Rhinology
Online Peer Review System

 

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• User Manual

User Manual

Contents

• User Guide for Authors
• User Guide for Reviewers

User Guide for Authors

This piece of the manual is meant for authors. By following these few easy steps an author will be able to submit an article and review its status in the review process.

To submit an article you should do the following:

• If you do not have an account for the review system:
  1. Go to the login screen
  2. Click on register on the main page
  3. Fill in all your details and choose save
  4. After your account has been successfully created, please follow the steps below.
     
     
• If you already have an account for the system, please follow the steps below:
  1. Go to login screen
  2. Fill in your username and password
     
     
  The main screen shows all the manuscripts currently in review.
  
  
  3. Choose 'Submit a paper'
  4. Fill in all the details (fields marked with an * are obligatory)

The paper will now be sent to the Submission Editor for an admission acknowledgement.
Note: The new submission will be listed in the manuscript overview, so you can always track the actual status of your paper.

User Guide for Reviewers

The reviewers receive an e-mail in which they are invited for reviewing a manuscript. The e-mail contains all the details of the paper and a confirmation link.

• If you want to review the paper, please follow the steps below:
  1. Accept the review by clicking on the link in the e-mail. The system will now accept you as a reviewer.
     
     
• If you do NOT want to review the paper, please follow the steps below:
  1. Send an e-mail to the managing editor, stating that you are not able to review the manuscript.

The reviewers can log in by using the account details stated in the confirmation email. After a successful login the system shows all the manuscripts assigned to this reviewer.

To review the manuscript, please follow the steps below:

1. Choose the selected manuscript and choose review
   
   

The system shows all the details for the manuscript.

2. Fill in all the information, including an attachment with your additional comments.
3. Commit your review by choosing send.

You are now finished reviewing.
Note that you have to do the review in one single step!