Recent News
- PLoS ONE Goes Live with Editorial Manager
- American Meteorological Society Selects EM & PM
- Aries and ATLAS Extend Relationship to Provide Scholarly Manuscript Production Tracking in Japan
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Selects Editorial Manager and Automated Reference Processing
- European Publisher NecPlus will Deploy Journals on Editorial Manager
- American Nuclear Society Selects Editorial Manager
- Commerce Manager for Author Billing, Credit Card and Waiver Processing
- Military Medicine Goes Live with Editorial Manager
- Editorial Manager and Preprint Manager Version 7.0 Enters General Release
- Aries Appoints Distributor in Japan for Editorial Manager
- Aries Collaborates with Shanghai Company to Promote Editorial Manager in China
- Editorial Manager Helps Researchers Focus on Ophthalmic Problems of East Africa
- EMH Swiss Medical Publisher Ltd. Selects Editorial Manager for Online Peer Review
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PLoS ONE Goes Live with Editorial Manager
August 13, 2010, North Andover, MA. USA Aries is pleased to announce that the Public Library of Science has gone live with Editorial Manager for its PLoS ONE publication, with additional PLoS publications to follow in the coming months. The system launch in July, 2010 was the result of close collaboration between the Aries and PLoS teams. Commenting on the project, Nikolais Linsteadt, Publishing Systems Analyst at PLoS, said "Editorial Manager offers additional standardization across journals and better control over settings and roles; and Preprint Manager enables full integration and control of the production process". Lyndon Holmes, President and founder of Aries added: "Editorial Manger is the world's most configurable peer review system and we are delighted to see it applied to open access workflows pioneered by the Public Library of Science. PLoS ONE receives a large number of submissions covering a broad range of subjects, so Editorial Manager helps administer matching manuscripts to appropriate external editors." See the PLoS announcement: http://everyone.plos.org. Visit the submission site: www.edmgr.com/pone.
American Meteorological Society Selects EM & PM
April 1, 2010, North Andover, MA. USA The American Meteorological Society and Aries Systems are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to deploy Editorial Manager and Preprint Manager for all the journals published by the Society. Founded in 1919, the AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 and publishes eleven atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic journals. Ken Heideman, Director of Publications at the AMS, commented, "Our journals are founded on a rigorous peer review process and the end-to-end workflow package offered by Aries proved to be an excellent fit with our requirements.
Aries and ATLAS Extend Relationship to Provide Scholarly Manuscript Production Tracking in Japan
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February 22, 2010 North Adover, MA. USA - Aries Systems Corporation and Atlas Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan are pleased to announce that they have extended their business partnership to include the distribution of Preprint Manager Production Tracking in Japan.
Preprint Manager is a web-based solution for managing the scholarly manuscript “supply chain”. It is already used by leading publishers such as Nature Publishing Group, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Geological Society of America.
Users of Preprint Manager have reported that it:
- Reduces time to publication
- Increases control over cost and management of content-related production tasks
- Accommodates changing vendors
- Provides important cornerstone to business continuity planning
- Increased flexibility for managing a remote workforce
- Ability for existing production staff to handle publication program expansion
- Ability to rapidly retool production processes to create innovative publications and respond to competitive threats
- Ability to track production tasks for both internal staff and external vendors
- Eliminates costly and time-consuming re-keying of data from peer review system
- Web-based file inventories eliminate version control confusion
- Offers remote work options for employees and freelancers
- Supports different workflows for different publications
- Accommodates workflow changes quickly and easily
- Improves author satisfaction with convenient direct links (without logging in) to submit proof corrections
- Reduces number of errors
About Aries: Aries Systems transforms the way scholarly publishers bring high-value content to the world. The company’s innovative and forward-looking workflow solutions manage the complexities of modern print and electronic publishing—from submission, to editorial management and peer review, to production tracking and publishing channel distribution. As the publishing environment evolves, Aries Systems is committed to delivering solutions that help publishers and scholars enhance the discovery and dissemination of human knowledge. Publish faster, publish smarter, with Aries Systems.
About ATLAS Corporation: (http://www.atlas.jp/english) ATLAS Corporation was founded in 1986 as a system developing firm, and has been active in the scholarly publishing system business. It has been a subcontractor of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) for the J-STAGE electronic journal publishing platform in developing the system and supporting user publishers. It is the only company in Japan specializing scholarly publishing systems. Its office is located in 2F Suitengu-Hokushin Bldg., 1-39-5 Kakigara-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0014 Japan.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and DrugsSelects Editorial Manager and Automated Reference Processing
October 26, 2009, North Andover, MA. USAAries Systems Corporation is pleased to announce that the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (based at the Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University) has entered into an agreement to deploy Editorial Manager. The implementation will include automated bibliographic linking and formatting of author manuscripts using eXtyles technology integrated with Editorial Manager. The publication is the oldest substance-abuse research journal published in the United States and its archives include some of the classic studies on alcohol use and abuse.
