HOW DO I ENTER MY REVIEW OF A MANUSCRIPT?
Your Reviewer Center contains a list of all the manuscripts that you are responsible for reviewing. At the far right under the Corresponding Author’s name is a button named “Review.” Clicking this button will bring you to a screen entitled “Instructions for Reviewers.” Follow the prompts given and enter your scores and review of the manuscript where indicated.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT BOXES FOR THE COMMENTS?
There are two boxes that can be used for comments in the review form. The comments in the first box will only go to the editors. If you have comments that you want the author to see, they should be typed/copied into the “comments for author” box.
HOW DO I UPLOAD A REVIEW THAT I HAVE FORMATTED IN MICROSOFT WORD OR ANOTHER WORD PROCESSOR?
You can upload a PDF file, and Manuscript Central will strip it of identifiable information (although you should avoid typing comments that include your name). Word files may reveal your identity, so uploading of Word files is highly discouraged. If there are comments on math equations which need to be expressed in a PDF file, please enter “see uploaded file” in the box for author comments.
HOW CAN I SEE THE AUTHORS’ RESPONSE TO MY PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS?
If authors do not submit a response to review as a supporting document but enter it into the text box, such responses will be available in your Reviewer Center under “View Author’s Response.” The link to the author’s response is located right above the manuscript title on the right-hand side of your reviewer view.