Discussion Forums, an innovative EM feature, has recently attracted positive journal feedback. Allowing informal discussions between Editors about a particular submission, the forums can be set up at any time during the workflow.

Among benefits customer have found are: it is a natural solution for journals requiring a quick initial accept or reject decision without adding Editors to the decision chain, it is especially helpful for workflows involving collaborative decision-making, it allows subject-area experts to be easily brought in, the discussion remains in the system for handy reference – and it is simple to use!

If you would like a copy of the Discussion Forum General Release Notes, please contact your Aries Account Coordinator.