European Publisher NecPlus will Deploy Journals on Editorial Manager
October 5, 2009, North Andover, MA. USA NecPlus is a new, independent publishing house established in 2008. It publishes French academic journals in HSS (Humanities, Social Sciences and related fields). Journals to be deployed with Editorial Manager for online submission and peer review include: L'Annee psychologique, Revue d'etudes comparatives Est-Ouest, Enfance, and Communication & langages.
American Nuclear Society Selects Editorial Manager
August 12, 2009, North Andover, MA. USA The American Nuclear Society journals will be deploying Editorial Manager for online submission and peer review. Commenting on the selection of the system, Mary Beth Gardner, Publisher in the Scientific Publications Department of the Society observed that EM was the most robust and configurable system reviewed and offered the greatest functionality and flexibility. The information technology department was also impressed with the Aries mirrored datacenter infrastructure.
Commerce Manager for Author Billing, Credit Card and Waiver Processing
July 23, 2009, North Andover, MA. USA Aries Systems Corporation is pleased to announce the Beta test phase of Commerce Manager. Commerce Manager is seamlessly integrated with publication submission, peer review and production workflows. It enables publishers to easily collect a wide range of author fees including: submission fees, Open Access fees, color charges, page charges, reprint charges etc. Configuration options include support for multiple payment options, 18 leading currencies and transfer of collected funds directly to publisher’s merchant account. Click here to download more detailed product information, or send an email to marketing@ariessys.com to schedule a demonstration.
Military Medicine Goes Live with Editorial Manager
May 28, 2009, North Andover, MA. USA Military Medicine the International Journal of AMSUS has recently begun using Editorial Manager, see: www.editorialmanager.com/milmed. Tonya Lira, Publications Director, commented: "We received great support from Aries during the transition from the prior system, and we are pleased to be accepting new submissions in Editorial Manager".
Editorial Manager and Preprint Manager Version 7.0 Enters General Release
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April 29, 2009 SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) developer Aries Systems Corporation (North Andover Massachusetts, USA) is pleased to announce the general release of Editorial Manager and Preprint Manager Version 7.0.
Workflow solutions from Aries Systems are used by 3,200+ scholarly publications to process more than a million scholarly manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters each year. Key features of the new release include:
Issue-Based Workflows.. The new version of Preprint Manager enhances the ability of journals to transact issue workflows in tandem with individual manuscript processing. For example, all the manuscripts in a particular issue can be assigned to a vendor with responsibility for a task such as composition or printing. Files such as “cover art” or “front matter” can also be uploaded and processed independently of manuscripts.
Solicited Manuscript Enhancements.Solicited manuscript functionality enables journals to publish proprietary content that is not subject to open access deposit mandates. The enhanced ability to select, identify and manage solicited manuscripts in Editorial Manager Version 7.0 therefore assists publishers to proactively adapt to the changing publishing environment.
Single Sign-On.Version 7.0 journals can configure a single sign-on capability for editors that collaborate on a group of journals.
Lyndon Holmes, President of Aries Systems, commented: “Aries continues to offer editorial and production workflow solutions that are comprehensive, integrated and configurable. Version 7.0 is yet another step in providing our customers with the best integrated workflow automation available today. Our aggressive technology development program assures that our business partners will be well-equipped to adapt to the rapid changes now occurring in scholarly publishing.”
Publishers wishing to know more about these and the many other innovations in Version 7.0 are invited to contact Aries to schedule a demonstration, participate in Webinars or attend the User Group Meeting (June 18th & 19th in Cambridge, MA).
Aries Appoints Distributor in Japan for Editorial Manager
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April 22, 2009, North Adover, MA.USA - Aries Systems Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into a multi-year distribution agreement with ATLAS Co. Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement ATLAS will market and support Aries’ Editorial Manager submission and peer review system in Japan.
Editorial Manager is currently deployed to 3,200+ publications, and Japanese scholarly societies have expressed a growing interest in the system for English and local language publishing. The collaboration between Aries and ATLAS will address this need and will enhance the international visibility of Japanese journals.
Based in Tokyo, ATLAS was founded in August 1986 and employs a staff of 100. The company has been a leader in scholarly publishing technology and developed the J-STAGE journal hosting platform under contract to JST. This market position means that ATLAS is ideally positioned to market and support the Editorial Manager system in Japan.
Editorial Manager is particularly attractive to Japanese journals because it is highly configurable and can be deployed in weeks. For example, journals can configure editor roles, article types, manuscript data, reviewer forms, submission questions etc. in real time using the system’s web-based interface. The configuration options also make it possible for ATLAS to translate many user-facing web pages and also to offer a dual language interface.
