Editorial Manager®
Frequently Asked Questions

The following is a list of questions you may have as you use Editorial Manager . Click the question to view the answer.


Does the Editor have to contact reviewers him/herself through the system?

How are reviewer identities and Confidential Comments to Editor protected?

Can the process of automatic reminders to late reviewers be modified by staff for each reviewer to accommodate occasions when a reviewer has telephoned to ask for a 3-, 7- or 12-day extension?

Can the data from Editorial Manager be imported into Crystal Reports to create reports not handled by Editorial Manager?

I presently use an online manuscript tracking system. What is the best conversion strategy to transfer my data to Editorial Manager?

Is work sent via e-mail to reviewers and associate editors, or do they all work 'inside' the system along with the administrators?

I keep my current database open all the time. Since Editorial Manager is on the Web, how do I keep it up on my desktop all day?

I keep my current database open all the time. Since {0} is on the Web, how do I keep it up on my desktop all day?

If I need to leave Editorial Manager to search something else on the Web, do I need to log back in?

Can I select reviewers based upon their areas of expertise?

Can an editor rate the performance of reviewers?

To prevent the potential refusal of an assignment, can an editor determine the current workload of specific reviewers?

How does Editorial Manager handle derivative or similar submissions?

Can a submission be reassigned to a different editor?

What does it mean when a submission is Incomplete?

If a reviewer is not interested in participating in the online review, how can we send that reviewer the color images if they only exist on the Editorial Manager?

Why does a small yellow, red or blue cube appear when I'm viewing a PDF from within a browser window?

I'm trying to submit one of the files as part of my manuscript but it isn't attaching. What can I do to make it work?

How do you extract a manuscript's source files out of Editorial Manager?

Why don't the changes I make to my letter templates appear after I save them?

Why is Track Changes mark-up still displaying, even though the Author has turned off the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word?



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