Editor guide
As editor, you will evaluate the article, suggest improvements and propose or take a decision.
This guide presents the following:
- an overview of the general interface
- an overview of the article page
- an overview of relevant actions on articles
FAQ
I cannot send my decision on this article, what happens? If the buttons are unavailable in the...
Presentation of the general interface
Menus
On the editorial home page, two menus are available: the left vertical menu, which features: ...
Advanced and saved searches
The advanced search is available through two buttons in your interface: Criteria, operators ...
Dashboards, status and counters
Nestor dashboards offer a quick overview of the journal activity, sorting articles by status an...
Articles lists: views and exports
Overview From the dashboard, clicking on a status will lead you to the list of articles match...
Presentation of the article page
Selecting an article will display the article information page. This page is divided into: * ...
Upper area: the main information
The main information module is located in the upper area. It contains the most important info...
The quick actions toolbar
The quick actions toolbar is located in the upper part of the article page. It contains quick ...
The due date
The due date is indicated in the upper part of the article page. The due date ind...
Lower area: versions
For each revision of an article, Nestor will create a new tab in the lower part. Informa...
The metadata module
On the left hand are the metadata fields. Metadata fields are editable by clicking directly on th...
The file management module
On the right hand side is the file management module, which lists all files submitted by the auth...
The referee management module
This is where you will invite referees, un-invite, send reminders, consult the reports, etc. (the...
The editorial decision module
This is where you will propose or take the editorial decision, and consult it. Those actions are ...
The correspondence module
All e-mails sent from Nestor are stored and accessible at any time. The list of messages...
History tabs
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Editor assignment and responsibility
This section details the assigment process and the concepts related to editorial responsibility: ...
Assigning editors
If you are an Editor-in-Chief, you will likely assign articles to other editors (e.g. Associate E...
Current editor and to-do list
The current editor is responsible for moving an article forward: If an editorial action is exp...
Editor in charge and personal dashboard
The editor in charge of a manuscript is responsible of the scientific evaluation, oversee the rev...
How does editorial responsibility switch?
For a given article, editorial responsibility is indicated by the colored tags in the assignment ...
Peer review management
Finding/creating a referee
In the referee module, click on the ‘Invite a referee’ button. You can search a referee...
Contact a suggested referee
In the referee module, click on the ‘Invite a referee’ button. If the journal requests this ...
Referee AI search with Prophy
Starting 2025, Nestor has a partnership with the Prophy referee finder tool! Prophy is configured...
Managing invited referees
Actions on referees Once a referee has been invited to review an article, it is listed in ...
Checking/editing referee reports
Please click on the recommendation to open the referee report. You can edit the referee’s qu...
Uploading my own report on the paper
You can assign yourself as a referee on the paper. In this case, you will receive the usual refer...
Editorial decisions and proposals
Editorial interface for A&A: a quick overview
This guide is intended for Associate Editors of A&A. It gives a quick overview of the general men...