Add/Edit/Remove Authors

The author submitting the manuscript will be listed as the Corresponding Author by default.  Only you as the Corresponding Author will receive any e-mail notifications from the system.  You may change the person designated as the Corresponding Author, but this person must be a registered Editorial Manager user, as he or she will need to be contacted throughout the submission process.  Other Authors do not need to be registered with the system, but may be included for the purpose of appearing in the list of all authors.  A first name and last name are required. 

The Author can designate the order in which other Authors should be listed, including the Corresponding Author.  After you have entered the other Authors’ information, the list of authors can be reordered by clicking on the arrows next to each name.  The Author at the top of the list is automatically designated as the First Author.  The Corresponding Author does not have to be listed first, they can appear anywhere in the list (including at the top of the list as the First Author).

Please note that you do not need to re-enter yourself in the list of authors.  The person who begins the manuscript submission process is by default the Corresponding Author. 

To change the Corresponding Author, first enter the name of the Corresponding Author in the First Name and Last Name textboxes and click the checkbox next to 'Please select if this is the corresponding author'.  If the person you entered is not registered with Editorial Manager, you will be unable to designate him/her as the Corresponding Author.  If this person is registered with Editorial Manager, you will be asked to enter his or her username and password.  However, please note that if you make this change, once you have finished submitting the manuscript, you will no longer be considered the Corresponding Author and will not be able to access the manuscript.  The new Corresponding Author will receive an e-mail when the PDF is built, asking them to log into EM to view and approve their submission before it can be sent to the Journal Office. 

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