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Meet the Aries Team: Trisha Pulver, Office Manager/Finance Administrator

For this month’s Aries staff interview, we sat down with Trisha Pulver, Office Manager/Finance Administrator. Recently promoted to this new position, Trisha is our go-to-gal for all office and finance related questions and requests. With her firecracker personality, Trisha never shies away from a challenge and is always there to lend a hand. Read our interview with Trisha to learn more about how she keeps the office operations up and running and what she likes to do in her free time.

Feature Webinar: What’s new with EM/PM version 16.0

Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager version 16.0 are now in general release! The Aries Client Services team is offering a free webinar covering the latest improvements to the systems’ functionality. The upcoming training webinar is to be held on Wednesday, September 11th at 11am EDT/8am PDT/3pm GMT, and will run for approximately 45 minutes. FeaturesRead More

Workflow Wednesday: Customized Flags for Submissions Tracking

It’s Workflow Wednesday! We’re sharing workflow tips and tricks from Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager users. From quick helpful workarounds to unique and diverse methods of peer review, we’re highlighting the real-life ways users interact with EM and PM. This month’s workflow tip is from Bonnie Ponce, Managing Editor (Journals) at the Mathematical Association of America.Read More

Meet the Aries Mascot: Remy the Ram

    A Little Backstory Aries Systems was founded in 1986 by Lyndon S. Holmes and his wife, Sandy Holmes. Lyndon chose to name the company in honor of Sandy’s astrological sign, Aries. Fast-forward to 2019, the Aries team is brainstorming ideas for a fun visual representation of the company. Among a few whimsical suggestionsRead More

Meet the Aries Team: Bob Donegan, Client Development Manager

For this month’s Aries staff interview, we sat down with Bob Donegan, Client Development Manager. With ten years under his belt, Bob is an expert on all things Aries (the products, the people, and more!) Packed with his witty sense of humor and industry experience, Bob is known as the go-to-guy for both his clients and his colleagues. Read our interview with Bob to learn more about his life-long career in publishing and his role as a key member of the Aries Sales team.

Looking back on ISMTE NA 2019

The International Society of Managing & Technical Editors (ISMTE) held their annual North American meeting last week in Durham, NC. Aries Systems is a proud Wi-Fi sponsor for both ISMTE meetings this year, including the European conference to be held later this fall. Aries Client Development Manager Bob Donegan was among the Aries staff attendingRead More

Using System Help in Editorial Manager

Often, Editorial Manager users may feel stuck or have a question while they are completing their work in the system. In these instances, it is not always convenient to reach out to journal system administrators, support staff, or an Aries Account Coordinator with questions. Luckily, the comprehensive Help system available in Editorial Manager and ProduXionRead More

Read Up on New Features Included in Editorial Manager Version 16.0

Each January and June at our bi-annual user group meetings, we kick off the meeting by presenting an overview of features included in the most recent software release of Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager. We love starting our user group meeting by revealing exciting new features to our users, and this session is always very lively and popular with attendees.

Workflow Wednesday: Conflict of Interest Disclosure Questionnaires (Part II)

  It’s Workflow Wednesday! This means we’re sharing workflow tips and tricks from Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager users. From quick helpful workarounds to unique and diverse methods of peer review, we’re highlighting the real-life ways users interact with EM and PM. This month’s workflow tip is from Alice Landwehr of Origin Editorial. Alice hasRead More

Update on LiXuid Manuscript from EMUG 2019

Our 17th Annual U.S. User Group Meeting took place a few weeks ago on June 20-21, 2019. The meeting was a great success, with our largest attendance of users to date. In addition, more than 63 first-time attendees joined us for their first EMUG! One of the more popular breakout sessions at this years’ meetingRead More

Highlights from EMUG 2019

Last week, Aries Systems hosted the 17th Annual Editorial Manager User Group meeting (EMUG) in Boston, MA. Attendance at the event was a record high, with a combined total of over 167 customers and staff, 63 of which were first-time attendees! In keeping with tradition, the Feature Workshop was held on the first morning ofRead More