Journal & manuscript workflow — Editorial Manager

Every manuscript, tracked from submission to publication.

One system of record for intake, technical validation, academic-editor and peer review, decisions, revisions, proofing, and production — built for editorial boards, not spreadsheets.

01

Submission intake

Authors submit through a structured form, with the full submission versioned from the start — nothing is ever overwritten, only superseded.

02

Technical validation

An editor works through a configurable checklist and a plagiarism/similarity check before a manuscript ever reaches a reviewer — cleared or technically rejected.

Screenshot:
Validation checklist
03

Academic editor assignment

A handling editor assigns an academic editor, who can pre-reject a manuscript that isn't a fit, or move it into peer review — a real second editorial tier, not a rubber stamp.

04

Peer review

Single- or double-blind review with primary and alternate reviewer lists, invite/accept/decline tracking, and confidential comments kept separate from what the author sees.

Screenshot:
Reviewer assignments
05

Decision & revision

Accept, reject, or request minor/major revision, with a templated decision letter. The academic editor can also query the editor or reassign — revised manuscripts return to the same thread, tracked by revision round, nothing starts over.

06

Proofing & publication

Once accepted, a typeset proof goes out for markup — page-anchored, resolvable annotations, multiple rounds if needed. On approval, the final web article and PDF are auto-generated from the typesetter's file, reviewed by a human, then published.

Screenshot:
Proof annotation

Technical validation checklist

Journal-specific or system-wide required items, worked through before a manuscript reaches a reviewer.

Plagiarism screening

Automated similarity scanning built in, with the result attached to the manuscript's technical validation record.

Two-stage editorial chain

Academic editor recommendation, then handling editor decision — with a query-back and reassign path built in, not bolted on.

Revision-round tracking

A revised manuscript returns to the same review thread, with its round number tracked — nothing starts over.

Online proofing

Page-anchored, resolvable annotations directly on the typeset proof — no marked-up PDF emailed back and forth.

Auto-generated publication

Web article and PDF generated automatically from the approved proof's final file, reviewed by a human before it goes live.

A journal's workload doesn't reset on a fixed date
Editorial Manager
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Pricing scaled to your journal(s), not a fixed submission count.
  • Full submission-to-publication workflow
  • Technical validation & plagiarism screening
  • Academic editor + editor decision chain
  • Online proofing & auto-generated publication
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