ScholarOne Manuscripts

Instruction for Authors① Log In
② ③ Create Account④ Home⑤ Dashboard⑥ Step 1: Title, Type, Abstract⑦ Step 2: Attributes⑧ Step 3: Authors & Institutions⑨ Step 4: Details & Comments⑩ Step 5: File Upload⑪ Step 6: Review & Submit⑫ Submission Completed⑬ Create Revised Manuscript⑭ Responding to Decision Letter⑮ Revising on Each Step
⑯ Submission Completed

Log In1

If you already have your account, and know your User ID and Password
1. Enter your User ID and Password.
2. Click Log in.
→ Go to ④

If you have not created your account yet
Click Register here to create your account.
→Go to ②

you forgot your User ID and Password
Enter your E-Mail address.
Click Go, and the notification email will be sent to the E-Mail address you entered.
Click the link in the E-mail message, and another window opens. Then, set yournew Password and log in the site.
→Go to ④Create Account2

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

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Create Account （continue）

Step 3: User ID & Password

Your E-mail address is initially entered, but you canchange it to anything you want.

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

You can leave the Signature field blank.

Check all registered information,and push Finish button.

Your account createdYour account has been created.
Click Log in,→and go to ④

4HomeClick Author.

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

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

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 Submission button.
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 is put in 「Unsubmitted and Manuscripts in Draft」, and those for therevised manuscripts submission is put in 「Revises Manuscripts in Draft」.
Click the appropriate link, and push Continue Submission.

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Step 1: Type, Title & Abstract
Fill in all 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 Steps, the system automatically saves all information you haveentered at the point. You can continue submissions by re-logging in the site even if you do notcomplete the submission 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.

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Step 2: Attributes

Keywords① Select Keywords from the list.
② Push “Add” button.
③ Selected Keywords are listed at the bottom.
※You cannot type Keywords in the text ﬁeld.

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Step 3: 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 be displayed. Then, fill in the fields and click"Add Created Author" to add him/her on the Author list.

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 4: Details & Comments

If you type the cover letter, enterhere.

If you attach the cover letter, selectthe file here.

Answer on each question.

Step 5: File Upload

10Upload 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.
• The files are uploaded when you click “Upload Selected Files” button.
• You can upload up to 3 files at once. If you have more than 4 files, upload 1〜3 files first, and click“Save and Continue” button. Then, return to this page, and upload rest of the files.
Main Document• Include Abstract, Co-Authors and Keywords information, all of which you have already entered on
the screens as well.
Table, Figure• Upload the files separately from the Main Document file.

※Files you can upload• DOC（X）、XLS（X）、PPT（X）、JPG、TIFF、GIF、AI、EPS、PSD※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 6: Review & Submit
Confirm the information you have entered so far.

For the fields having no error, the checkmarks aredisplayed.
For the fields having errors, × marks are displayed.
Go back to the fields and correct them.

Push “PDF” button and view the PDF proof. Make sure that thePDF has no problem such as garbling. When the checkmarks are
displayed at the all steps, click “Submit” button at the bottom on
this page and submit your manuscript.

12Submission CompletedYour manuscript has successfully been submitted.
① Check the Submission confirmation email delivered from the system.
② Push 「Author Dashboard」 button and return to the Dashboard page.
【Important】 Do Not push the “Back” button on the internet browser.

13Create Revised Manuscript
Follow below steps 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 to the draft via “Revised Manuscripts in Draft” from next time.

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Respond to Decision Letter

Response to review comments
Read the comments in the Decision Letter, and respondwith your comments Point by Point how you revised them.
※Do NOT upload revised manuscript ﬁles in this ﬁeld.

Push 「Save and 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. You can do so by deleting the previousfiles.

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

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Submission CompletedYour manuscript has successfully been submitted.
① Check the Submission confirmation email delivered from the system.
② Push 「Author Dashboard」 button and return to the Dashboard page.
【Important】 Do Not push the “Back” button on the internet browser.