ScholarOne Manuscripts Release Notes

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Recent releases

March 2024
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q1.2024
  • Accessibility
  • New Email Tag Config Option for the Entire Scoresheet Minus Recommendation
  • Downloaded File of Attributes Now Indicates Parents vs Children
  • Submission Ingestion: Author and File Ordering

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October 2023
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q4.2023
  • Switch journals without re-logging in
  • Updated linking logic for S1M and WoS accounts
  • Author and reviewer filters for demographic data reports
  • CCC/RightsLink integration updates

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July 2023
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q3.2023
  • Email template name added to audit trail
  • Sort UAD alerts by date/time within queue
  • Cognos report for “Source of Reviewer Selection”
  • Cookie acceptance and preference management

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Release archive

ScholarOne Manuscripts Q1.2023 

English | Chinese | French Japanese  | Portuguese  | Spanish

  • New Peer Review Taxonomy in alignment with STM Publishing Standards
  • Reviewer Recommender tool (proof-of-concept)
  • Country filter for Web of Science Reviewer Locator results
  • Cognos reports for user demographic information
  • Reviewer list pagination updates
  • Cookie acceptance banner and preference management
  • Depositing batch exports to S3
  • Adjusted “in review” in the manuscript header to include minutes and seconds
  • New e-mail tag: ##TASK_DECISION_AUTHOR##
  • New e-mail template: Stub extension granted
  • Publons rebrand (in progress
  • Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) manuscript information is retained when a manuscript is transferred
  • New configuration option: Prevent unsubmission if reviews are completed
  • Notification Services: Uninvite Author, Unassign Author, Stub Due Date Change
  • Cognos report for OA author choice publication
  • Notable Defect Fixes & Functionality Optimizations
  • Already available in ScholarOne
  • Coming soon in ScholarOne
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q4.2022 

English | Chinese | French Japanese  | Portuguese  | Spanish

  • iThenticate V2 in Client Configuration Center
  • Auto-save changes to iThenticate V2 Similarity Check reports
  • “Search” technology upgrade
  • Pagination on Reviewer List
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q3.2022 

English | Chinese | French Japanese  | Portuguese  | Spanish

  • iThenticate upgrade to V2
  • DEI Data Collection – Demographic Questions
  • New Reviewer Search Result Indicator
  • Assignment Counts added to the Merge Users Tool
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q1.2022 

English | Chinese | French Japanese  | Portuguese  | Spanish

  • Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager Support
  • ScholarOne Resources & Updates
  • Custom Manuscript Flags
  • Reviewer on the Fly Redesign
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q3.2021 

English | Chinese | French Japanese  | Portuguese  | Spanish

  • Two-step Device Authentication enhancements
  • Submission Integration capacity upgraded
  • API Submission File Links
  • API Submission Additions (Preferred/Non-Preferred)
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q2.2021 

English | Chinese | French | Japanese | Portuguese | Spanish

  • 2  Step Device Authentication
  • Author Search
  • Save Prompt for Reviewers
  • Publisher Portal Report: Journal Summary Report
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q1.2021 (v4.27)

English | Chinese | French | Japanese | Portuguese | Spanish

  • Open Access Updates
  • Document Analysis Updates
  • Web of Science Reviewer Locator
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q4.2020 (v4.26.4)

English | Chinese | French | Japanese | Portuguese | Spanish

  • E-mail Tag Accessibility Improvement
  • Manuscript Flags to XML
  • Ground Work for Unified Login
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q3.2020 (v4.26.3)

English | Chinese | French Japanese  | Portuguese  | Spanish

  • Submission Integration Updates
  • Submission Prefill: PDF Support
  • Script Reduction: Unusual Activity Detector
ScholarOne Manuscripts Q2.2020

English | Chinese | French Japanese  | Portuguese  | Spanish

  • Script Reduction
  • Submission Integration Improvements
  • Manuscript Flags

ScholarOne Manuscripts Q1.2020

English   |   Chinese   |   French  |   Japanese   |   Portuguese   |   Spanish

  • Code Ocean Integration
  • Updates and Full Launch of Submission Prefill
  • Integration of UNSILO’s Technical Checks Feature
  • Author Added After Revision Alert
  • Pagination in Author and Reviewer Centers
  • ORCID iD Instant Save
  • Re-Invite Reviewer After Decline
  • Versioning Updates on Email Templates
  • Improved Search Navigation
  • Tooltip Added to Note Title
  • Rich-Text Editor for Email Templates and Page Instructions
ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.26

English   |   Chinese   |   French  |   Japanese   |   Portuguese   |   Spanish

  • Lock changes on author list
  • Simplified addition of past co-authors
  • UAD widget in Document Analysis tool
  • Ringgold Institution Updating Enhancements
  • Option to Remove All Files
  • New ID field Added for Tracking Transfers
  • Support for Promotional Codes in RightsLink Integrations
  • Custom ORCID messaging by Role

ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.25.1 (English)

CHINESE   |   FRENCH  |   JAPANESE  |   PORTUGUESE   |   SPANISH

  • Calendar Invitations
  • Password Field Improvements
  • Submission Prefill Beta Updates
  • Document Analysis Beta
  • Support for Improved Rendering of Chinese and Japanese Fonts
  • Added Notifications for User Account Changes
  • Update to Document-Based Tags on Proof

ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.25 (English)

CHINESE   |   FRENCH  |   JAPANESE  |   PORTUGUESE   |   SPANISH

  • Submission Prefill Beta
  • Document Analysis Beta
  • GDPR Footer Update

ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.24 (English)

CHINESE   |   FRENCH  |   JAPANESE  |   PORTUGUESE   |   SPANISH

  • ORCID Log In
  • Transfer Enhancements
  • CRediT Taxonomy Integration
  • Conversation Tool Updates
  • Document-Based Tags in Proof
  • GDPR Admin Removal
  • Broadcast Email Search Change
  • Publons Credit for Completed Reviews
  • Ringgold Connection Alert
  • Update to Conflict Alerts in Advanced Reviewer Search
  • Publons Reviewer Connect

ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.23 (English)

CHINESE   |   FRENCH  |   JAPANESE  |   PORTUGUESE   |   SPANISH

  • Account-Level Changes for GDPR Readiness
  • Enhancements to the Unusual Activity Detection Tool
  • Changes to System Email
  • Asynchronous File Conversion
  • Clarivate Analytics Rebranding: Phase 2
  • Character Limits for Custom Questions
  • Custom Account Badging

ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.22 (English)

CHINESE   |   FRENCH   |   JAPANESE   |   PORTUGUESE   |   SPANISH

  • Submission Integration
  • Unusual Activity Detection
  • Branding Changes
  • Publons Opt-In Question
  • Quick Links on the Reviewer Scoresheet
  • ORCID v2.0 API Upgrade
  • Language Support for Portuguese and Spanish

ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.21 (English)

CHINESE   |   FRENCH   |   JAPANESE

  • New Review Center
  • Person Attribute Fields in Cognos Reporting
  • Ad Hoc Funder Fields in Cognos Reporting
  • Original Submission Date in CCC-RightsLink
  • New ORCID Logo

ScholarOne Manuscripts v4.20 (English)

CHINESE   |   FRENCH   |   JAPANESE

  • Redesigned Log In
  • Enhanced Reset Password process
  • Improved interstitial pages
  • New Incomplete Profile Intercept
  • Usability and Design Enhancements
  • Site Acceleration in China
  • Conversation Tool for Editors
  • Updates to Supported Browsers, Operating Systems, and Country List
  • Validation for Email Format
  • Funder Reporting
  • Confirmations for Deeplinked Email Responses

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