Principal Editor manual of Editorial Manager

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1. Once assigned, you will be notified by e-mail. Click on the link in the mail to access EM.

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2. Once you have entered the system via a link, you can view a summary of the article.

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3. Or Login as an Editor 4. If there is a new manuscript assigned to you, you can find it at “New Assignments” in Editor ‘To-Do’ List of main menu.

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The color of progression bar will vary depending on the speed at which the editorial process are going and number of article assigned to yourself.

5. After reviewing the manuscript at “View Submission”, “Details” or “File Inventory”, you should “Invite Reviewers”. The Associate editor's brief comments on the paper in “Details” will help you determine.

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6. You can search reviewer using down scroll, such as “ Suggested by Author”, “Search by Classification Matches”, “Search by Personal Classifications”, or “Suggest Reviewer”. 7. You can change Review Settings, such as No. of complete review, Day(s) of response to an invitation, and Day(s) of review.

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8. If you wish to select someone for this submission, please check/tick the relevant box before proceeding, such as Inv. or Alt. Depending on your permissions, you may select people to be primary Reviewers to be Invited first ("Inv."), Alternate Reviewers ("Alt.") who may be invited to replace Invited Reviewers who decline an invitation or are un-invited. Your selections will be retained when you change to a different results page or change the search.

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9. If you select “Search by Classification Matches” for searching reviewer, Reviewers are recommended according to the classification chosen by the author.

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10. Two or three more alternative reviewers will make working easier.

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11. This Submission will move to the 'Submissions with Required Reviews Complete' folder as soon as 2 reviews have been completed.

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12. This Submission will move to the 'Submissions with Required Reviews Complete' folder as soon as 2 reviews have been completed. After click “Submit Editor’s Decision and Comments”, confirm individual reviewer comments, evaluate Review Ratings, and submit your decision finally.

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13. This Submission will move to the 'Submissions with Required Reviews Complete' folder as soon as 2 or more reviews have been completed. After click “Submit Editor’s Decision and Comments”, confirm individual reviewer comments, evaluate Review Ratings, and submit your decision finally.

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14. Once the Editor-In-Chief makes a final decision after the editors’ opinion, the author will be notified of an email regarding the first decision. You are being blind carbon copied on an e-mail to corresponding author. 15. The Editor-In-Chief refers to your opinion but may not necessarily make the same judgment. Please note.

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1. When the author will submit the revised article on the system, it will be assigned to associate editor and principal editor of original submission. You can check it in “Revised Submissions” of Editor ‘To-Do’ List. 2. After checking the revised file and the reviewer’s comments, If you decide that the revised article is needed an additional peer review, you should run “Invite Reviewer” or, if appropriate, click “Submit Editor’s Decision and Comments”.

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