Main menu

When you log in as a Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor, Editorial Assistant or Network Editor, you will land on a Main Menu divided into 3 tabs:

• Editorial - view all Submissions by status (submissions have been submitted for editorial approval at least once at the current review stage)
• Proposal Menu - view all Proposals by status (proposals are invitations to authors who have not yet submitted a draft at the current review stage)
• Tasks - view Tasks assigned to you 

Editorial tab

The Editorial tab is divided into 7 sections

1. Search - search for people or submissions
2. Editor 'To-Do' List - your personal list of submissions sitting with you
3. View All Assigned - all submissions assigned to editors across the Network site
4. Subordinate Editor's Pending Assignments - protocols, reviews or updates you have assigned to other editors (this folder is only visible when you have delegated assignments)
5. Submissions with Decisions - submissions that have come to the end of the editorial process at a particular review stage
6. Linked Submission Groups - ignore - Cochrane is not using this functionality
7. Administrative Functions - reports and reminders, register a new user

The Red, Amber, Green colour-coded blocks show if a task is on schedule or overdue.

Editor 'To-Do' List

New Submissions Requiring Assignment: Newly submitted title proposals, protocols, reviews or updates that need to be assigned to an editor. This is a site-wide folder. You can ignore unless the submissions are in your section/category,

Revised Submissions Requiring Assignment: Revised title proposals, protocols, reviews or updates that need to be assigned to an editor. This is a site-wide folder. You can ignore unless the submissions are in your section/category,

Submissions with Decision Rescinded: Submissions where an editorial decision has been made and revoked. This is a site-wide folder. You can ignore unless the submissions are in your section/category,

Direct-to-Editor New Submissions: Newly submitted title proposals, protocols, reviews or updates sent directly to the primary ME of each CRG. 

Direct-to-Editor Revised Submissions: Revised title proposals, protocols, reviews or updates sent directly to the primary ME of each CRG.

Incomplete Submissions: Submissions where you have started to edit the submission (e.g. to amend author details). Incomplete submissions by authors do not appear here. You need to take action to approve the edited submission. Edit Submission > View Submission > Approve Submission.

New Assignments: Submissions currently assigned to you for action.

Submissions with Required Reviews Complete: Protocols, reviews or updates where the required number of reviewers have submitted comments for an editorial decision. Cochrane has set the default number of reviewers required for a decision to four. You can adjust the number of required reviewers if needed.

Submissions Requiring Additional Reviewers: Protocols, reviews or updates where an editor needs to invite additional reviewers.

Submissions with One or More Late Reviews: Protocols, reviews or updates that have late reviewers.

Submissions with Active Discussions: Editors are commenting on this review.

Reviewers Invited - No Response: Protocols, reviews or updates where reviewers have been invited but have not yet agreed. When you click on this link, the system asks you to select a number of days since invitations were sent. If you select 5 days, you will see all reviewer invitations made more than 5 days' previously. Select 0 days to see every review where reviewers have been invited.

Submissions Under Review: Protocols, reviews or updates where reviewers have been invited and/or are currently commenting. 

View All Assigned

View All Assigned Submissions: Title proposals, protocols, reviews or updates that are assigned to an editor within the site, in any section/category.

View All Assigned Submissions being Edited: Title proposals, protocols, reviews or updates that are assigned to an editor within the site, in any section/category, and where an editor has selected Edit Submission.

Subordinate Editor's Pending Assignments

Group by Editors I Assigned: Submissions you have assigned out to other editors, grouped by editor you assigned. 

Group by Editor with Current Responsibility: Submissions you have assigned out to other editors, grouped by editor currently assigned (only relevant if the editor you assigned, has assigned on to someone else - you can view the assignment chain).

Group by Manuscript Status: Submissions you have assigned out to other editors, grouped by status (e.g. Required Reviews Complete)

Submissions with Decisions

Submissions out for Revision: New and revised drafts that are with the authors pending a resubmission once the requested changes have been completed. All section/categories are included. 

All Submissions with Editor’s Decision: New and revised drafts where an editor has made a decision. All section/categories are included. 

All Submissions with Final Disposition: New and revised reviews where an editor has made a final decision. All section/categories are included. 

My Assignments with Decision: New and revised drafts where you have made a decision. Submissions remain here until you have notified the authors of the decision.

My Assignments with Final Disposition: New and revised reviews where you have made a final decision.

Linked Submission Groups

Administrative Functions

Register New User

Reports

Send Reminder Letters

Proposal Menu tab

The Proposal Menu tab is divided into 5 sections

1. Search - search for people, proposals or submissions
2. New Proposals - begin your proposals here
3. Active - a mixture of personal and site-wide folders grouping proposals in progress
4. Completed - a mixture of personal and site-wide folders grouping completed proposals
5. Reports - links to stock reports on proposals

New Proposals

Initiate Proposal: Use this link to invite a submission. See Initiate proposal and Register a new title.

Incomplete Proposals: Proposals you have begun but not completed. Incomplete submissions by authors do not appear here. You need to take action to approve the edited proposal. Edit Proposal> View Proposal > Approve Proposal.

Active 

New Proposals Requiring Assignment: Proposals begun by any user on the site, but not yet assigned to an editor.

New Assignments - Proposals: Proposals assigned to you.

My Pending Proposals: Proposals where you have invited the authors. If the linked submission comes in, you can mark the Proposal as completed.

View all Assigned Proposals: This is a site-wide folder showing all proposals assigned to editors.

My Submissions with Pending Commentaries: Open invitations to authors to submit the next stage e.g. if you accept a title proposal and invite the protocol, the title proposal submission will show here while you are awaiting the first draft of the protocol. 

View all Submissions with Pending Commentaries: Open invitations to authors to submit the next stage, across all section/categories.

Proposals with Invitations in Progress: This is a site-wide folder showing all proposals where authors have been invited.

Proposals with Outstanding Invitations: This is a site-wide folder showing all proposals where authors have been invited but have not yet agreed to submit. 

Proposals with Invited Submissions in Progress: This is a site-wide folder showing all proposals where authors have been invited and have agreed to submit.

Proposals with Invited Submissions Received: This is a site-wide folder showing all proposals where authors have submitted their draft.

Completed

My Completed Proposals: Proposals where you have invited the authors, the linked submission has come in, and you have marked the Proposal as completed.

My Submissions with No Pending Commentaries: Submissions where you have invited the authors to submit the next stage, the linked submission has come in, and you have selected Move to Completed Folder.

View all Completed Proposals: This is a site-wide folder showing all proposals marked as complete.

View all Submissions with No Pending Commentaries: This is a site-wide folder showing all submissions where authors were invited to submit the next stage, and have been marked as complete.

Reports

Tasks tab

The Tasks tab is divided into 4 sections

1. Search - search for people or submissions
2. To-Do List - tasks assigned to you
3. Overview - a mixture of personal and site-wide folders showing tasks
4. Linked Submission Groups - you can ignore as Cochrane does not use this functionality

To-Do List

Submission Tasks Assigned to Me: Open tasks waiting for your action. See Assign an editorial task.

Schedule Group Tasks Assigned to Me: you can ignore as Cochrane does not use this functionality.

'At-Risk' Submissions: you can ignore as Cochrane does not use this functionality.

Overview

View All Submissions in Task Manager: This is a site-wide folder showing all submissions where a task has been assigned and is open.

Production Initiated - No Tasks Assigned: you can ignore.

Submission Tasks I Have Assigned: Open tasks you have assigned to yourself or others. You can cancel tasks from here.

Linked Submission Groups:  

Read detailed descriptions of all sections and sub-sections on the Main Menu in EM Help.