Welcome to the We trust that you will find this Online Manuscript Submission, Review and Tracking System very user friendly. To make your start even easier, please follow these instructions: Please refer to our home page to make sure your manuscript is appropriate for the Journal: http:www.springer.com/apss Please try to use the special ApSS LaTex style files when submitting to the journal: http://www.e-publications.org/springer/support/astr.html. • New Authors: Please click the ‘Register’ button from the menu above and enter the requested information. Please click the ‘Register’ button from the menu above and enter the requested information. Please make sure that you enter the fields of your expertise under "Select Personal Classifications". Upon successful registration you will be sent an e-mail with user ID and password. For repeat log-ins, do not register again. Log in as "Author" using your user ID and password. • Authors: Please click the "Login" button from the menu above and log in to the system as "Author". Then follow the steps requested to submit your manuscript. Do not submit your manuscript more than once. Make sure that you select all the manuscript classifications from the expandable menu. Make sure that you download the formatted (PDF) manuscript and approve it before leaving the submission process. You can then track your paper's progress through the system. We encourage you you to use LaTeX. However, a wide range of submission file formats is also supported, including: Word, WordPerfect, RTF, TXT, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, EPS, LaTeX2E, TeX, Postscript, PICT, Excel, Tar and zip. Note: Paper submission in PDF is not supported. • Returning Authors: Please use your username and password and log in as ‘Author’ to either track your manuscript or to submit a NEW manuscript. (Do not register again as you will then be unable to track your manuscript). • Referees: Please click the ‘Login’ button from the menu above and log in to the system as ‘Reviewer’. Please click the "Accept" or "Decline" buttons as soon as possible after the receipt of your invitation to review. You may view and/or download manuscripts assigned to you for review, submit your comments for the editors and the authors. Make sure that you press "Submit review to Journal Office", and confirm your review to complete the process. • To Change your username and password: Log in to the system and select ‘Update My Information’ from the menu above. At the top of the Update My Information screen, click the ‘Change Password’ button and follow the directions. • Forgotten your password? Click the "Login" button then click "Forget Your Password?" at the bottom of the Login screen and follow the directions. |