ScholarOne Manuscripts

Instruction Manual for Authors①

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Step 1: Type, Title & Abstract⑧

Step 2: File Upload⑨

Step 3: Attributes⑩

Step 4: Authors & Institutions⑪

Step 5: Details & Comments⑫

Step 6: Review & Submit⑬

Submission Completed⑭

Create Revised Manuscript⑮

Respond to Decision Letter⑯

Revise on Each Step⑰

Submission CompletedThis instruction manual is based on the standard settings, and thesettings might be different in your journalʼs site.

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Select English(US)2Log InIf you already have your account, and know your User ID and Password
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Enter all required （req） fields.

Step 1: E-Mail / NameEnter your first and last name.

Do not use other personʼs Email address.
Do not share the E-mailaddress with someone else!

If you have another E-mailaddress which you want toreceive messages, enter it here.

Step 2: Address

When you enter or change your institution information,
Ringgold alert may appear. However, it does not affect
ScholarOne Manuscripts system behavior. So please ignore it.

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Step 3: User ID & Password

Your E-mail address is entered by default, but you
can change it to anything you want.

Select your research area(s) from the list at the left
side, and enter it by clicking Add button.

You can leave the Signature field blank.

Click on the link to read the Privacy Policies, and tick on thecheckbox if you provide the consent.
*You cannot use the system unless you provide the consent.

Check all registered information,and click Finish button.

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5HomeClick Author.

6Dashboard「Author Dashboard」 displays manuscripts status you have created/submitted. You can see themanuscripts by clicking on each list.

It displays where you currently are in the site.
Click the link if you want to move to the other page.
【Important】 Do NOT use “Back” button on the browser.

Click “Start New Submission” link at the left, and click
here to create a new form.
Click here first if you have not created any manuscripts.

To continue submission for manuscripts you already created.
Click 「Unsubmitted and Manuscripts in Draft」 in My Manuscripts, and click Continue link.
To continue submission for returned manuscripts
There is a possibility that your manuscripts will be returned at the Admin check after the submission.
Those for the first submission are located in 「Unsubmitted and Manuscripts in Draft」, and those for therevised manuscripts submission are located in 「Revised Manuscripts in Draft」.
Click the appropriate link, and click Continue.

7Step 1: Type, Title & Abstract
Fill in all the required field between Step 1 and 5. Then, you can submit your manuscript after
you check all information you entered on the PDF file on Step 6.
When you move to the other Step pages, the system automatically saves information you haveentered at the point. You can continue submissions by re-logging in the site even if you do notenter all information at once.

Manuscript Type
Select an appropriate type from thelist.

Title
Enter the Title within the word limit.

Abstract
Enter the Abstract within the word limit.

Step 2: File Upload

8Upload your manuscript files on this page.
• Click “Select File” button and select the file to upload. Select the “File Designation” from the dropdown menu to indicate the file type you are uploading.
• Click “Upload Selected Files” button to upload the files.
• You can upload up to 5 files at once. If you have more than 6 files, upload 5 files first. When theupload process is completed, the File Upload field will be empty. Then upload rest of the files.
Main Document• Include Abstract, Co-Authors and Keywords information, all of which you have already entered onthe screens as well.
Table, Figure• Upload the files separately from the Main Document file.
• “Link Text” and “Caption”
Enter the Figure Number and Caption for the image file.
The “Link Text” and “Caption” fields are available only for image files such as jpeg and gif.
The “Link Text” and “Caption” fields are not available for the files having the possibility to be multiple pages in afile such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF. For these files, put the Figure Number and Caption information directlyin the file.
Enter the Figure Number and Caption information in the Main Document file as well.

※Files you can upload• DOC（X）、XLS（X）、PPT（X）、JPG、TIFF、GIF、AI、EPS※Enter only one-byte characters on the file name, and put the filename extension. （If thefilename extension misses, the system fails to generate the PDF proof.）

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Step 3: Attributes

Keywords① Click “Show Full List” link and select Keywords from the list.
② Click “Add from List” button.
③ Selected Keywords are listed at the bottom.
※You cannot type Keywords in the text ﬁeld.

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Step 4: Authors & Institutions

Enter your co-authorʼs E-Mail address and click Search .
If the search result is returned, click “Add Author” to add the person on the Author list.

If the search result is not returned, a message will appear above the box of "Find using
Author's email address". Click "create a new co-author." in the message and the screen
to enter your co-author's information will appear. Then, fill in the fields and click "AddCreated Author" to add the person on the Author list.

When you enter or change the userʻs institution information,
Ringgold alert may appear. However, it does not affect
ScholarOne Manuscripts system behavior. So please ignore it.

Author List:• Drag your mouse if you change the order.
• Select an appropriate option from the drop-down menu if you edit or remove the coauthorʼs information.

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Step 5: Details & Comments

If you type the cover letter, enterhere.

If you attach the cover letter, selectthe file and attach it here.

Answer each question.

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Step 6: Review & Submit
Confirm all information you entered.

For the fields not having errors, the checkmarks
are displayed.
For the fields having errors, × marks are displayed.
Go back to the fields and correct them.

Click “View PDF Proof” button and view the PDF proof. Make surethat the PDF has no problem such as garbling. When thecheckmarks are displayed at all the steps, click “Submit” button at
the bottom on this page to submit your manuscript.

13Submission CompletedYour manuscript has successfully been submitted.
Check the Submission confirmation email delivered from the system.
Click 「Author Dashboard」 button and return to the Dashboard page.
【Important】 Do Not click the “Back” button on the internet browser.

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Create Revised Manuscript
Follow below instructions to create revised manuscripts.

Click “Manuscript Awaiting Revision” on the Author Dashboard list, andclick “create a revision.” A dialog appears. Click “Create Revision” andmove to the revised manuscript submission page.
“Manuscript Awaiting Revision” disappears once you create the draft of revisedmanuscript. Access the draft page via “Revised Manuscripts in Draft” from nexttime.

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Respond to Decision Letter

Response to review comments
Read the comments in the Decision Letter, and respond
Point by Point how you revised them.
You can also upload the file for the author response. Click
Select File button to select the file, and click Upload Filebutton to upload it.
※Do NOT upload revised manuscript ﬁles in this ﬁeld.

Click 「Save & Continue」 andmove to the next step.

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Revise on Each Step••

Revise the necessary points on each step.
Do not upload duplicated files when you upload therevised files. Delete the previous files if you upload thenew files.

After viewing the PDF proof and confirming thecheckmarks displayed on all the steps, click“submit” button at the bottom.

17Submission CompletedYour manuscript has successfully been submitted.
Check the Submission confirmation email delivered from the system.
Click 「Author Dashboard」 button and return to the Dashboard page.
【Important】 Do Not click the “Back” button on the internet browser.