Publication Process Overview – Area Editor
- Evaluate list of topics “In Review” within your assigned section and select a topic to pursue.
- Create a Contribution Scope for the topic using the template.
- Invite a potential author via the built-in email function attaching the Contribution Scope.
- Send follow-up email if a response has not been received within 1 week, 2 weeks, and a final reminder at 3 weeks.
- If no responses were received or the request was declined, invite next potential author following the same procedure.
- If accepted, send Guide for Contributors to the author with deadline (3 months) for article submission.
- Send reminders to the author at established intervals until article is received.
- Once submitted, upload the article to the UEE eScholarship system.
- Select 2-3 reviewers and send invitation to review the article with the Code of Conduct attached.
- Send follow-up email if a response has not been received within 1 week and if no response in 2 weeks, send a final reminder.
- Once a reviewer has been confirmed, send follow-up email if the review has not been received within 2 weeks. If the review has not been received within the following two weeks, send a final reminder.
- Once two reviews have been received, determine whether a third is required.
- Evaluate reviews and determine how to proceed:
- If reject – notify author with rejection template and begin process again.
- If revise and resubmit – compile list of required revisions and send to author with deadline.
- If accept with revisions – compile list of required revisions with Consent to Publish and send to author with deadline.
- If accept – notify author and send Consent to Publish with deadline to return signed consent.
- Once acceptable revised article has been submitted, upload to the UEE eScholarship system.
- Send to the copyeditor.
- The article will proceed through copyediting and layout.
- You will be notified upon publication.