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Flags
Flags are symbols displayed on articles, to help editors to identify important information. They ...
The quick actions toolbar
The quick actions toolbar is located in the upper part of the article page. It contains quick ...
The metadata module
On the left hand are the metadata fields. Metadata fields are editable by clicking directly on th...
4.40 - Automatic Similarity Check, automatic referee notifications, mandatory expertise fields
22 June 2023 Similarity Check: makeover and automation On article files, Similarity Chec...
4.60 - Conflict of interest checks, improved flags
31 August 2023 Improved checks for conflicts of interest Sometimes, editors submit their ow...
5.20 - arXiv identifier, friendlier editing behaviours on the article page
6 December 2023 Adding the arXiv identifier Authors may now submit their arXiv identifier...
5.70 - File renaming, author view on article history
10 June 2024 Automatic file renaming Note: a very cool feature, which must be first activated...
6.10 - Editors' hierarchy, referee history, better account merges, new variables
19 December 2024 🌟🎄❄ Article workflow/user management When an EIC/EO unassigns someone: ...
6.60 - Metadata configuration, unfolded articles flag, LaTeX extractions
16 June 2025 Standard, special and custom fields now all benefit from a unified configuration:...
Creating a request for revision (to the author)
A request of revision must be created with the event: "Request for revision": Once the templat...
Technical check
Article type configuration The technical check workflow is first defined at the article type l...
Peer review
Configuration of the referee questionnaire First, configure your questions to the referee here...
Workflow summary
The workflow is divided into statuses, an article will go through a series of statuses to reach a...
7.60 - Assignments strategies
03/09/2026 Automatic assignment strategies The automatic assignment feature has received a lo...
Current editor and to-do list
The current editor is responsible for moving an article forward: The current editor is the def...
Landing pages at connection
The behaviour of Nestor at login differs according to the user's profile and activity. Depending...
Login
From https://xxxxx.nestor-edp.org/ , click on the LOGIN button at the top. You will be requested ...
2.40 - Stand as user
29 May 2021 - Improvement of the user bar The previous user bar was confusing for some users, e...
2.50 - Internal notifications
18 June 2021 - Release of the internal notification tool Important mails sent by Nestor are now...
2.60 - Advanced search
9 August 2021 - Release of the advanced search tool: - combine multiple criteria to refine yo...