Configure the Preferred Editors Question in Author Portal

Configure the Preferred Editors additional information question in Author Portal.

Before you begin

Make sure you have previously performed the required configuration in ScholarOne.

Procedure

  1. In Author Portal, navigate to the required journal configuration.
  2. In the Additional Information tab, click Add.
  3. For the Preferred Editors question, click Use question.
    The question will be added to the journal configuration.
  4. Locate the question in the list of added questions and click Configure.
  5. Specify at least one editor role.
    Important: If no editor roles are specified, Author Portal will throw an error when you attempt to publish the journal configuration.
    1. Click Add.
    2. In the text field that appears, enter the editor type description, for example, Editor-in-Chief.
      Important: The editor type descriptions must match the corresponding values selected in ScholarOne, verbatim. For example, if Editor-in-Chief was selected in ScholarOne, then you must enter the same value in Author Portal, and not editor in chief.
    3. Repeat the previous two steps to add additional editor types.
  6. Configure the question according to your requirements:
    1. Specify whether the submitter should be required to select a preferred editor:
      By default, submitters are not required to select a preferred editor.
      1. Under Editors Count, set the Minimum field to a value greater than 0.
        Note: Setting this field to a value greater than 0 will make the question required when added to an article type.
    2. Specify the maximum allowed number of preferred editors a submitter can choose:
      By default, submitters can choose one preferred editor.
      1. Under Editors Count, set the Maximum field to the required value. For example, if submitters can choose up to three editors, set the value to 3.
  7. Click Save.

What to do next

Add the Preferred Editors question to an article type:
  1. In the Article Types tab, click Edit for the required article type.
  2. Click Configure Additional Information.
  3. Select whether the submitter should specify their preferred editor(s) during Submission, Revision, or both.
    Note: The Required checkbox is not configurable in this tab. Whether the question is required depends on how the Preferred Editors question has been configured in the Additional Information tab.
  4. Click Save.