To revise your submission in Editorial Manager you're required to:

• Have submitted your manuscript to Editorial Manager.
• Have received a Revise decision on your manuscript, with the manuscript at status 'Submissions Needing Revision' in your Editorial Manager Author Main Menu.
• Have prepared the revision files according to the comments in the Revise decision, and the Guide for Authors on the journal's homepage. Consult the Guide for Authors from the journal homepage directly or use search journals alphabetically.

How

Submission steps for a revised manuscript are similar to those for a new manuscript. Refer to How do I submit a manuscript in Editorial Manager? for more detailed explanations of functionality. As with the interface for new submissions, steps will vary based on configuration.

1. Log in to Editorial Manager for the journal you submitted your manuscript to.
2. Select the submission you want to revise.

   • Click on 'Submissions Needing Revision'. If you already began the process, the submission can be found under 'Incomplete Submissions Being Revised' instead.
   • Locate the manuscript you want to modify and click on the link under the 'View Decision' column.
   • The editor's decision letter appears. When you've finished reading it, click on 'Close'.
   • Click on 'Revise Submission' in the 'Action' column.
   • A pop-up window appears. Click on 'OK' to proceed.
3. Attach files: A table lists all the files of the previous version.

   • Any files of a type not associated with revisions for the current article type are not included.
   • Include in Revision may be ticked or unticked by default, depending on journal configuration.
   • Check the 'Include in Revision' box next to each original item that you wish to keep as part of your revised submission. Untick it for those files that you have prepared a new version.
   • Click on 'Next' to proceed.
   • Upload the file(s) for your revised submission.
   • Some publications may require Authors to submit a response to Reviewer/Editor comments as a Word document when submitting the revision. In this case, an item (Response to Reviewers, or something similar) will appear in the 'Select Item Type' drop-down menu.
   • Some publications may require Authors to submit a second copy of the revised manuscript with 'Tracked Changes' showing the edits made. In this case, an item ('Revision with Tracked Changes', or something similar) will appear in the 'Select Item Type' drop-down menu.
4. Check and adjust the file list as needed. When finished with the files, click on 'Proceed.
5. General Information, Review Preferences, and Additional Information: Information is carried over from the previous version, check and update as needed. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*). When finished, click on 'Proceed'.

   • It is possible that additional steps are required for revisions, or that requirements have changed since the last version, and you may be asked to provide more information than the previous version.
6. Comments: Depends on publication configuration.

   • A text box may be presented for Authors to enter comments to send to the publication office.
   • A text box may be presented for Authors to enter responses to Reviewer and Editor comments. (This may be configured as either optional or required.) A link, View Decision Letter, enables the Author to reread the comments before entering a response.
   • When finished, click on 'Proceed'.
7. Manuscript Data: Information is carried over from the previous version, check and update as needed. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*). When finished, click on 'Proceed'.
8. When finished, click on Build PDF for Approval to complete the submission process and proceed to the Revisions Waiting Approval by Author folder.

   • The Action list remains empty until the PDF has been built.
9. When the screen refreshes to show the Action links, you must view and approve the PDF to complete the submission process.

   • Click on the View Revision link to access the PDF. You must view the PDF to confirm that your files and information appear correctly.
   • Click on 'Approve Revision' to submit. You will be asked to confirm this action.
   • If you need to make corrections to the PDF before submitting, click on Edit Revision'. This returns you to the submission steps. You may make changes to the data and/or remove files and upload new files.
10. Embargo period: If your article has an embargo period, this determines when it will be published. When an embargo period is placed on your article, it isn't published before a specific date and time. If you need to delay the publication of your article (set an embargo) due to patent requirements or timing of a press release, please contact the Editor or the Journal Manager.'

After completing these steps:

• You receive a confirmation email of your revision.
• Your submission moves to 'Revisions Being Processed' on your 'Author Main Menu' page in Editorial Manager.
• Your revision is sent to the Journal Office.

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