In order to enable double-anonymized peer review or the ability for an author to select how their submission will be peer reviewed in Author Portal, you must first configure S1M accordingly.
Before you begin
You must have access to the S1M Configuration Center.
Under Blinding / Conflicts, select Double blind in the This site is: field.
ScholarOne will display an alert, informing you that additional configuration is required to conceal author names from the reviewer(s). Click OK to dismiss the alert.
Click Save.
Add and configure Title Page as a new file designation.
Click step 5, Attributes.
Click View / Edit Attributes for the File Designation row.
The Edit Attributes window will open.
In the Edit Attributes window, in the Current Attributes List section, enter Title Page in step 2. Add Child named.
Click add.
Click Save.
Click Close Window.
In the main S1M window, click Edit Attribute Type for the File Designation row.
Ensure that the following boxes are not checked for the Title Page row:
Review HTML / PDF
First Look PDF
Supp. Files for Review
If you have made changes, click Save.
What to do next
Conceal author names from reviewers in step 17, Manuscript Details > Reviewer Center.
In step 23, E-Mails. remove variables from email templates that disclose author names to reviewers, for example, ##PROLE_AUTHOR_FIRSTNAME##, ##PROLE_AUTHOR_LASTNAME####PROLE_AUTHOR_EMAIL##, and ##DOCUMENT_AUTHORS##.
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ScholarOne will display an alert, informing you that additional configuration is required to conceal author names from the reviewer(s).
The Edit Attributes window will open.
