JEI Associate Editor's Handbook
Within how many days should you submit the Editor's Letter once you receive all Reviews back from Reviewers?
14 days
How many Copy Editors are involved in the Copy Editing process?
2
What is the default time for reviews?
2 weeks
Within how many days should you respond to the manuscript invitation?
3 days
What is the minimum number of manuscript you must work on annually to remain as an active member of JEI?
3 manuscripts
How many steps are in JEI Workflow?
4
What percentage of manuscript goes through two or three rounds of revision?
40%
Within how many weeks should you submit your decision and letter?
6 - 8 weeks
What percentage of manuscript goes through a single round of resubmission?
60%
What are the two decision terms in resubmissions?
Accept for Copy Editing and Requested Revisions Not Fully Addressed
What are the two decision terms in the Scientific Review?
Accept pending Presentation Changes and Accept pending Scientific & Presentation Changes
What do the Copy Editors write to inform the student authors of necessary changes?
Copy Editor's Letter
What is the third step of JEI Workflow?
Copy-Editing
What are the components of the Editor's Letter?
Decision, description of Reviewers, general comments from JEI Editors and Reviewers, scientific/presentation/figure changes, decision letter
Proofing Editors are responsible for
Ensuring that the final layout of the manuscript is readable and professional
Who assigns the manuscript to Copy Editors?
Head Copy Editors
Who assigns the manuscript to an Associate Editor?
Managing Editors
Who decides if the formatting and presentation are correct for a scientific manuscript?
Managing Editors
Accept pending Presentation Changes decision
does not require carrying out new experiments
Accept pending Scientific and Presentation Changes
requires additional experiments to be performed
What are common presentation revisions?
section organization, extraneous sections, over-interpretation, speculative writing, figures and figure captions, leave for Copy Editing
What are common scientific revisions?
statistical errors, control groups, sample size too low, methodological errors
An EIC is selected from:
the Managing Editors
Associate Editors are responsible for
the Scientific Review phase
What kinds of revisions belong in Copy Editing?
Minor formatting, spelling, and grammar concerns.
What is the first step of JEI Workflow?
Pre-review
What is the last step of JEI Workflow?
Proofing
What are the criteria for selecting reviewers?
Scientific field, time since last review, previous review ratings, and availability
What is the second step of JEI Workflow?
Scientific review
Who oversees all JEI publication processes?
The Editor-in-Chief (EIC)
What happens if a manuscript does not proceed to Scientific Review?
The Managing Editor will send the manuscript back to student authors with suggestions.
An Associate Editor can act as a reviewer (True or False)
True
When does a manuscript get assigned a unique Manuscript Number?
When a manuscript passes pre-review
Senior Editors are responsible for
aiding the Managing Editors with training new Editors and Reviewers
Copy Editors are responsible for
assessing the grammar, style, and formatting of a manuscript
The Editor's Letter addresses
changes that need to be addressed by student authors before publication with JEI