ATLAS will introduce Editorial Manager at a Tokyo seminar during the week of June 8th 2009. The meeting will be attended by Lyndon Holmes, President of Aries, who commented: “ATLAS has long term commitment to publishing technology and clearly understands the needs of scholarly journals. We are delighted that they have identified Editorial Manager as the best solution for Japanese scholarly journals”. Please contact ATLAS at em-sales@atlas.jp to receive a seminar invitation or visit www.edmgr.jp
About Atlas Corporation (www.atlas.jp/english) Atlas Corporation was founded in 1986 as a system developing firm, and has been active in the scholarly publishing system business. It has been a subcontractor of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) for the J-STAGE electronic journal publishing platform in developing the system and supporting user publishers. It is the only company in Japan specializing scholarly publishing systems. Its office is located in 2F Suitengu-Hokushin Bldg., 1-39-5 Kakigara-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0014 Japan.
Aries Collaborates with Shanghai Company to Promote Editorial Manager in China
April 17, 2009, North Andover, MA. USA Growing interest in Editorial Manager from Chinese publishers and authors has prompted Aries to enter into a collaboration and distribution agreement with Chinese company Asia Pacific Medinfo. The Shanghai-based company will provide local support, training and configuration services with a focus on language localization. Jack Jia, President of Asia Pacific Medinfo said "Using the existing configuration options in Editorial Manager we can localize many of the user-facing pages to support dual-language publishing". Click here to see screenshots.
Editorial Manager Helps Researchers Focus on Ophthalmic Problems of East Africa
March 5, 2009, North Andover, MA. USA The Sudanese Journal of Ophthalmology (SJO) publishes original research, clinical studies and reviews, with a special emphasis on the ophthalmic problems of the Sudan and neighboring regions.
Editorial Manager, already deployed with leading international ophthalmology publications, has now been adopted by the SJO. This means that authors, reviewers and editors can conveniently collaborate on research that will help address the ophthalmic problems of the region.
Commenting on the adoption of Editorial Manager by the SJO, Richard Wynne (Vice President of Sale and Marketing) at Aries said “It’s exciting to see how Software-as-a-Service delivery of research tools enables worldwide collaboration and publication”.
The Sudanese Journal of Ophthalmology (SJO) is published by Sudan Eye Center (SEC) in collaboration with Sudanese Eye Research Group (SERG): www.sudaneyecenter.com/sjo
For submissions to the Sudanese Journal of Ophthalmology visit: www.editorialmanager.com/sjo
EMH Swiss Medical Publisher Ltd. Selects Editorial Manager for Online Peer Review
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February 27, 2009, North Adover, MA.USA - EMH Swiss Medical Publisher Ltd. (Schweizerische Ärzteverlag AG) and Aries Systems Corporation are pleased to announce an agreement to deploy Aries’ Editorial Manager online peer-review system to journals published by EMH.
The project will begin with deployment of Editorial Manager to two of the publisher’s leading journals: Swiss Medical Weekly (SMW) and Kardiovaskulare Medizin. First published in 1871 and indexed in Medline, the Swiss Medical Weekly has recently transitioned to English only Open Access format. The deployment of Editorial Manager will further strengthen the rigorous statistical and peer review already undertaken by the journal.
“We make a point of having our proven editorial workflows precisely mapped. For example, for our weekly editorial meetings by telephone we need a convenient overview of manuscripts under review. Thanks to the open systems architecture of Editorial Manager we are able to configure user views independently at any time” says Dr. Natalie Marty, publication manager at EMH. Editorial Manager configurability means that EMH team members will have access to a restricted area in the system where they can immediately view those articles that feature highly on the agenda.
“The configurable nature of the system will enable EMH to publish in an agile manner without compromising our long tradition of quality,” added Dr. Marty. In this respect, Dr. Marty emphasized other attributes of the Aries solution such as local support and convenient database export facilities.
About EMH – Editores Medicorum Helveticorum: Publisher of female and male doctors
The 1997 founded Schweizerische Ärzteverlag EMH (www.emh.ch) is a joint venture of the Swiss Medical Association FMH and the 1488 founded Basel based Schwabe AG, which is the world’s oldest printing and publishing house. With nine renowned medical journals, a comprehensive online offering as well as its book program, the publisher covers the wide spectrum of topics relevant to medical discussion and constitutes an important player in Swiss health care. All the publishers journals are the official organs of the respective associations.
About Aries:
Aries Systems transforms the way scholarly publishers bring high-value content to the world. The company’s innovative and forward-looking workflow solutions manage the complexities of modern print and electronic publishing – from submission, to editorial management and peer review, to production tracking and publishing channel distribution. As the publishing environment evolves, Aries Systems is committed to delivering solutions that help publishers and scholars enhance the discovery and dissemination of human knowledge. Publish faster, publish smarter, with Aries Systems.
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