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Elsevier’s submission and peer review platform comprises the Editorial Manager system as well as various services integrated with it. These applications collectively cover the author submission, peer review,...

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This Accessibility Compendium is designed for society and partner publishers that handle production of their content and publish it on Elsevier platforms.Accessibility Compendium for society and partner...

Accessibility Compendium for society and partner publishers

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The Learning, Content and Development team deliver webinars on Editorial Manager system updates, new features and areas of learning.Please click the links below to find more information and details of...

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In this Editor user guide you’ll find links to the editor key tasks in Editorial Manager (EM), many of which also include a short video.

Editor Guide to Editorial Manager

Submission Fee Charge is an initial charge during your submission or revision stage in Editorial Manager. To learn more information, please check Submission fees at Elsevier.

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Researchers interested in having their journal published by Elsevier should submit the journal proposal to the Publisher.HowCheck Elsevier's list of journals. As Elsevier publishes over 1800 journals,...

How do I submit a journal proposal?






Select ‘Send Login Details’ and enter the email address associated with your account. An email will be sent with you username and a link to reset your password.







How can I reset a forgotten password for Editorial Manager?

From the journal's EM login page, enter your username and password and then select the login button for the role you need to access. Alternatively, you may sign in via ORCID iD single sign on.


How do I sign in to Editorial Manager?



Use the 'Send Login Details' link on the journal login page to retrieve your username or reset your password. Your login details may be different for each journal.




What can I do if I'm having trouble signing in to Editorial Manager?

This video provides a detailed overview of one of the reviewer search tools available to editors in Editorial Manager, "Find reviewers using Scopus".


Video Guide: Find reviewers using Scopus

Authors can be invited based on a Proposal that is initiated by an Editor. Look for the Proposals tab at the top of your Editor Menu.


How do I invite authors to submit in Editorial Manager?

Editors can list Alternate reviewers for a submission, and optionally link them to specific invited reviewers. When a reviewer declines or is uninvited, the next valid alternate will be automatically invited.


How can I use Alternate Reviewers in Editorial Manager?

Select the 'Register' link on the top navigation bar for any EM journal to begin the process. You will be asked for a unique email address that is not already registered for this journal.

How do I register an account on Editorial Manager?

If a user has two EM accounts for a single journal, they can be merged by our support team, to combine the history in a single account. 


What can I do if I have Editorial Manager profiles registered to different email addresses?

Log into EM and select 'Update My Information' in the top navigation bar. You will need to update your details separately in each journal.


How do I change my personal information in Editorial Manager?

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Most browsers allow users to save usernames and passwords locally for ease of login. The browser usually has a way for you to retrieve the saved details.


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Video Guide: Updating your editor profile on Reviewer Hub

Elsevier is expanding its Geographical Pricing for Open Access (GPOA) initiative to an additional 150 gold open access journals, following the success of its 2024 pilot. This expansion means around 300...

Geographical Pricing for Open Access (GPOA)

In this Reviewer user guide you’ll find links to the reviewer key tasks in Editorial Manager (EM), many of which also include a short video.Click on a main heading to reveal the associated key tasks.Show...

Reviewer Guide to Editorial Manager

According to COPE guidelines any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share the review or information about the review with anyone without the agreement of the editors and authors involved. This applies both during and after the publication process.


Are reviews confidential?

Reviewers who complete reviews in EM can see their activity history and download Reviewer certificates on Reviewer Hub.


How can I claim my reviewer certificate?

Reviewers can accept or decline review invitation by selecting the link within the email invitation, or by logging into EM and selecting 'New Reviewer Invitations' from the reviewer main menu. Reviewers can accept or decline review invitation by selecting the link within the email invitation, or by logging into EM and selecting 'New Reviewer Invitations' from the reviewer main menu.

How do I respond to an invitation to review in Editorial Manager?

From your reviewer main menu, select 'New Reviewer Invitations' if you have not yet agreed to review; or select 'Pending Assignments' then select 'Submit Recommendation' to fill out the Review Form.


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