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Information for Editors
Roles, responsibilities and how editorial work flows in the system.
Editorial roles
- Editor-in-Chief
- Sees all manuscripts, assigns handling editors and records the scientific decision (accept, minor or major revision, reject) with a letter to the author.
- Associate / Section Editor
- Handles assigned manuscripts only: invites reviewers, reads the reports and sends a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief.
- Journal Manager
- Runs the screening stage (return to author, desk reject), manages issues, articles, news, users and settings. Does not make post-review scientific decisions.
- Copyeditor / Production Editor
- Works only on accepted manuscripts: language editing, proofs and the final files. Has no access to peer-review material.
- Publisher Administrator
- Oversees issues and news; has no access to manuscripts.
Principles
- Declare any conflict of interest; an editor who is an author or conflicted cannot handle a manuscript.
- Keep manuscripts, reviewer identities and reports confidential.
- Double-blind review: reviewers receive only the anonymized manuscript.
- Decisions are recorded with a reason and are kept in the audit trail.
See the peer review process and publication ethics. Editorial roles are granted by the journal office; Login Help explains how to request one.