SUBMITTING YOUR RECOMMENDATION

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To submit your recommendation to the Editor in Chief, click on “Submit Editor’s Decision and Comments”

 
Specific Editor’s Instructions are available at the top of the Recommendation screen.
To access all reviews and comments from Reviewers, enter the manuscript in question, where you will access this folder “View Reviews and Comments”: The following screen will appear:

 

 
Each link will take you to the information relative to the reviews or to the reviewers information. During the review process, Reviewers complete a Manuscript Rating Card as a kind of quick evaluation questionnaire. Each version of the submission is included in the Rating Card thus allowing you to compare reviews for revisions.

 

Once you have evaluated all reviews, you can proceed with your decision. 

Completing the Editor’s Form
Choose your recommendation term (Accept, Reject, Revise, etc.) by using the pull-down menu at the top of the form. Enter your review comments to the Author and Editor in the fields provided. Many reviewers type their comments into Word in order to use spell-check and other features, and then ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ the comments into the boxes provided. Clicking the ‘Open in New Window’ button at the top right of the data entry fields will open the field in a new browser window. This provides you with a larger view of the review field, which may make things simpler.

 

Click the “Save & Submit Later” button if you want to save your comments and continue working at another time.  Click “Proof and Print” to open a window containing the review information you have provided so that you may print out your review for your records.

Submitting your comments 
Click “Submit Now” to proceed. This will bring up a screen that shows you the body of your review for you to proofread before sending it to the journal office. If you need to make further edits, click “Edit recommendation”. If you are satisfied with your review, click “Submit Recommendation”. 

The manuscript will now move to the folder “My assignments with decision” where it will remain.

When the Author has been notified by the Editorial Office, the Editor Decision link offers a direct link to the letter of decision. When you do not see this link, it means that your decision has been made but not yet sent to the Author.