Upload Manuscript

About this task

For submissions that will be reviewed using double-anonymized peer review, make sure to not include any author-identifying information in your main manuscript(s) files.

If you are not sure which peer review type will be used for a submission, check if Title Page is included under Upload Manuscript > Required Files. If a title page is required and the description is similar to the following, the submission will be reviewed using double-anonymized peer review:

The Title Page will not be sent to peer reviewers and should include your manuscript title, authors' names and affiliations, address for correspondence including email address, acknowledgements, and conflict of interest statement.

Procedure

  1. If the journal only accepts main manuscript documents in DOC or DOCX format, click Upload and select your main manuscript document.
  2. Alternatively, if the journal also accepts main manuscript document in LaTeX format, click Add Files and do the following:
    1. Select the main manuscript type, Main Document - MS Word or Main Document - LaTeX.
    2. Click Add Files.
      1. If you are submitting a manuscript in DOC or DOCX format, click Upload and upload your main manuscript document.
      2. If you are submitting a manuscript in LaTeX format, follow these steps.
    3. Click Confirm.
    Important: The manuscript type you select during initial submission persists during revision. For example, if your initial submission is in DOC or DOCX format, you cannot submit a LaTeX main document during revision.
  3. Optionally, if you need to delete the manuscript file(s), click the delete icon.
  4. If you are submitting a revision and do not need to upload a new version of your manuscript, check the I have not made any updates to my main document box.
    Author Portal will display information about the manuscript file(s) you uploaded during your initial submission below the checkbox.
  5. If you are submitting a revision, upload a file with your author response to the decision letter in DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF, or TXT format.
  6. If the submission will be reviewed using double-anonymized peer review, click Title Page > Upload, and upload a title page in DOC or DOCX format.

    Include the following information in the title page file:

    • Title
    • Author name(s)
    • Author email address(es)
    • Author affiliation(s)

    The information listed above are the items that Author Portal can automatically extract from the title page file. However, the journal to which you are submitting may require you to include additional information in the title page file. Make sure to follow the journal's submission guidelines.

    Do not include any author-identifying information in the manuscript's main document file.

  7. Provide any conflict of interest (COI) information for the manuscript.
    1. If none of the authors have a conflict of interest to disclose, check the None of the authors have a conflict of interest to disclose box.
    2. Alternatively, upload a single conflict of interest statement in PDF, RTF, DOC, or DOCX format.
  8. Optionally, upload any additional manuscript files, such as figures or tables.
    The journal may require that you provide a label and/or description for certain files, such as figures.
  9. Click Confirm.

Results

You will be redirected back to the Progress Board page for the submission. Under Your Progress, the next step you need to take will be highlighted.

What to do next

If you are submitting an initial submission, resubmitting a rejected manuscript, or resuming submission for a returned (unsubmitted) manuscript, click Title.

If you are submitting a revision, click the step that is highlighted under Your Progress. If no other steps require your attention, this will be the Final Review step.