Default Login Role

The default role is the one that EM automatically logs a user in as when the user hits the Enter key rather than clicking a specific role button. The standard default role is Author.

Users with multiple roles (e.g., Author and Reviewer and/or Editor) can choose a default login role.

To select a default login role:

Go to the Update My Information page (from the main EM navigation bar).
In the Login Information section, find the drop-down menu for default login role, select the preferred role.
Click Submit at the bottom of the page.

A publication's editorial office or an authorized Editor (i.e., one with Search People permissions) can also select a default login for a user via the Search People - Update Information page. Select the preferred role from the drop-down menu and click Submit.

Users with multiple roles may also be able to switch roles without logging out of the system. For details, see Enable Role Switching.