Start Resubmission of a Rejected Manuscript

About this task

If the journal has rejected your manuscript but allows you to resubmit a new version of it, the journal's editorial office will send you a relevant email with their decision letter.

Procedure

1. If the decision letter includes a link to Author Portal, do the following:
   1. Click the link.
      You will be redirected to Author Portal.
   2. Log in.
2. If the decision letter does not include such a link, do the following:
   1. Navigate to Author Portal.
   2. Log in.
   3. On the My Submissions page, set Publication to the name of the journal and Submission Status to Rejected.
   4. Locate the manuscript that can be resubmitted.
3. Click Start resubmission.

Results

The submission's status will be updated to Draft.

If you encounter the Your submission has been withdrawn error, follow these steps.

What to do next

Specify your manuscript's Article Type.