Copyediting consists of checking the submission for grammatical or stylistic errors. The journal has two options for the copyediting process. In Chapter 5 the Journal Manager can choose to have the Editor or Section Editor act as the Copyeditor, or allow the Editor or Section Editor to select a separate Copyeditor.
If you as the Section Editor are doing the copyediting, follow the 3 copyediting steps:
Step 1: Select the Initiate link to indicate that copyediting has begun. The version of the submission file that was sent to Copyediting in the Editor Decision stage is linked here. Once you are finished copyediting, you can upload the revised file at the bottom of this section, under “Upload file to - Step 1”. Once this is done, hit the Complete link in the Step 1 line.
Note the link to Copyedit Instructions and the ability to make Copyedit Comments, shared by the Copyeditor, Section Editor, and Author.
This will send an email to the Author, asking them to review your copyediting changes (note the instructions provided in the prepared email template).
Once the email has been sent, the Author will be able to upload any further changes to the submission.
Once the Author has uploaded any revisions, be sure to use the Acknowledge icon to thank them.
If your journal is configured to use separate Copyeditors, you must first select one for the submission using the Assign Copyeditor link.
On the resulting screen, select an available Copyeditor by clicking Assign. If there isn’t one, ask your Journal Manager to enroll one.
Use the Request mail icon to ask the Copyeditor to undertake the assignment.
This will generate with prepared email template text automatically provided.
For details on the Copyeditor’s tasks and the order in which they are performed, see Chapter 10: Copyeditors.
Once the Copyeditor has completed the first stage of copyediting, both you and the Author will receive an email notification. The Author will review the changes and make any final changes of their own. You will be able to access both revisions from the copyediting section of the submission record. Remember to use the Acknowledge icon to let the Author and Copyeditor know that you have received their revisions.
Use the Request icon in Step 3 to ask the Copyeditor to make the final revisions, incorporating changes from the Author (and from you, if you choose to upload your own revised version). Remember to review any Copyedit Comments located just under the upload tool.
Once the Copyeditor is finished with the final revisions, you will receive an email notification. Returning to the submission record, you will see the final copy (e.g.2-25-4.CE.DOCX) and be able to use the Acknowledge icon to thank them for their work. This file will now automatically become the first layout file.
At any time in the editing process, an editor or section editor can view the History of a submission which includes an Event Log, Email Log and any Submission Notes on the article.
