Assigning editors

If you are an Editor-in-Chief, you will likely assign articles to other editors (e.g. Associate Editors, Co-Editors, Area Editors, Guest Editors, etc.).

 

 

Click on the ‘Assign an Editor’ menu and select the editor you want.want to assign. This opens the e-mailconfirmation pop-upwindow, window (you will often see this kind of pop-up in NESTOR).  >> Pay attention, ifproposing you clickassignment on the Send button, the letter is sent directly without any editing.e-mails:

 

 

Once your confirm the assignment, several things happen:

• the article status will change
  
• the editor will be assigned to the article as  "current editor"
  

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• you will be assigned as the parent editor, which means any decision proposals will come back to you clickfor onvalidation
  
• finally, the letterassigned nameeditor ormay onget the Edit"editor button,in thischarge" unfoldstag
the letter and you can edit it before sending.

 

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Current editor & editor in charge

 

When an editor is assigned to an article:

• Nestor automatically assumes this editor is responsible to move the editorial process forward: the editor is now considered "current editor", and is highlighted with a green badge
• Additionally, if this editor has a scientific profile: Nestor will consider him as "editor in charge", and is highlighted with a blue badge
  

 

 

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Most of the time, an editor is both "current" and "in charge".  Depending on your workflow, this can change later on in the process. Typically, at the acceptance stage:

• the scientific editor will remain in charge
• and a copy editor gets assigned, and is now "current"

After assignment, editor's responsibility may be easily corrected with these tools: