Emerald Manuscript Central Support
Author Guide
Logging In to Your Author Centre .............................................................................. 2
Forgotten your Password? ........................................................................................ 2
The Welcome page .................................................................................................. 2
The Author Dashboard ............................................................................................. 3
The Manuscript Submission Process ........................................................................... 3
Step 1 – Type, Title and Abstract ................................................................................. 3
Step 2 – Keywords .................................................................................................. 3
Step 3 – Authors and Institutions ................................................................................. 4
Step 4 – Details and Comments .................................................................................. 4
Step 5 – File Upload ................................................................................................ 5
Step 6 – Review and Submit ...................................................................................... 6
Step 7 – Journal Article Record (JAR) Form .................................................................... 6
Emerald’s Copyright Policy ....................................................................................... 6
Further Help Documentation from Manuscript Central .................................................. 7
Logging In to Your Author Centre
Each journal's Manuscript Central site has a unique Web address (URL). Typically, you are
given that address in an email sent by the journal. If the address is hyperlinked, simply
click the link within the email, or you can enter the web address in the address field of
your browser and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The journal's Log In page opens.
Access to the journal site may be provided in one of two ways:
1. The journal may create your account for you and email you with instructions on
how to log in and set your User ID and password.
2. Some journals allow their users to create their own accounts. If yours does, you
will see a Create Account link in the top right corner of the page. Follow the
step-by-step instructions for creating your account.
To keep your account information current, use the Edit Account link in the upper right
corner (Create Account changes to Edit Account after your account is created). You can
also change your User ID and password here.
NOTES:
Please retain your new password information. Manuscript Central will not send your
password via email.
You can log out of Manuscript Central at any time by clicking Log Out at the top right
corner of the page you are on. You will be returned to the Log In page.
Forgotten your Password?
Should you lose your password, enter your email address in the Password Help field and
click Go. The system will send an email containing a temporary password and instructions
for resetting your password. (Please note that your temporary password is only valid for
48 hours)
The Welcome page
When you log in, you are taken to the Welcome page. Here you see links to all of the
role centres you have permissions for in this journal. Typically, authors are given both
Author and Reviewer permissions, although this varies by journal.
To access your author dashboard page, click the Author Centre link. Your author
dashboard page opens.
Instructions and Forms
Access journal-specific Instructions and Forms by clicking the link in the Author Resources
section. The Instructions and Forms link is also available on each page by clicking the tab
in the upper right corner of the page.
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The Author Dashboard
Through the author dashboard, you can submit a new manuscript or track the status of
any previous submissions, either as main author or papers on which you have appeared
as co-author.
Click the appropriate queue in the My Manuscripts section. The information will display at
the bottom of the page.
The Manuscript Submission Process
To begin the submission process, click the star icon in the Author Resources
Section.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
• Each journal can ask for different pieces of information and different required fields from
the example shown in this guide. Journal-required fields are denoted by a red req symbol.
• Journals may vary the requirements based on manuscript type.
• Always follow journal instructions carefully when submitting manuscripts.
How to Submit a Manuscript:
Step 1 – Type, Title and Abstract
ACTIONS
1. Manuscript type: select from the
drop-down list of choices
2. Title: Enter a manuscript title or
paste one in
Running Head: If present, enter a short
title
3. Abstract: Enter the abstract in the
structured abstract format
NOTES
Click the Special Characters icon to
insert any special characters
Click the Preview icon to preview the
title
Cut and paste into the fields. For
instructions on how to write a
structured abstract please go to
Instructions & Forms
4. Click Next to move to Step 2
Step 2 – Keywords
Keywords are required for manuscript submission. You can either choose from a list of
keywords provided, consult Emerald’s Thesaurus or enter your own.
ACTIONS
1. Search on this list: Enter a keyword
and click Search
NOTES
A popup box displays keywords to
match your search. Select the
checkbox to mark the search as casesensitive. Click the Special Characters
icon to insert any special characters.
Select the keyword(s) and click Add
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2. To add a keyword to your
manuscript submission, select a word
from the list box and click Add
3. If you are unable to find a keyword
in the dropdown list, there are 2
further ways to add keywords
The selected keywords display in
the fields to the right. Where possible
we recommend that you add at least 2
keywords from this list.
(i) You can search the Emerald
Thesaurus (link at the top of the page)
(ii) Type your own keyword(s) in the
list on the right hand side.
4. Click Next to move to Step 3
Step 3 – Authors and Institutions
Enter or confirm your name and institution information and add any co-authors and their
information.
ACTIONS
1. Enter your author information in the
fields. If your information is pre-filled,
verify it for accuracy.
NOTES
Click the Edit icon to edit the
information.
2. To add a co-author to your
manuscript submission, enter the
author’s email address in the Email
field. As needed, click the link to add
additional Institutions and Departments
for an author.
To see if a co-author already has an
author account, type in their e-mail
address and click the Find button.
