Online Submission Site Instructions
Log in
First, you will need to log in to the online submission site.
If you know your login details (i.e., you have submitted or reviewed a manuscript in this journal before), use your User ID and Password to log on. (Your user ID will usually be your email address.)
If you do not know your login details, check to see if you are already registered by clicking on the 'Forgot your password' button and following the on-screen instructions. If you are not already registered, you can register by clicking on the 'Create account' button on the login screen and following the on-screen instructions.
If you have trouble finding your manuscripts or have other problems with your account, do not create another account. Instead, please email the Journal Editorial Office ([email protected]).
Submit a new manuscript
To submit a new manuscript, go to the 'Author Centre' and click on 'Click here to submit a New Manuscript', and then follow the on-screen instructions.
There are 7 steps for you to follow to submit your manuscript. You move from one step to the next by clicking on the 'Save and Continue' button on each screen or back to the previous screen by clicking on the 'Previous' button.
Please note that if you click on the 'Back' or 'Forward' buttons on your browser, the information you have entered will not be saved.
Upload your files in the Author Centre 'File Upload' page
Enter individual files using the 'Browse' buttons and select the appropriate 'File type’ from the pull-down menu.
Upload your files by clicking on the 'Upload files' button. This may take several minutes. (Files are automatically converted to .pdf format for peer review.) Click on the 'Save' button to confirm the upload. Repeat these steps until you have uploaded all your files.
Once you have uploaded all your files, indicate the order in which they should appear in your paper. This will determine the order in which they appear in the consolidated pdf used for peer review.
After the successful upload of your text and images, you will need to view and proofread your manuscript. Please do this by clicking on the html button or pdf button.
If the files have not been uploaded to your satisfaction, go back to the file upload screen where you can remove the files you do not want and repeat the process.
When you are satisfied with the uploaded manuscript proof click on 'Next' which will take you to the 'Review & Submit' screen.
When you have finished reviewing this information press 'Submit'. Once the manuscript is submitted it is not possible to undo the submission.
After the manuscript has been submitted you will see a confirmation screen and receive an email confirmation stating that your manuscript has been successfully submitted.
This will also give the assigned manuscript number, which is used in all correspondence during peer review. If you do not receive this, your manuscript will not have been successfully submitted to the Journal and the paper cannot progress to peer review.
If you return to your 'Author Centre' you will notice that your newly submitted manuscript can be found in the 'Submitted Manuscripts' area. The ‘Status' section provides information on the status of your manuscript as it moves through the review process.
Submitting a revised manuscript
Log on to the online submission site as before and, in the 'Author Centre', click on 'Manuscripts with Decisions'. At the bottom of the screen you will see those manuscripts that require a revision (or that have been revised).
Create a revision of this manuscript by clicking on 'Create a Revision' under Actions. You will now be able to see the editor and reviewer comments and will be able to respond to these.
You will need to upload the files that constitute your revised manuscript. To facilitate the production process, it is essential that you upload your revised manuscript as a .doc, .rtf, and not in .pdf format. If you wish to finish this another time, you will find the manuscript in your 'Revised manuscripts in draft' list.
If you click on 'View comments/respond' you will see the editor's letter to you together with the referees' comments. You may cut and paste your responses into the text areas at the bottom of the screen.
Getting help
If you experience any problems during the online submission process please visit Scholar One's Author Support site.
Alternatively, please contact the Journal Editorial Office at [email protected], who will be pleased to assist you.
