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Select article type
Enter the title of your manuscript choosing from the drop-down menu.

Enter title and short title.
Enter the title and then the short title of your article in the space provided.

Add/Edit/Remove Authors

Enter the names of other people who authored the manuscript. You are automatically considered the Corresponding Author. Do not re-enter yourself in the list of authors. You may choose another author as the Corresponding Author, but this person must be a registered Editorial Manager user. If you do assign someone else as the Corresponding Author, the system will send the manuscript to their account while the PDF is built and send all e-mails to that person, including one asking them to approve the manuscript for final submission to the office. To approve the manuscript and send it to the journal, log in as the new Corresponding Author or ask the new Corresponding Author to view and approve the submission.

Other Authors do not need to be registered with the system in order to be listed.

To change the order in which authors are listed, click the up or down arrows next to each name. This moves that author one step up or down in the order. The Author at the top of the list is automatically designated as the First Author and does not have to be the Corresponding Author.

To change the Corresponding Author, enter that author’s name and click the checkbox next to “Please select if this is the corresponding author”. If the person you entered is not registered with Editorial Manager, you will be unable to designate him/her as the Corresponding Author. If this person is registered with Editorial Manager, you will be asked to enter his or her username as confirmation.

Select classifications

A new window will open which will list the classifications used by the European Journal of Ophthalmology. You may select as many classifications as appropriate for your manuscript. When you have completed your choice, click “Submit” to close the window and “Next” to proceed further. Should you wish to indicate additional classifications, please add them to the “Comments” section. The Editorial Office will take care of adding these to the system and to your submission

Select section

Choose the section in which you manuscript belongs from the drop down menu.

Submit Abstract

Enter the abstract in the space provided; you may copy and paste from your typewritten manuscript.

Enter Keywords

Enter each keyword separated by semicolons

Additional Information

Use this section to enter mandatory information the Journal requires.

Enter comments

Use this section to enter any additional information you may wish to submit to the Editorial Office. These comments will not appear with your manuscript. Do not paste your cover letter in this space.

Suggest reviewers

You may proved names and contact information for at least two review candidates. Required field are marked with (*). When you are finished, click the “Add Reviewer” button to submit additional reviewers. Click “Next” when you are ready to move to the next step.

Oppose reviewers

You may indicate to the Editorial Office which Reviewer you would rather not send your manuscript. Provide all necessary contact information. When you are finished, click the “Add Reviewer” button to submit additional reviewers. Click “Next” when you are ready to move to the next step.

Select region of Origin

Identify the geographic region of origin (or country) for your manuscript. It can be different from the Corresponding Author’s country.

Attach Files                                    

You will be asked to attach all the files associated with your submission.

For each item you want to upload:

a) Choose the Item from the dropdown menu. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

b) Enter a Description in the text box. You must enter a number label for your figures in the Description box, i.e. Figure 1a. Locate the file on your hard drive using the “Browse” button

c) Click “Attach This File” to upload the file (uploading may take several minutes for larger files).

As each item from the drop-down menu is attached, the name of the file will appear at the bottom of the screen in order of upload.

To change the order of the items according to requirements, click the up and down arrows next to each file (see below) to move the item up or down a step in the manuscript.

You may attach files to their submission that have been “compressed” (i.e. zip files). This allows Authors to upload several files at once, rather than having to upload one file at a time. It also enables a faster upload of a large single file. The system will automatically “unpack” or “un-zip” the file, so that the individual file(s) can be attached to the submission.

Uploading a compressed ZIP file

Compressed files are any files created by a “packing” utility, such as PKZip or WinZip. A compressed file may consist of a single file, or multiple files. The primary purpose of “zipping” or “compressing” files is to reduce the overall file size, thus facilitating faster transmittal. The following compressed file formats are supported:

1. Zip – such as WinZIP
2. tar.gz – this is a UNIX file compression utility

To upload a compressed file, choose a Submission Item Type from the drop-down list, and upload a compressed file containing one or more individual files. The resulting behaviour varies slightly, depending on whether the zip file contains a single file or multiple files. You can always change the Items and descriptions once they’ve been uploaded.

Zip File Contains a Single File: The single file is listed in the Attached Files list, with the Item and Description designation made by the user before the file was uploaded. The user then has the opportunity to change the Item and/or Description, and re-order the files (if there are other files already in the list).

Zip File Contains Two or More Files: The unpacking process lists all of the files individually. The user must then explicitly select a Submission Item for each file. The Description fields are dynamically populated based on the Submission Items selected, and the user can modify the Descriptions, if desired. The user then has the opportunity to reorder the files.

File Ordering Mechanism

File order can be changed by entering numbers in the text box next to each Submission Item. A text box with a number appears next to each file. The files are numbered in the sequence in which they were uploaded. For example, if four files are uploaded, the default value for each Item is 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The user can then change the order of the files by typing in a new order and clicking the “Update File Order” button. For example, if the last Item you uploaded should appear first, simply type a “1” next to the file, and Update the file order. You won’t have to renumber all the others, the file will automatically be bumped to the top, and all other subsequent files will be pushed down one.

When all Items have been attached, click “Next” at the bottom of the page. At this point, you will see the summary of the files you are sending to the Journal Office, and can make sure that everything you want to include is listed. A message will prompt you if you’ve left out any of the required items of the submission.

Changing the Submission Item Label after the file is uploaded

If you are uploading a Figure, but did not select the “Figure” Item from the Item dropdown box, then the Item label would be incorrect. The “Item” column in the list of attached files has drop-down boxes for each file, so the Submission Item can easily be changed after the file has been uploaded.

When you have completed loading your attachments, click “Build PDF for my Approval”. A message will appear on the screen thanking you for your submission. Your manuscript will now be found in the “Submissions Waiting for Author’s Approval” in your Author Main Menu. To complete the submission process you’ll need to make one final approval before the Editorial Office receives your submission