Editor profile: decisions and proposals

Depending on his/her profile, an editor can either propose or take a decision on a version (cf. the related editor guide).

This is defined in the article workflow rights:

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Decisions and proposals: purposes

Your journal may or may not allow associate editors to send decisions directly. It sometimes happen that the decision to author is subject to approval by the Editor-in-Chief.

Example 1 Some journals have a straightforward acceptance workflow: The editor in charge sends the final decision directly to the author. Example 2 Other journals apply a more stringent procedure, where: The editor in charge proposes acceptance to the Editor-in-Chief The EIC checks the proposal and sends the final decision of acceptance

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Technical differences

Decisions	Proposals
Trigger an editable message from Editor to Author	Trigger an editable message from Editor to his parent (assigning) editor
Is recorded in the decision module	Is recorded in the decision module
Article changes status according to the decision	Article change status to "Decision proposed"
The current editor does not change	The parent (assigning) editor becomes current (see also responsabililty swiches)

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Link with the recommendation system

When configuring editor rights, please take care of selecting the available recommendations for this profile. See also the dedicated page for setting up recommendations.