New developments to benefit you

Released in July 2007, EES v5.0 includes a variety of upgraded features and functionalities benefiting all EES users - editors, authors, and reviewers.  Some features are optional, and some will take effect automatically when your journal upgrades to EES v5.0. A Journal Manager or Customer Support Agent will be in contact with you prior to the full release with suggestions on the optional features for your journal. To request an optional feature that has not already been recommended, contact a   Customer Support Representative

New features and functionalities of EES v5.0:

• Updated interface: new look and feel
• Are you always checking new manuscripts?
• Do e-mails from EES get caught in your spam filter?
• Are you wasting time dealing with incomplete new submissions?
• New: EES archiving policy
• Finding it difficult to sort through completed submissions?
• Do you need a better way to flag submissions?
• Are you tired of having to copy and paste hyperlinks?
• Are you unsure when to proceed with a decision?
• Do you want to change the way Authors respond to Reviewer comments?
• Do you like authors to tell you their Reviewer preferences?
• Are your Reviewers or Editors frustrated because their assignments are terminated?
• Do you receive reviews without line-numbered text references?
• Are you concerned about protecting your personal information?
• Do you want to simplify the registration process for new Reviewers?
• Do you need to set more specific submission guideline for Authors?
• Have you received a late review and have nowhere to keep it?

Updated interface: new look and feel

The design layout of the Editor view in EES has an updated aesthetic feel to match the Author and Reviewer pages. The pages retain their original structure and functions with a clean new look. Action links can be displayed as a pop-up menu or as a list of links to suit your preference. Click the + to expand or collapse the links.

Are you always checking new manuscripts?

The task of checking a submission for completeness and sending it back to the author can now be separated from the task of assigning an Editor. New submissions appear in the New Submissions folder, and can be checked by a journal staff member. Revised submissions follow a similar process.

Do e-mails from EES get caught in your SPAM filter?

A new SPAM information warning next to the e-mail address field on all people data pages strongly urges users to enter a second e-mail address. If, for some reason, the system e-mails get caught in a SPAM filter for one e-mail address, the user should receive the e-mail at a secondary e-mail address from a different service provider.

Are you wasting time dealing with incomplete new submissions?

When you send a submission back to the Author, you can now choose from additional letter templates that describe common reasons why a submission is incomplete: missing source files, required submission items, or other changes. This will make your e-mail communication simpler and more precise without having to write custom letters for every interaction.