Index
1Registering with Editorial Manager
1-1Logging in
1-2Confirming and Changing Personal Information
2Main Manu
3Receiving Reviewer Invitations
3-1Response by the Links in the Invitation Letter
3-2Response by logging into EM
4Submitting a Review
5Confirming Completed Reviews
6Review for Revisions
1 Registering with Editorial Manager
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・Proxy Registration
If an Editor invites a Reviewer to review a submission, and the Reviewer is not already registered in the publication’s Editorial Manager site, the Editor is given the option to ‘Proxy Register’ the new user. The Editor must supply the minimum information of ‘First Name’, ‘Last Name’, ‘E-Mail Address’ and ‘Country.’ If a user has been proxy registered, he or she may receive an e-mail detailing this username and password.
If the Publication Office has registered on behalf of a Reviewer, the first time the user logs in to the system, he or she will be prompted to enter any additional information the Editor may not have included in the record.
Note：If you receive an e-mail that notifies you have been proxy registered even if you already have an account, please contact the Publication Office.
1-1 Logging in
Login Page
Changing a Password
Providing the Missing Information
If there is any information required by the system, a message is displayed.
Update My Information page
When clicking on the OK button on the previous screen, jump to Update My Information page.
Update My Information page (continued from previous page)
1-2 Confirming and Changing Personal Information
Personal Information may be changed at any time, but the user must first be logged in to the system.
From the main navigation menu at the top of the screen, the user will click “UPDATE MY INFORMATION”.
2 Main Manu
Once successfully logged in, the Reviewer will be brought to the Main Menu, which will display any New Reviewer Invitations, Pending or Completed assignments – these links are also referred to as ‘Folders’. The number of assignments within each folder will be displayed by the side of the entry.
The reviewer can view the manuscript information by clicking folders in main menu.
Ex：”Pending Assignments” folder
Action Links
The links in “Action” field are called Action Links. They could be different by folders.
When Action Links are displayed as below, you can view the contents of them by moving the cursor over the link. (You can display them as above by clicking on the button in ○.)
Action Links list
Action Links for reviewers are followings.
Action Links / Contents / FoldersView Abstract / Viewing abstract / “New Reviewer Invitations” folder
Agree to Review / Agreeing to review / “New Reviewer Invitations” folder
In case of agreeing to review by the link in invitation letter, this link is not needed to use.
See：3 Receiving Reviewer Invitations
Decline to Review / Declining to Review / “New Reviewer Invitations” folder
In case of declining to review by the link in invitation letter, this link is not needed to use.
View Submission / Downloading the submission PDF for reviewers / “Pending Assignments”folder
"Completed Assignments” folder
SubmitRecommendation / Drawing up and submitting reviewer recommendation / “Pending Assignments”folder
View Attachments / Viewing attachments related to review / "Completed Assignments” folder
View Reviewer Comments / Viewing reviewer recommendation / "Completed Assignments” folder
Send E-mail / Sending E-mail to contact Editorial
Office / All folder
3 Receiving Reviewer Invitations
When invited to review a manuscript, the Reviewer will need to indicate whether the invitation will be accepted or declined. Reviewer can respond to invitation by following ways.
3-1 Response by the Links in the Invitation Letter
①Confirmation page when an invitation has been accepted.
②Confirmation page when an invitation has been declined.
The system will ask for the reason why he or she is unable to review and will also ask the Reviewer to suggest other potential Reviewers.You must click ‘Submit’ to complete the process of declining an invitation to review.
3-2 Response by logging into EM
The reviewer logs into EM with username/password listed in the invitation letter.
“New Reviewer Invitations” folder
Accepting a Reviewer Invitation
When clicking “Agree to Review”, the confirmation will be displayed by pop-up window.
4 Submitting a Review
Once a Reviewer has agreed to an invitation, he or she will be able to submit their recommendation. Accepted assignments are allocatedto the ‘Pending Reviewer Assignments’ folder.
Reviewer Recommendation Page
The contents and format of the Review Form will vary from one publication to another as Review forms are configured by each Publication Office.
Confirmation Page
Attachments
If the Publication Office has enabled this feature, Reviewers may upload files into the system as part of the ‘Submit Recommendation’ process.
Files are uploaded by clicking on the button labeled ‘Upload Reviewer Attachments’.
Confirmation Page（When there are attached files）
A reviewer can check attachments on the confirmation page.
5 Confirming Completed Reviews
After submitting a review, the submission will move to the ‘Completed Assignments’ folder.
Checking comments of other reviewers
If the Publication Office has enabled this feature, reviewers can see comments of other reviewers.
6 Review for Revisions
When a reviewer has been assigned on revised submission, the submission will directly move into “Pending Reviewer Assignments” folder.
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