Table of Contents Registering... 2 Logging In... 4 Changing your Password... 5 Changing your Profile... 6 Software Requirements... 6 New Reviewer Invitations... 7 Submistting your Review... 8
Registering If you have not registered with the Editorial Manager system and received a username and password, you will need to register before you can proceed. Click REGISTER on the main navigation menu at the top of the screen (see below). When you click Register a screen will open, asking you to enter your First and Last name, and your e-mail address. Click OK once you have filled this in. The system will check to see whether you are already registered. You will then be brought to the Registration Page (see page 3). Enter your personal information requested. Note that information fields marked with asterisks (*) are mandatory and cannot be left empty. At the bottom of the form is a field where you must pick a preferred username, which you must remember in order to access the Editorial Manager system. You are also asked to pick Personal Classifications (areas of expertise) from a predefined list. This information is an important part of your personal record and is used by the Editors to match reviewers with manuscripts in their areas of expertise. Please be as comprehensive as possible. For the question that asks Are you available as a Reviewer?, click the Yes button. When you are satisfied with the information that you have provided, click the Continue >> button at the bottom to proceed. A Confirm Registration page will appear, where you should double check that you ve entered the correct information. If all is correct, click the Continue button at the bottom. DO NOT CLICK THE BACK BUTTON. You have now completed the registration process, and may quit out of your browser. Your password, which you will require to access the Editorial Manager system, will be sent to the email address that you registered with. If you were already registered with Editorial Manager, you can indicate your availability as a reviewer from the Update my Information page once you have logged in as an Author. The Editorial Office will be notified that you indicated yourself to be available as a reviewer. If you are invited to become a reviewer for BJR, the Office will initiate reviewer privileges for you.
Logging In Upon registering with the Editorial Manager system, a notification will be sent to the email address you specified in your registration information. It will contain your username and password, which you will need to log in. To log in, click LOGIN on the main navigation menu at the top of the screen (see below). You will be brought to the Editorial Manager Log-In screen (see below). Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields and select Reviewer Login. This will bring you to the Reviewer Main Menu, which contains a list of functions you have been enabled to perform within the system.
Changing your Password You may change your password at any time. To do so, log in to the system and select UPDATE MY INFORMATION from the main navigation menu at the top of the screen (see below). This will bring you to the Update My Information page (see below). Simply delete your old password and retype the new password you would prefer.
Changing your profile You may at any time change your profile, which is your information record in Editorial Manager, for instance a change of address, email, etc., whether temporary or permanent. To do so, log in to the system and select Update My Information from the main menu at the top of the screen. To change your contact information permanently, simply select the item that needs to be changed and type the new information. Click the Update button at the bottom of the screen. If you will be at a specific location for a month or more, but will return to your permanent location, and you wish to continue to receive notifications through Editorial Manager during that time, click on the Alternate Contact Information button at the bottom of the screen. Enter the dates when the Alternate Contact Information is to be in effect. Enter the information and click the radio button for work, home or other. Click the Submit button at the bottom for the information to be saved. If you will be unavailable for contact, or wish a break from reviewing, click the button Unavailable Dates at the top of the Update My Information page. On the Edit Unavailable Dates screen, click the link Add New Unavailable Date. On the Add or Edit Unavailable Date screen, enter the start and end dates and a brief reason for your absence, e.g. Out of office, Vacation, etc. Click the Submit button. You will be returned to the Edit Unavailable Dates screen. In a few moments, the information you entered will appear. You may edit it if necessary. Otherwise, click on the Back to Update My Information link. Click the Update button at the bottom of the screen. Your Personal Classifications are used to match manuscripts with similar classifications to your areas of expertise. If your Personal Classifications have changed, click the Select Personal Classifications button at the top of the screen. Click on the box beside any new classifications you wish to add. Click on the checkmark to remove any classifications that are no longer valid. When you have finished, click on the Submit button at either the top or the bottom of the screen. Click the Update button at the bottom of the screen. Software requirements As a Reviewer using Editorial Manager, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader (a PDF reader) installed on your system. If you need to install this software, you can download it free of charge at the following address: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html If you experience difficulty installing or utilizing this software, you should contact your IT department for assistance. Adobe also offers a help database for their free Reader on their website.
New Reviewer Invitations If you are chosen as a Reviewer for a manuscript, you will need to indicate whether you choose to accept or decline your assignment. From the Reviewer Main Menu, click New Reviewer Invitations to go to a list of your review assignments that you have yet to agree to or decline (see below). Click View to view a PDF version of the manuscript. By clicking Agree to Review, the manuscript will move out of your New Reviewer Invitations folder and into your Pending Assignments folder, where you can begin the review process. Clicking Decline to Review will alert the journal office that you will not be reviewing the paper.
Submitting your review Once you have agreed to the review assignment from your New Reviewer Invitations, you can access the manuscript by clicking on Pending Assignment in the Reviewer Main Menu (see below). There are several actions you can perform from this menu: You may download the PDF to your desktop by clicking View Submission. To print out a copy of the manuscript from the PDF file, select the File menu in the upper left corner of the Acrobat window and select Print. You may search the MEDLINE database to view articles that may be similar to the manuscript by using Similar Articles in MEDLINE. Clicking this link displays a new browser window featuring the Knowledge Finder MEDLINE search engine. When you are ready to submit your recommendation, click Submit Recommendation. This will bring you to the Reviewer Recommendation and Comments screen (see next page). Using the pull-down menu under Recommendation: at the top of the form you can choose your recommendation term (Accept, Accept with Minor Revision, Major Revsion Required, Reject). You can access specific instructions on submitting your review by clicking Reviewer Instructions at the top of the review fields.
Enter your blind review comments to the Author and your confiential comments to the Editor in the fields provided. For your convenience, and to take advantage of word processing features (e.g. spell-check, bullets, numbering), we suggest that you use your regular word processing program (e.g. Microsoft Word, WordPerfect) when typing your review. You should then copy and paste your comments into the boxes provided. To save your comments and continue working, click the Save & Submit Later button. Clicking the Open in New Window button at the top right of the data entry fields will open the field in a new browser window. This provides you with a larger view of the review field, which may make things simpler for you. Clicking Proof and Print will open a window containing all of the review information you have provided you can then make a printout of your review for your records. Click Submit Now to begin submission of review to the journal Office. This will bring up a screen that shows you the body of your review for you to check before sending it to the journal Office. If you need to make any changes, click Edit Review. If you are satisfied with your review, click Submit Review to Journal Office.