Manuscript Central Training Author Center Module 2

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 2 Author Center Login Screen Main Menu New Manuscript Submission Partially Submitted Manuscripts Manuscripts to Be Revised Note: your screens may differ somewhat from the ones shown here

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 3 Login Screen User ID, Password (but not Journal) Existing Account? Instructions Links to Upgrades: Adobe, Netscape, Internet Explorer Get Support Now

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 4 Enter Your: ID Password. Choose Login

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 5 Main Menu Whats in Your View? Personal Account Administration –Change Password –Edit Your Information Bolded Fields 2 nd (CC) Back to buttons These are now shown in your listing of choices, rather than as buttons as shown in next illustrations Youll see only Author Center

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Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 7 Change PasswordEdit Account Info

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 8 Enter Old Password, New Password Twice and Choose Set Password

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 9 Edit Info, Choose Submit Information At Bottom Of Page

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 10 Choose Author Center

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 11 Manuscript Submission Manuscript Preparation (PDF, PS) –Combine text and figures in one file –Or, create multiple PDFs from text and figure files, then combine –PDF can be made from Adobe PDF Writer software (not free) –PDF can also be made on the MCs free Acrobat Distiller -- see next page

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 12 Creating PDF on MC site Select Create PDF of your Manuscript icon Read and follow instructions on this FAQ page Log-on ID: ScholarOne; Password: Central (case-sensitive) Click Create PDF Online icon; select Convert a File Use default settings; browse for manuscripts file; then view results Repeat as needed, to get text and figures right

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 13 Manuscript Submission Manuscript Preparation (RTF) –Create RTF (Rich Text Format) of text –Insert Figure Tags into text file (see example) –Figure files in image format (.JPG,.GIF,.TIF, etc.) with SIMPLE filenames such as Fig1.jpg

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Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 16 Select Manuscript Type Color Illustrations (Yes/No) Save and Continue

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 17 Save and Continue To select USA, type U, then down-arrow 5 times.

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 18 Save and Continue

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 19 Save and Continue

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 20 Using the Special Character Palette Uncheck Copy to End For bold, italics, underline, subscript, and superscript: surround desired text with begin and end tags For characters: copy-and-paste entire tag into text

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 21 Save and Continue

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 22 Save and Continue

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Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 25 To Upload a New Draft

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 26 Page Down Instead of RTF, we suggest using our free Online distiller to create PDF for upload

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 27 Choose Next

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 28 Choose Browse Navigate to the PDF, PS or RTF file on your computer. Choose Upload File

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 29 Choose View Proof Its always a good idea to view the proof, to assure that what you intend is what we have received.

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 30 To View Your Proof

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 31 Proof Your Entire Draft and Choose Back Button in Your Browser to Return

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 32 Choose One

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 33 This Manuscript Has Been Submitted! Exit System

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 34 Lets rewind just a little and see how it differs when you do not have a PDF or PostScript file and would like to upload an RTF with figure tags and image files… Hopefully you are submitting a PDF and will not need to review this next Section; skip to slide 41

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 35 Choose Browse Navigate to the PDF, PS or RTF file on your computer. Choose Upload File

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 36 During the Upload Your Figure Tags were Read. Now You Must Identify The File for Each Figure Choose Browse, then Navigate to Each File Submit Information

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Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 39 Heres What My Author Center Looks Like Now… To Return to Work on a Partially Submitted Manuscript, Click on the Title

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 40 Choose the Draft ID to View Your Draft(s) The Steps are the Same… You Can Page Through your Manuscript to Make any Edits, then Submit or Not

When Youve Been Asked to Revise… Your Author Center will Look Like This:

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Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 43 Important! Author Must View Comments and Response to Reviewers FIRST

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Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 46 Fill in Response to Editor and Response to Reviewers, then Choose Submit Response

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 47 Now Author is Ready to Upload a New Draft. Choose the Title

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 48 Choose Create a New Draft

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 49 Follow the Same Steps as in the Original Upload Until You Get to the Confirmation Page

Version 1.0 Module 2, Page 50 Author Summary Use the Author Center to: –Upload New Manuscript –Track Progress of Manuscript –Respond to Revision Requests