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What is manuscript transfer?

Manuscript Transfers : Helping authors to get published Rachel Craven Senior Product Manager, Publishing. What is manuscript transfer?. Transferring rejected manuscripts to another journal Scientifically sound manuscripts More suitable scope or interest level

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What is manuscript transfer?

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  1. Manuscript Transfers:Helping authors to get publishedRachel CravenSenior Product Manager, Publishing

  2. What is manuscript transfer? • Transferring rejected manuscripts to another journal • Scientifically sound manuscripts • More suitable scope or interest level • Practice now widespread: BMJ, Nature, Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium

  3. What are the benefits? • Authors want easier, faster publication in good journals • Reviewers are being asked to review for more and more journals, whilst having less time • Transferring a sound submitted manuscript to a more suitable journal saves time and effort

  4. What is new? • Editors suggest transfers through the ‘Reject’ page • Authors accept/decline transfers in their ‘My’ pages with one click • Reviewers are notified when a manuscript is being transferred

  5. Suggesting a transfer

  6. What the author sees

  7. The manuscript history

  8. What next? • New functionality available from June 2012 • Pilot roll-out: volunteers needed • Transfers is opt-out, based on journal and authors’ needs • Any queries? Contact your Journal Development Editor

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