User Guide for Editors

Login at ‘Manuscript Portal’

• Link: http://www.gathacognition.com/manuscript-portal
• Login details: Use your registered ‘User ID’ and ‘Password’ for login.
• Recover password using, ‘Forgot Password’.
• User guide is available at the link, Editorial Management from User Guide.

 

 

Select option

• Click in the box.
• Select the 'Editor' option from the dropdown. 
• Click on ‘select’.

 

 

 

Call for Editor

• New manuscript(s) appear in the tab 'Call for Editor'.
• Click on ‘Accept’ for accepting the manuscript for editorial processing.
• The Associate Editor and member(s) of the Editorial Board can decline the manuscript by clicking the tab 'Decline'.
• The Editor-in-Chief should accept the manuscript and assign the Editor from the Editorial Board for expert assessment if required instead of declining.

 

 

Manuscript(s) Accepted for Editorial Processing

• Accepted manuscript(s) by the Editors appear in the tab ‘Submitted Manuscript(s)’.
• Click on ‘view’ for editorial process.

 

 

Editorial Process

Editorial processing has three steps: Step-1 View manuscript, Step-2 Review, and Step-3 Decision.

Step – 1 View manuscript

• View Manuscript, make a primary decision (reject a poor-quality manuscript, or accept it for improvement after revisions) before the review by experts.
• Click on 'change' to update the appointment of the Processing Editor.

 

Step – 2 Review

• Click on 'Step-2 Review' for appointment of reviewers.
• Appointment of ‘Panel of Reviewers’ (three).

 

 

Appointment of Reviewers

• Add new reviewer.
• Search reviewer: 1) by name, 2) by keywords, and 3) direct search.  
• Select reviewer from the list.
• Add new reviewer to the list.

 

 

• Search reviewer from the list  

• Add new reviewer

 

 

• Add email address of new reviewer

 

 

• Filling information of new reviewer

 

 

• Select reviewer newly added to the list 

 

 

• Invite the reviewer
• Remove the reviewer from selection or invite (if required)

 

 

• Accepted manuscript by the reviewer to review

 

 

Step -3 Decision

• Click on 'Step-3 Decision'
• View the comments, recommendation, full report and uploaded files by the reviewers.

 

 

• View full report of reviewer

 

 

• Make decision on manuscript (minimum two reports required)
  • Select the decision: 1) Accept, 2) Minor revision, 3) Major revision and 4) Reject
  • Click on dropdown

 

 

• Check attachment from reviewers
• Write comments for author(s)
• Upload files for reviewers (other than files from reviewers)

 

 

• Save and Send the Decision to the Author

  • Save the progress of decision
  • Send decision to the author (only after save)
  • Print decision, if required.

 

 

Scholar Profile

• Change your password, if required.
• Update all details.
• Add or update name of your home institute.

 

 

• Add links to homepage (website) of your institute.
• Add links to your profiles at ResearchGate, Google Scholar and LinkedIn.
• Upload your profile picture
• Click ‘Update’.