Did you know that reminder letters, such as invited submission reminders and reviewer reminders, can be configured to include iCal attachments? When these attachments are opened, due dates are added to users’ Outlook, iCal and Google Calendars with a single click. Configuration is simple, and best of all, this useful feature is free!
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Version 11.2 is officially released. While there are many excellent features, we’re particularly excited about the addition of Custom Metadata IDs for questions. This feature is perfect for publishers with multiple journals participating in manuscript transfer workflows, and transferring authors who don’t have time to answer the same questions twice. Simple to configure yourself. If you need help, contact your account coordinator today!
Our first 2015 beta release is coming soon. Want to be on the cutting edge of new features included?
Version 12 includes revised submission checker, customizable grid UI enhancements, improved letter merge field management, extended FundRef functionality, multi-task automation, automated production task reminders and automated schedule group (issue) closing.
To join the inner circle, contact your account coordinator and sign up for beta testing!
The Journal of Ceramic Science and Technology, published by Göller-Verlagof Baden-Baden, Germany, uses the double-blind method for quality assessment of submitted manuscripts. EM manages the journal’s submission, peer-review and global editorial workflow.
“We hope that our streamlined workflows, and the quality we’ve built in to the process with EM will result in our first ISI ranking,” commented Editor, Professor Jürgen G. Heinrich. “This cannot be achieved today without a system such as EM, particularly, due to the global distribution of the journal´s editorial board and authors. EM is easy-to-use, extraordinarily clear and meets an international state-of-the-art standard.”
We are just a week away from our 11th Annual Editorial Manager User Group (EEMUG) meetings on January 15 and 16 at etc.venues – The Hatton, London. The event features Guest Speaker Melinda Kenneway of Kudos, presenting Use of Social Media by Scholarly Authors, and Chris Kenneally of the Copyright Clearance Center on New Business Models.
The meetings provide opportunities to learn about recent workflow innovations and network with Aries staff and industry colleagues. Time is running out, register now!
With firm commitments growing to make research results openly available, the handling requirements for Article Processing Charges receive more and more attention. To prepare for increased scalability, a robust infrastructure is required. The first components already exist and will be discussed from the perspectives of different stakeholders at the 2015 APE Conference in Berlin, January 20-21.
Thinking about citation formatting? We are too. Editorial Manager’s eXtyles integration saves users precious time within workflows by introducing automated citation formatting.
With the recent addition of two new out-of-the-box styles, Chicago and ICMJE, in addition to AMA and APA, this solution is more powerful than ever. Custom styles are also supported. Contact your Account Coordinator today for more details.