3.40 - File and co-author module improvements
17 June 2022
- The file upload tool for editors has been simplified and mirrors what the author sees during the submission process.
- Improvement of co-authors management:
- The possibility to resend the confirmation letter to a co-author who has declined by error.
- It is now possible to contact a co-author even if he/she is not registered in the system.
- Up to now, there was an expected number of reports (to take a decision) set by default for each article type.
For editors, this threshold determines warnings and status' transitions.
With this new version, editors may now change this threshold on the fly on each article.
- Cancelling pending referees
When an editor has received enough reports, he/she must cancel the pending referees to unlock the decision buttons.
With several pending referees, a lot of clicks were necessary to cancel all referees and unlock the decision.
With this new version, editors may now cancel all pending referees in one go.
This action can trigger an automatic message to cancelled referees. To do so, please ensure to create a mail template using the mail event:
CANCEL_PENDING_REFEREES.
- Article datatables
New columns are now available for display in datatables.
Here are some examples:
Country of the article
Submission date
Technical check date
First referee report date
Final decision group
Final decision
Final decision date
Production date
First proofs receipt date
First proofs validation date