Uploading a compressed file

To upload a compressed file, the Author would go to the ‘Submit New Manuscript’ interface (or ‘Submit Invited Manuscript’), fill in the requested meta-data, and proceed to the ‘Attach Files’ page.  The Author would choose a Submission Item Type from the drop-down list, and upload a compressed file containing one or more individual files.  The resulting behavior varies slightly, depending on whether the zip file contains a single file or multiple files.

Zip File Contains a Single File

The single file is listed in the Attached Files list, with the Item and Description designation made by the user before the file was uploaded.  The user then has the opportunity to change the Item and/or Description, and re-order the files (if there are other files already in the list).

Zip File Contains Two or More Files

  The unpacking process lists all of the files individually.  The user must then explicitly select a Submission Item for each file.  The Description fields are dynamically populated based on the Submission Items selected, and the user can modify the Descriptions, if desired.  The user then has the opportunity to re-order the files.

To Configure:  This functionality is available to all journals, and there is no special configuration to allow Authors to upload zip files (i.e. zip files can be attached to submissions for all Article Types).