February - April 2024

File Designation Labels and Descriptions

You can now configure a journal in Author Portal to require submitters to provide labels and/or descriptions for certain file designations.

• Configure File Designations in S1M
• File Designations
• Upload Manuscript

Admin Improvements

• The Danger Zone tab has been renamed to Publish Changes.
  • Publish Changes
• When creating a new submission requirements question from the Questions tab, the ${journalAuthorGuidelines} special symbol is populated in the admin preview with the URL to the author help site.
  • Create Submission Requirements Questions

Submission Improvements

• When a journal editor issues a revision decision in ScholarOne, the author is no longer able to create a revision for the manuscript in ScholarOne, and can only submit a revision through Author Portal. This applies only to revisions started after this change went into effect in April 2024. It does not apply to revisions authors may have erroneously started directly in ScholarOne.
  Note: Editors can now rescind revision decisions issued for manuscripts submitted through Author Portal, which differs from default ScholarOne behavior. Additionally, it is possible to rescind a decision after a revision has been started in Author Portal.

Accessibility Improvements

• The Article Type step has been updated for improved rendering at small screen sizes/high zoom conditions.
• Margins have been reduced for smaller screen sizes.
• A black outline has been added to the dropdown option that is currently in focus.
• On smaller screen sizes, additional information question descriptions are displayed above the answer options.
• On the My Submissions screen, the Start submission button now displays above the submission filters.
• Tables presented during the Upload Manuscript, Author Details, and Final Review submission steps have been updated for better recognition by assistive technologies such as screen readers.