# 7.00 - Metadata & questionnaire configuration 8 September 2025 --- #### Metadata configuration Following [6.60](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/books/release-notes/page/660-metadata-configuration-unfolded-articles-flag-latex-extractions), metadata benefit from a series of updates: - Set the visibility of individual metadata fields for authors and referees:[![image.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/S4r0tRwKaApPSzB4-image.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/S4r0tRwKaApPSzB4-image.png) By default, the following standard metadata will be displayed to authors and referees: - article type - section - author list - topical issue - abstract - comment --- #### Questionnaire configuration - Answers can (at last!) be used to fill standard or custom fields. [![image.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/t0wxXfmqZniKinxR-image.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/t0wxXfmqZniKinxR-image.png) - When configuring closed questions (select/check boxes), the interface has been revamped to match Nestor look and feel: [![image.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/l7NWKQm5Elb5BdXg-image.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/l7NWKQm5Elb5BdXg-image.png) --- #### Editorial Board management For editorial offices: on the profile page, two fields appear to track beginning and end of activity. [![Untitled.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/Nl1wssbFx7YO8X90-untitled.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/Nl1wssbFx7YO8X90-untitled.png) This data can be exported as well as other relevant editorial data: [![image.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/QCThMGPtY3UPtdeA-image.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/QCThMGPtY3UPtdeA-image.png) --- #### Authors management: new activity button On a user page, activity as co-author is now distinct from the activity as corresponding author: [![image.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/geljihTLNqfre2LA-image.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/geljihTLNqfre2LA-image.png) --- #### Referee invitation: new warning When inviting a referee on a given paper, Nestor now checks if the potential referee has submitted with co-authors in the past. If so, a warning will be raised: [![image.png](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/U9rLIf88o8Eta4Z3-image.png)](https://doc.nestor-edp.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/U9rLIf88o8Eta4Z3-image.png) --- #### Rights management The code handling users' rights has been significantly overhauled to improve maintainability. Please let us know if you see something unusual: