The designated Reviewer is responsible for providing initial and final approvals. Instructions and a link to the submission awaiting approval are provided in an email sent to the Reviewer from NIHMS. An email is sent for each approval - Initial and Final.
Initial Approval
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Click on the link in the email to access the submission awaiting your review.
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Review the information on the Review Submission page. Click Next to approve or click Reject Submission, if you do not approve.
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If applicable funding has not already been added to the submission, click Search Funding to add it. You can search by award ID or awardee name.
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Next, review all the associated manuscript files. Click Next if they are complete. Click Reject Submission, if any files are missing.
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Review the Release Delay (i.e., embargo). Click Next to proceed.
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Read the Submission Statement. Click Agree, if all the information is correct.
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You will be routed to a confirmation page that provides information about the manuscript. Next, the submission will be converted for inclusion in PubMed Central. Typically, this step takes 2-3 weeks. Once this step is complete, you will receive an email with instructions about providing the final approval.
Be aware that if you need to Reject the Submission, you must select a reason and provide an explanation.
Final Approval
- Click on the link in the email to access the record (i.e., the PMC ready version of the manuscript) awaiting your review.
- Review the PMC Web view. Click More to see the associated persons, awards, and files to compare. Click on the closest red location marker to report an error.
- Next, review the PMC PDF view. Click the Add Error button to report an error.
- Click Approve, if no errors are found.
- You will be routed to a confirmation page that provides information about the manuscript. If the manuscript is successfully approved, a PMCID will soon be assigned to it.
