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Steps for Submission


Now that you have your manuscript ready for submission, go to eCAM Manuscript Central and follow the steps below to complete submission.


  1. First, you will need to log into the system. You need an ID and password to enter the system. Note: Before you begin, you should be sure you are using version 4.0 or higher of Netscape or Internet Explorer.

    • If you have already submitted or reviewed a manuscript through this online system, use your User ID and Password to log on.

    • If you forgot your log in details or unsure if you have an account, do not create a new account, but first check to see if you are already registered by clicking on the 'Check for existing account' button and following the on-screen instructions.

    • If you are not already registered, you can register by clicking on the 'Create a new account' button on the login screen and following the on-screen instructions.

    • Those of you who received call for papers should already be registered. If you have trouble finding manuscripts or have other problems with your account do not create new accounts. Instead, please contact eCAM Editorial Office

  2. To submit a new manuscript, go to the 'Author Center', choose 'Submit First Draft of a New Manuscript' and then follow the on-screen instructions. There are up to 12 steps for you to follow to submit your manuscript. You move from one step to the next by clicking on the 'Save and Continue' button on each screen or back to the previous screen by clicking on the 'Previous' button.

    (At any stage you can stop the submission process by clicking on the 'Return to Menu' button - everything you have typed into the system up to, the current screen will be saved. To return to the submission process you will need to click on the manuscript title in the 'Partially Submitted Manuscripts' section in your 'Author Center'. You may like to have the original word processing file available so that you can copy and paste the title and abstract into the required fields.)

    You may go back and change any information before you finalize your submission by clicking on the "Submit" button.

  3. To upload your files in the Author Center 'File Upload Center' screen 11/12:

    • Click on the 'Browse' button and locate the document you want to upload.

    • Select the document's designation from the pull-down menu.

    • You will also be asked whether each document you upload should be considered for review, and the default is set to 'Yes'.

    • When the upload of each file is completed, you will see a confirmation window asking you to write a description of that document.

  4. From the files you submit to make up your manuscript, the system creates and stores separately two types of documents:

    • Files for Review. These will be the files viewable to the editor and reviewers of your manuscript. The system will automatically convert your text files (any document in .doc, .rtf or .ps format) into .pdf and figure files (in .jpg, .gif, .tif and .eps format) into smaller .jpg images (.sm_jpg). The newly converted document will be made accessible for review, leaving the originally uploaded document under the second column, 'Files for Production'. The system will also save under 'Files for Review' any documents which are uploaded in formats that it cannot convert.

    • Files not for Review. These are all the original word-processor files and figures you uploaded. Not listed here will be those files you designated for review but submitted in a format that cannot be converted by the system.

  5. After the successful upload of your text and images, please view and proof your manuscript now located on the web site. The on-screen version of your manuscript you review at the journal's web site will also be the version accessed by the editor and the reviewers.

  6. If the files have not been uploaded to your satisfaction, click on the 'Previous' button to move back to the file upload screen where you can remove the files you do not want, and repeat the upload process.

  7. When you are satisfied with the uploaded manuscript then click on the 'Submit' button. It is not until this button is pushed that the manuscript is given a manuscript number. Once the manuscript is submitted it is not possible to undo the submission.

  8. After the manuscript has been submitted you will receive an email confirmation stating that your manuscript was successfully submitted. This email will also give the assigned manuscript number, which is used in all correspondence. If you do not receive this email, your manuscript will not have been successfully submitted to the journal and the paper cannot progress to peer review. If this is the case your manuscript will still be sitting in the 'Partially Submitted Manuscripts' section of your 'Author Center' awaiting your attention.

  9. If you return to your 'Author Center' you will notice that your newly submitted manuscript can be found in the 'Submitted Manuscripts' area. Among the information listed there, the 'Processing Status' section provides information on the status of your manuscript as it moves through the review process.