Editor can request an Unregistered Reviewer

This feature allows an Editor, in the process of assigning Reviewers, to send an e-mail message to the journal office requesting that someone track down Reviewer-contact-information for a Reviewer not already registered in the EM system.

 

For example, an Editor might find appropriate Reviewers while looking through a submission’s references or from a MEDLINE search; this feature allows the Editor to send the potential Reviewer’s name to the journal office where the staff can then research that potential candidate and add them to the system.

 

Note:  The recipient of this request can only be the Editor Role that assigned the first Editor in the Editor Chain.  This would be the person (usually a journal staff person) who went to the ‘New Submissions Requiring Assignment’ folder (or ‘Revisions Requiring Assignment’ folder) and assigned the first Editor

 

To Configure:  Go to RoleManager, Editor Role, and then choose the Editor roles that require these permissions.  Click the checkbox next to the ‘Request Unregistered Reviewer’ permission located under the ‘Un-invite Reviewers’ permission.

 

You must also create a letter in PolicyManager, under ‘Edit Letters’.  The letter may contain merge fields such as %ARTICLE_TITLE%, %MS_NUMBER%, and %EDITOR_NAME%.  These merge fields will help identify the paper and assigned Editor.  When the letter is created, go to ActionManager and then to the role that will be receiving this request from the Editor.  Click on the drop-down box next to the event ‘Request Unregistered Reviewer’ and choose the appropriate letter.