Matching details are displayed. Click
Add to my authors.
3. Enter co-author information in the
fields (if no author account already
exists).
Click the Special Characters icon to
insert any special characters. If you are
not the corresponding author, you can
mark which author is.
The co-author displays in the My
Authors section with your name.
4. Click Add to my authors.
5. Repeat steps 2 – 4 for all authors
Once all authors are added, you can
amend the order in which they are
displayed by changing the numbers on
the far left of the My Authors box.
6. Click Next to move to Step 4.
Step 4 – Details and Comments
This page is journal-specific includes an area for a cover letter, as well as any other
required submission information.
ACTIONS
1. Cover Letter: You can submit a
cover letter in one of 3 ways:
NOTES
• Type your cover letter in the text field
• Paste an existing cover letter into the
field
• You can browse to and attach an
existing file.
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2. Other sections: Complete the fields
as indicated.
3.Selecting an issue to submit to
If your journal has regional editors,
they will be listed here. It is important
that you choose the editor from the
region you are submitting from –
unless you are submitting to a special
issue.
If you are submitting to a special issue,
select this issue from the dropdown
list.
If neither option is available, select
Regular issue
4. Click Next to move to Step 5.
Step 5 – File Upload
In this step you will upload all of your manuscript files.
ACTIONS
1. File Upload: Click Browse to locate a
file and select it for upload.
NOTES
The maximum size limit for file upload
is 60 MB
2. File Type: Select from the dropdown
list of choices.
This will vary by journal
3. Click Upload files.
It is recommended that you upload no
more than 3 files at a time (although
you can upload more files by repeating
steps 1 – 3). If the files are very large,
the server may timeout preventing
uploading. You will not be able to
upload the following file types: exe,
com, vbs, zip
For preferred file types please check
the journal guidelines.
For image/figure files, name the file to
link to the same name as it has in the
main document. You can also insert a
caption/legend beneath it.
4. During upload, a Details popup
window displaying file attributes
appears for each file.
Click Next to move to the next file.
Click Save at the end of the file upload
process.
5. If the option is available, you can
send files in offline. Enter the number
of files and click Go. Enter a file
name/description for each file and
select a file designation from the
dropdown list.
Files display in the My Files section.
You can change the order of the files
and edit details.
The page displays fields for the
requested number of files.
6. Click Next to move to Step 6.
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Step 6 – Review and Submit
This is a final review step before submitting your manuscript. All sections must display the
green checkmark before you can click Submit to complete the submission process.
ACTIONS
1. Review each section carefully for
accuracy and completeness.
NOTES
A green tick appears next to each item
that has been completed correctly
according to the journal’s standards.
A red cross indicates that you need to
complete required fields. A yellow box
at the end of this column details the
exact error.
Click Edit in the right column to return
to that step.
2. If you have not already done so,
review the HTML and/or PDF versions
of your
submission.
3. Click Submit. The system asks for
confirmation of the submission. Click
OK to submit the manuscript.
You will receive a successful
submission confirmation along with
your manuscript ID number.
The manuscript displays in the Submitted Manuscripts column of your dashboard.
Step 7 – Journal Article Record (JAR) Form
Once your article has been accepted, we require you to complete, sign and return a copy
of the Journal Article Record form. We cannot publish your paper without the form .
Please ensure that all sections of the Journal Article Record form, particularly author
contact details, are completed as fully, accurately and legibly as possible. This is essential
for safe delivery of complimentary copies of the journal issue upon publication.
Complete the Journal Article Record form on your PC
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HTML version
Microsoft Word version - best for fax
Please remember to print, sign and return the form. You can fax your completed JAR
forms to +44 (0) 1274 785244
Emerald’s Copyright Policy
Emerald Group Publishing Limited seeks to retain copyright of the articles it publishes,
without the author giving up their rights to use their own material. Authors are not
required to seek permission to re-use their own work. As an author you can use your
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paper in part or in full, including figures and tables (except where copyright is owned by a
third party, in which case you must seek permission again) if you want to do so in a book,
in another article written for us or another publisher, on your website, or any other use,
without asking us first. We believe that this copyright policy benefits our authors by
ensuring that we can:
 Develop our electronic publications and their delivery to meet customer needs and
create maximum dissemination of authors' work
 Protect authors' moral rights and their work from plagiarism, unlawful copying and any
other infringement of copyright
 Recoup copyright fees from Reproduction Rights Organisations to reinvest in new
initiatives and author/user services. Emerald Publishing Group Limited will provide a
research grant/award of 25% of copyright fee revenue up to £25,000 per annum to its
author community. Emerald is registered with The Copyright Licensing Agency in the
UK and The Copyright Clearance Center in the USA.
 Provide an efficient service for permissions
Further Help Documentation from Manuscript Central
A wide variety of online training and help documentation is available through the Get Help
Now link at the top right of all pages and through the Resources section of the Log In and
Welcome pages.
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