Allow Early Decision for New Submissions

This feature allows authorized Editors/editorial staff to submit early decisions on new submissions without formally assigning an Editor.

For Editor use, see Submit Early Decision on New Submission.

TO CONFIGURE:

Go to PolicyManager > Editor Decision Policies > Edit Editor Decision Terms, and click the Edit link next to the decision term(s) to be included in the early decision options.

On the Add/Edit Editor Decision Term page, check the box next to the setting, Allow Early Decision.
When finished, click Submit.

On the main Editor Decision Terms page, all terms that have been designated for use with this feature appear with a check mark in the Allow Early Decision column. These terms will appear in the drop-down menu on the Submit Early Decision page.

For more information on decision terms, see Create Decision Terms and Associate Decision Letters.

Go to RoleManager > Editor Role. Grant permissions to the applicable Editor roles:

Receive New and Revised Submissions
1. Submit Early Decision on New Submissions

RoleManager permissions related to Editor selection and decision-making will affect the steps displayed for submitting the early decision.