# 5.40 - Improvements of the production and referee workflows

29 January 2024

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### Improvements of the production workflow

  
Actions related to production are now conveniently gathered in a dedicated thumbnail:

[![Screenshot 2024-01-26 at 17-38-57 EDP NESTOR Article JEOS-RP20220055.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/scaled-1680-/5TZIqEo9bk3A5i4A-screenshot-2024-01-26-at-17-38-57-edp-nestor-article-jeos-rp20220055.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/5TZIqEo9bk3A5i4A-screenshot-2024-01-26-at-17-38-57-edp-nestor-article-jeos-rp20220055.png)

Article files of the last version remain available even when the article is in production:

[![Screenshot 2024-01-26 at 17-42-21 EDP NESTOR Article JEOS-RP20220055.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/scaled-1680-/So5GaJdXpafWgAaX-screenshot-2024-01-26-at-17-42-21-edp-nestor-article-jeos-rp20220055.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/So5GaJdXpafWgAaX-screenshot-2024-01-26-at-17-42-21-edp-nestor-article-jeos-rp20220055.png)

A new status appear: publication scheduled. This status allows authors and editors to be informed of the publication a bit sooner.

[![pending.PNG](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/scaled-1680-/KXgdV3WXplDP1NeI-pending.PNG)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/KXgdV3WXplDP1NeI-pending.PNG)

### Improvements on the referee workflow

The search field has been simplified, and the number of results is no longer limited:

[![Capture222.PNG](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/scaled-1680-/JJxmJIGMcX7VIENh-capture222.PNG)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/JJxmJIGMcX7VIENh-capture222.PNG)

The referee status icons now distinguish clearly pending invitations from expected reports;

[![image.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/scaled-1680-/a4pvNWQBt7XPHcqD-image.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-01/a4pvNWQBt7XPHcqD-image.png)