The OA Switchboard, an initiative by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), is a not-for-profit, industry-wide collaboration that aims to serve as an intermediary between the complexities of multi-lateral Open Access (OA) publication-level arrangements by functioning as a central information exchange hub. The OA Switchboard strives to enable the seamless sending and receiving ofRead More
Aries Systems is pleased to announce the Dryad integration with Editorial Manager® (EM) is now available! Dryad, a not-for-profit data repository, aims to make research data openly discoverable, citable, and reusable. The integration, made possible through Aries’ flexible repository API, is designed to allow any publication using EM the ability to directly connect Authors withRead More
At the June Aries Industry Advisory Board (AIAB) meeting, Alice Meadows, Director of Community Engagement, NISO and SSP President (2021-22), joined as our guest speaker, leading an exploratory discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in scholarly publishing. Board members from leading industry organizations shared their current and future ideas and plans on how toRead More
Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for Aries’ 2021 virtual Editorial Manager User Group (EMUG) meeting! Aries was thrilled to connect with our Editorial Manager® (EM) and ProduXion Manager® (PM) customers for our three day virtual event, held on June 15-17th. The EMUG 2021 virtual conference was offered free of charge toRead More
Editorial Manager® (EM) and ProduXion Manager® (PM) version 17.0 is now in general release! To keep customers up-to-date on EM/PM functionality, the Aries Client Services team is offering a free webinar highlighting the latest system innovations. Join us on Wednesday, June 30th at 10am ET for this informative session! Some of the many features toRead More
Editorial Manager® (EM), Aries Systems’ manuscript submission and peer review tracking system, is equipped with powerful configuration settings, providing publishers the ability to independently customize their journal sites to best suit their needs at no additional cost. However, journal offices may not be aware of the many features available within the system designed to enhanceRead More
Aries Systems is pleased to announce that registration for our 2021 virtual Editorial Manager User Group (EMUG) meeting is now open! An online approach to our traditional in-person user groups, EMUG 2021 is designed to deliver the same great insights! The conference will include Aries’ signature Feature Workshop and presentations highlighting the latest EM/PM systemRead More
Due to current circumstances, Aries Systems shifted our annual European Editorial Manager User Group (EEMUG) meeting held in London, to a virtual five-part series webinar series designed to deliver the same great insights from our in-person events. The series featured a diverse set of topics with multiple guest speakers and was offered to Editorial Manager/ProduXionRead More
The coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented challenges to our professional and personal lives. With the impact of the pandemic overflowing into the new year, we are doing our best to conform to this new normal. When the whole world was shutting down in March of 2020, Aries Systems transitioned to a 100% work-from-home order practicallyRead More
Aries remains committed to supporting and engaging with our EM/PM user community under the current climate, and we are looking ahead to the new year! With no end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, Aries will not be holding our annual European Editorial Manager User Group Meeting (EEMUG) in London this upcoming January. In itsRead More
Every day, thousands of journals around the world depend on Aries Systems for their manuscript submission and peer review processing needs – and even more so during this time of uncertainty. Aries is dedicated to supporting publishers, EM/PM users and the research community during these unprecedented times. As part of our commitment, Aries worked withRead More
By Emily Babcock, Systems Support Services Coordinator for J&J Editorial