User guide

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What is the status of my article?

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If it's the first time you come to Nestor, please click on the REGISTER button at the top.

Enter the requested information.

You will then receive an e-mail containing a deeplink. Click (or copy and paste) this link and complete your information, i.e. choose a password and provide your affiliation.

If you are an author or a referee already registered in MMS, do not register again, but please click on the ‘Reset password’ link https://XXXX.nestor-edp.org/resetPassword (or available in the Login page).

For editors previously using MMS, your codes have been migrated, do not register again. Type in your e-mail address (the one used with MMS) and the password you used to access MMS. If you got some connection problem, please click on the ‘Reset password’ link' https://XXXX.nestor-edp.org/resetPassword

Login

From https://xxxxx.nestor-edp.org/ , click on the LOGIN button at the top. You will be requested to enter your e-mail and password.

Depending on the following priorities, you will either land on the author, referee or editor dashboard:

If you are editor of the journal, you will always land on the editor dashboard
Otherwise, if you have pending articles as referee, landing on the referee dashboard
Otherwise, if you have active articles as author, landing on the author dashboard
Otherwise, if you have active articles as coauthor, landing on the coauthor dashboard
If none of the above apply, you will land on the author dashboard.

Switching dasboard is done via the selection menu in the upper right:

I want to link my ORCID and update my personal information

Once registered and logged in, please click on your name and on ‘My profile’.

From this page, you can:

Change your e-mail address and reset your password
Link your ORCID account to your Nestor account
Add or edit your institutes
Set unavailability dates

Change your e-mail address and reset your password

Link your ORCID account to your Nestor account

Click on the ORCID link.

Make sure to authorize access to EDP Sciences.

Your Nestor account is now linked to ORCID. If needed, you can delete the link with the red button.

Add or edit your institutes

You can add another institute and choose the one by default.

Set unavailability dates

Add your dates and more information if you want.

What is the status of my article?

In your author dashboard, the workflow has been divided into functional steps (who is working on the articles). Your to-do list focuses on articles expecting an action from you. See below from a detailed breakdown of article statuses, and the detailed workflow diagram.

To-do list (cf green status in the diagram)
Back to author	The article did not pass technical check and expects your input. Resubmitting will not create a new version.
Revision in progress	The article was sent to you for revision. Resubmitting will create a new version.
Proof sent	The article is expecting your proof corrections

In progress
Registration / RV registration	The article is the hands of the Editorial Office for initial checks
With Editor	This tag covers several statuses, cf diagram below. Awaiting assignment: to be sent to an editor ⭐New submission: expecting refereeing/decision In search of referee: start of peer review invitations ⭐Waiting editorial decision: end of peer review (reports received) Editorial decision proposed: reserved to EiCs ⭐Revision received: expecting refereeing/decision Proof sent to Editorial Office
Peer review in progress	The article is in the hands of referees, reports are expected
Accepted	Good news: the article is in the hands of the Editorial Office for final corrections. Requests for revision can still be expected.
In production	This tag covers several statuses, cf diagram below. In production: production starts Proof checked by you Proof checked by Editorial Office Proof validated by Editorial Office Publication scheduled

Finished
Published	: )
Rejected	: (
Closed	The article is closed (usually, no news from you)
Withdrawn	The article is withdrawn (usually at your request)