Add/Edit/Remove Authors

The Author may add the names of other people who were involved in the creation of the manuscript.  Only the Corresponding Author will receive any e-mail notifications from the system.  This information becomes part of the submission metadata and is displayed on the submission’s Details page and on the PDF cover sheet.

The person designated as the Corresponding Author can be changed, but this person must be a registered Editorial Manager user, as he 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 printed version of the manuscript if it is selected for publication.  A first name and last name are required – affiliation information is not a required entry, however it will aid an Editor who wishes to select Reviewers who are not affiliated with those who are involved in the creation of the manuscript.  The Corresponding Author does not need to re-enter himself in the list of Authors, as he is already listed as the corresponding Author.

The Author can designate the order in which other Authors should be listed, including the ‘Corresponding Author’.  After the Author has entered Other Authors, 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, but rather can appear anywhere in the list (including at the top of the list, as the ‘First Author’).