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The metadata module
On the left hand are the metadata fields. Metadata fields are editable by clicking directly on the values. Note that metadata can be edited only on the last submitted version of the article. Depending on the article type configuration, metadata can include...
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4.40 - Automatic Similarity Check, automatic referee notifications, mandatory expertise fields
22 June 2023 Similarity Check: makeover and automation On article files, Similarity Check (SC) buttons and results are now much more visible and understandable: At last, SC can be triggered automatically as soon as the author submits the pape...
Statistics
Day-to-day statistics To prepare statistics on articles, you can use advanced searches and data exports to get the source data. From then on, you can handle common statistics requests using pivot tables in your favorite spreadsheet program. Delay comput...
4.50 - Editor dashboard refactoring, minor graphic updates
27 July 2023 Editor interface: improvement of the personal dashboard The personal dashboard received a major update regarding editorial responsibility. Beforehand, all articles were filtered according to the profile configuration: Now, the to-do l...
Editorial interface for A&A: a quick overview
This guide is intended for Associate Editors of A&A. It gives a quick overview of the general menu and article page of NESTOR, and how these differ with the corresponding interfaces in MMS. Important notes You can connect to the system here. All d...
4.60 - Conflict of interest checks, improved flags
31 August 2023 Improved checks for conflicts of interest Sometimes, editors submit their own articles, and should be prevented from handling peer review. When that happens, prominent warnings / blocks have been implemented. Flags configuration: ...
4.70 - Quick search, sorting lists, security
21 September 2023 Improvement of the quick search Besides looking up the reference, quick search has been expanded to corresponding authors names and article titles.When the editor inputs several items, these are combined with the AND operator. So for exa...
4.80 - Submission instructions, long answers, referee similarity check
12 October 2023 Improvement on submission instructions The journal configuration already allows to provide a thorough description of your file types and custom fields: This information is now displayed properly to the authors. When the description i...
FAQs for journals migrating from MMS
The Manuscript Management System (MMS) for your journal has migrated to a new platform NESTOR (New Editorial System Tool for Research). All papers, including their data, files, correspondence history, reports, and associated users, have been migrated to this n...
5.00 - Saved searches display, revert actions, mail enclosures
7 November 2023 Customised display on search results The improvements on article lists (which rolled out in 4.70) have been extended to saved searches. That means: - displayed columns - columns order - preferred sorting criteria - numbe...
5.10 - Quality of life updates
10 – 22 November 2023 General - Submission: major upgrade of the unzip/LaTeX compilation utility (and more to come)- Various language and typos corrections Editor interface: view on articles Due date correctionSetting due dates in the past is n...
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 when submitting their article. To unlock this form, activate it in the article type configuration. If the author provides the arXiv identifier, this allows us...
5.30 - Article lists: update on viewable / exportable columns
11 January 2024 Article lists: the referee column By default, articles lists now display a column dedicated to active referees: The column is designed to provide relevant information (status and reminders) on referees currently working on the paper, t...
5.40 - Improvements of the production and referee workflows
29 January 2024 Improvements of the production workflow Actions related to production are now conveniently gathered in a dedicated thumbnail: Article files of the last version remain available even when the article is in production: A new statu...
5.50 - Landing pages, secure deep links, article history for authors, production workflow
21 March 2024 🌻🌼🌹 Landing page behaviour The behaviour of Nestor at login has been refined according to your profile and activity. Depending on the following priorities, you will either land on the author, referee or editor dashboard: If you are edito...
5.60 - Referees reinvitations, submission files extension locks
15 May 2024 Referee reinvitations When the editor receives a revision, it is now easier to check the referee activity on previous versions and to reinvite the referee easily: Submission files: media type locking (file extensions) The...
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 in the file type configuration. This new feature allows you to automatically rename author-submitted files according to their file types. This will be extremel...
5.75 - The return of the classic referee search, roomier mail edits
26 June 2024 Classic referee search The classic search makes a come back, allowing editors to perform exact searches on referee names. In addition, wild cards are also available to get even more customization. You can switch between the two types of sea...
5.80 - Editorial assignment tool, correcting co-authors addresses, workflow dates
29 July 2024 More information on the assignment tool Editors-in-Chief will now benefit from a revamped interface to assign papers, where all the necessary information is summarized: Active editors Expertise fields of each editor Current workload Vari...