Manuscript Central
Training
Author Center
Module 2
Author Center
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Login Screen
Main Menu
New Manuscript Submission
Partially Submitted Manuscripts
Manuscripts to Be Revised
Note: your screens may differ somewhat
from the ones shown here
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Login Screen
• User ID, Password
(but not Journal)
• Existing Account?
• Instructions
• Links to Upgrades:
Adobe, Netscape, Internet Explorer
• Get Support Now
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Enter Your:
ID
Password .
Choose “Login”
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Main Menu
You’ll see only
“Author Center”
• What’s in Your View?
• Personal Account Administration
– Change Password
These are now
– Edit Your Information shown in your listing
• Bolded Fields
• 2nd E-Mail (CC)
• “Back to” buttons
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of choices, rather
than as “buttons” as
shown in next
illustrations
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Change Password
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Edit Account Info
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Enter Old Password,
New Password Twice
and Choose “Set
Password”
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Edit Info,
Choose
“Submit
Information”
At Bottom
Of Page
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Choose Author Center
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Manuscript Submission
• Manuscript Preparation (PDF, PS)
– Combine text and figures in one file
– Or, create multiple PDF’s from text
and figure files, then combine
– PDF can be made from Adobe PDF
Writer software (not free)
– PDF can also be made on the MC’s
free Acrobat Distiller -- see next page
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Creating PDF on MC site
• Select “Create PDF of your Manuscript” icon
• Read and follow instructions on this FAQ page
• Log-on ID: ScholarOne; Password: Central
(case-sensitive)
• Click “Create PDF Online” icon; select “Convert
a File”
• Use default settings; browse for manuscript’s
file; then view results
• Repeat as needed, to get text and figures right
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Manuscript Submission
• Manuscript Preparation (RTF)
– Create RTF (Rich Text Format) of text
– Insert “Figure Tags” into text file (see
example)
– Figure files in image format (.JPG,
.GIF, .TIF, etc.) with SIMPLE
filenames such as Fig1.jpg
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Select Manuscript Type
Color Illustrations
(Yes/No)
“Save and Continue”
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To select “USA”, type “U”,
then down-arrow 5 times.
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“Save and Continue”
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“Save and Continue”
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“Save and Continue”
Using the Special
Character Palette
• Uncheck “Copy to End”
• For bold, italics, underline,
subscript, and superscript:
surround desired text with begin
and end tags
• For characters: copy-and-paste
entire tag into text
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“Save and Continue”
“Save and Continue”
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To Upload a New Draft
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Instead of RTF, we suggest using our free
Online distiller to create PDF for upload
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Page Down
Choose Next
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Choose Browse
Navigate to the PDF, PS
or RTF file on your
computer.
Choose Upload File
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Choose View Proof
It’s always a good idea to view the
proof, to assure that what you intend
is what we have received.
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To View Your Proof
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Proof Your Entire
Draft and Choose
“Back” Button in
Your Browser to
Return
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Choose
One
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This Manuscript Has Been Submitted! Exit System
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Let’s rewind just a little and see how
it differs when you do not have a
PDF or PostScript file and would
like to upload an RTF with figure
tags and image files…
Hopefully you are submitting a PDF and
will not need to review this next
Section; skip to slide 41
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Choose Browse
Navigate to the PDF, PS
or RTF file on your
computer.
Choose Upload File
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During the Upload Your
Figure Tags were Read.
Now You Must Identify
The File for Each Figure
Choose Browse, then
Navigate to Each File
“Submit Information”
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Here’s What My Author Center Looks Like Now…
To Return to Work on a “Partially Submitted Manuscript”, Click on the Title
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Choose the Draft ID to View Your Draft(s)
The Steps are the Same… You Can Page Through your
Manuscript to Make any Edits, then Submit or Not
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When You’ve Been Asked
to Revise…
Your Author Center will
Look Like This:
Revision
Original
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Important! Author Must View Comments
and Response to Reviewers FIRST
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Fill in Response to
Editor and Response
to Reviewers, then
Choose Submit
Response
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Now Author is Ready to Upload
a New Draft. Choose the Title
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Choose Create a New Draft
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Follow the Same Steps as in the Original Upload Until You Get
to the Confirmation Page
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Author Summary
Use the Author Center to:
– Upload New Manuscript
– Track Progress of Manuscript
– Respond to Revision Requests
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