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Are reviews confidential?

Last updated on August 05, 2025

According to COPE guidelines any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share the review or information about the review with anyone without the agreement of the editors and authors involved. This applies both during and after the publication process.

How to contact us on Journal Article Publishing

Last updated on August 27, 2025

To help answer you faster, we may ask you to provide the following:Screenshots and the specific address of the website you have questions aboutReference number (e.g. 230101-123456) available if you have...

When can I expect a decision from the Editor?

Last updated on May 20, 2025

The average review times for most journals are found on the 'Journal Insights' link from the journal homepage.

Video Guide: How long does the peer review process take?

Last updated on July 11, 2025

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Video Guide: How to view the reviewer comments on a submission in Editorial Manager

Last updated on June 19, 2025

  This video explains how to withdraw or remove a submission as an author in Editorial Manager.Prefer reading? View the related article here.For more learning content please visit our Author Guide to Editorial...

How can I search for Reviewers in Editorial Manager?

Last updated on July 29, 2025

Select 'Invite Reviewers' then either use 'Search My Publication' to search registered users, or select 'Find reviewers using Scopus' to view and select candidates from Scopus.

How can an Editor view a submission's history?

Last updated on April 26, 2022

Editors with permission can select 'History' for any submission. The status history shows each time the status term changed for the submission, while the correspondence history includes every email sent to anyone about this submission.

Author Webinar Series – Learning, Content and Development

Last updated on August 11, 2025

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What is Evaluate Manuscript?

Last updated on March 14, 2025

Evaluate Manuscript is designed to help journal Editors efficiently assess submitted manuscripts.

How can Editorial Manager help prevent Duplicate Submissions?

Last updated on November 02, 2022

EM provides a Duplicate Submission Report comparing the author list, title, and abstract across previous submissions in the journal. A numerical Duplicate Score shows the highest calculated match and displays red when over a configured value.

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