by Leah Kristensen | Dec 22, 2017 | About us, Uncategorized
Phd applications at SDU While originally conceived as an editorial management system for peer review journals, Manuscript Manager is so configurable that it can be used by other types of organizations Though Manuscript Manager was designed almost 20 years ago, new...
by Leah Kristensen | Nov 15, 2017 | Best Practices, Peer Review, Tips for editors
The Reviewer experience Peer review is the key to maintaining the high academic standards of our scholarly journals, yet how often do we think about the external reviewer experience”? Let’s take a look at the peer reviewer experience and be sure that we are...
by Leah Kristensen | Nov 9, 2017 | Best Practices, Peer Review, Tips for editors
Registering areas of expertise Registering Areas of Expertise External reviewers all have specific areas of expertise, but how they are registered can have a big impact on both the journal and the reviewer experience. Valuable contributors The peer...
by Leah Kristensen | Nov 1, 2017 | Best Practices, Peer Review, Tips for editors
Checking for plagiarism Considerations when checking for plagiarism As an editor, when is it worth your while to check for plagiarism and when is intuitive screening enough? Online plagiarism tools can be extremely useful, but does every manuscript need to be...
by Leah Kristensen | Oct 30, 2017 | Peer Review, Tips for editors
Inviting external reviewers Inviting external reviewers: how many? when? How many external reviewers should be invited to review a manuscript and at which point? Is there an industry norm or recommended strategy, and what features would be necessary to support...