Submission
Before configuring the submission workflow, please ensure the following are defined properly in your journal:
- File types! Many options are available here, such as auto-renaming, extension constraints, visibility etc
- Article categorizations (metadata)
Once the above are defined, the submission workflow is easily configured at the article type level, where specific file types and metadata may be requested at submission or revision, for each article type.
Two practical examples:
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Depending on the article type, you may want to require specific files. For example, a cover letter from the authors may not be requested for a preface article.
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In a given article type, depending on the first submission or a revised submission, you may want to require specific files. For example, a first submission will never require a reply to the referee, while a revised version will often needs one.
For each article type, you may define:
- Required file types
- Required metadata
Configuration of submission instructions instructions
During the submission process, the author may be guided during each step of the submission. For this purpose, you may configure specific instructions here:
These instructions will be displayed to the author in the submission tunnel:
