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I cannot send my decision on this article, why? If the buttons are unavailable in the decision...
Editorial assignments
Manual assignments Configuring a manual assignment is done at the profile level. For a given p...
Upper area: the main information
The main information module is located in the upper area. It contains the most important info...
How to send files to Similarity Check?
Nestor can send files to Similarity Check (SC). SC can be triggered either manually or automati...
Submission
Before configuring the submission workflow, please ensure the following are defined properly in...
Article types
Article types are the main entry point to configure the workflow. They are created, edited, or de...
Managing invited referees
Actions on referees Once a referee has been invited to review an article, it is listed in ...
Taking the editorial decision
Accessing decisions Once expected reports are received on a version, the article will switch t...
How does editorial responsibility switch?
For a given article, editorial responsibility is indicated by the colored tags in the assignment ...
Editor profile: decisions and proposals
Depending on his/her profile, an editor can either propose or take a decision on a version (cf. t...
The due date
The due date is indicated in the upper part of the article page. The due date ind...
File types
File types may be configured in the journal configuration, where file types are listed, and may b...
Standard categorizations
Nestor provides a wide choice of tools to categorize articles: For a specific article, those c...
Decisions: the recommendation system
Depending on your workflow needs, your journal can use very specific labels for decisions. Some d...
Overview of the template configuration
All templates linked to your journal are stored in the templates configuration: ...
The author and the referee profile
In Nestor, all users are considered potential authors or referees. Consequently, author and refer...
Editor profiles
Contrary to the author and referee profile, editor profiles are not unique. It is very common for...
Attaching rules to templates
In Nestor, critical actions will trigger a message and update the article status / dates when n...
How can I set up automatic reminders?
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Special categorizations: custom fields
Custom fields are a way to categorize articles in any way besides standard categorizations. They ...