to users of Editorial Manager. A Reviewer Incentive Program to Motivate Peer Reviewers by Jeannine Botos of Oxford University Press examined incentivizing Reviewers by donating $50 to charity for every high-quality review completed on time. Identity Verification of Author Suggested ReviewersRead More
[October 2013] EMUG Japan 2013
In September, Aries partner Atlas Co., Ltd hosted the second annual Japanese Editorial Manager User Group Meeting! Attendees were highly engaged as they shared use cases and discussed EM and PM functionality — and Atlas received plentiful positive feedback. Aries President Lyndon Holmes commented, “It was great to be involved in this highly productive userRead More
[July 2017] New from Crossref: Event Data
A collaborative initiative by Crossref and DataCite, Event Data offers a new window into the social media activity surrounding scholarly research―such as a bookmark, comment, social share, or link. Whether it’s your article, an article published by a journal you manage, or an article you’re considering including in your research, Event Data aims to help provide visibility into the online presenceRead More
[September 2011] Raising journal profile with Springer’s standardized editorial processes
Springer Science+Business Media has successfully deployed more than 1,200 journals with Editorial Manager. Using the system, Springer has developed a series of standardized editorial processes that have been designed to speed up the publication process, ensuring it is as efficient and effective as possible.