Editorial Manager^® is the licensed online submission and review system for the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC). Authors may submit a manuscript and track its progress through the system. Reviewers can download manuscripts and submit opinions to the editor. E-mails are sent automatically to submitting authors, reviewers, and editors to elicit various stages of the review process.

First-time users: Please click "Register Now" above and enter the requested information. Upon successful registration you will be e-mailed instructions to verify your registration. NOTE: Once you receive an e-mail with an assigned user ID and password, DO NOT REGISTER A SECOND TIME. Simply use that information to log in. Usernames and passwords may be changed after registration (see instructions below). For help, click "Login Help" above.

Returning users: Please click the appropriate "Login" button from the menu above (author, reviewer, editor, or publisher) and proceed as appropriate. For help, click "Login Help" above.

Forget your username or password?: If you forget your username or password, click "Send Username/Password" above.

To change your username, and/or password: Once you are registered, you may change your contact information, username, and/or password at any time. Simply log in to the system and click on "Update My Information" in the navigation bar at the top of the page.

Submissions and peer-review questions should be addressed to:

AJCC Peer-Review Coordinator
Phone: (949) 448-7340 or (800) 394-5995, ext 242
Fax: (949) 448-6633
E-mail: ajcc.editorialoffice@aacn.org

For technical problems or help submitting your manuscript via the Editorial Manager^® system, click on "Author Tutorial" or "Reviewer Tutorial" above, or e-mail ajcchelp@aacn.org.

Author guidelines

Manuscripts should be carefully prepared before authors begin the Editorial Manager^® submission process. Detailed author guidelines can be viewed or downloaded as a PDF from the AJCC Web site (www.ajcconline.org) using the following link: Author Guidelines

Copyright transfer

The official copyright transfer agreement and disclosure form can be viewed or downloaded as a PDF from the AJCC Web site (www.ajcconline.org) using the following link: Copyright