Permissions for Reviewer Activities (RoleManager)

Enabling permissions in RoleManager allows Reviewers to perform their review assignments as well as engaging in other activities, such as using search tools and sending system email. Additional permissions appear on the Reviewer RoleManager page when other features are enabled for the publication.

PERMISSION

DESCRIPTION

Permissions for New Reviewer Invitations

View Abstract Text

These permissions allow an invited Reviewer to access the submission-related items via Action links in the New Reviewer Invitations folder.

Download Manuscript (Reviewer PDF)

Download Submission Item [selection made from a drop-down list]

View Corresponding Author and Affiliation

These permissions allow an invited Reviewer to see the corresponding submission-related information. These appear as column headers in the New Reviewer Invitations folder.

View All Authors and Their Affiliations

View Keywords

View Document Classifications

Permissions for Pending Assignments and Completed Assignments

View Status History

These permissions allow the Reviewer to see the status and correspondence histories of a submission. These appear on the History page, accessed via a link in assignment folders.

View Correspondence History

View Corresponding Author

This permission allows the Reviewer to see the name of the Corresponding Author of a submission. This appears as a column header in assignment folders.

View checkCIF Results

See Configure checkCIF

Permissions for Completed Assignments Only

View Final Disposition

This permission allows the Reviewer to see the Final Disposition of a submission. This appears as a column header in the Completed Reviewer Assignments folder.

View Comments with All Identities Visible

This permission allows the Reviewer to see other Reviewers' names (in addition to Reviewer numbers) with comments for a submission. A View Reviewer Comments link appears for each submission in the Completed Reviewer Assignments folder.

General Permissions (Applicable to All Reviewer Pages)

View Manuscript Number

These permissions allow the Reviewer to see this manuscript information about a submission. These appear as column headers in assignment folders.

View Article Type

View Article Title

View Status Date

These permissions allow the Reviewer to see the editorial status of a submission and the date that status took effect. These appear as column headers in assignment folders.

View Current Status

View Assigning Editor

This permission allows the Reviewer to see the name of the Editor who assigned the review. This appears as a column header in assignment folders.

View Author Decision Letter

  • View Letter with All Identities Visible
  • View Anonymized Letter

This permission allows the Reviewer to see the Decision letter sent to the Author; sub-setting determines whether the letter displayed is anonymized or not. A View Decision Letter link appears for each submission in the Completed Reviewer Assignments folder.

View Reviews with All Identities Visible (for Open Peer Review)

See Configure Open Peer Review

View Other Reviewers' Comments to Author

These permissions allow the Reviewer to see other Reviewers' comments for a submission. When comments are available, a View Reviewer Comments link appears for a submission in assignment folders.

View Other Reviewers' Comments to Editor

View Author's Response to Reviewer Comments

This permission allows the Reviewer to see the Author's response to Reviewer comments. These appear on the Reviewer Comments page (accessed via the View Reviewer Comments link). See Ask Author to respond to Reviewers

View Reviewer's Own Review History

This permission enables a link, My Review History, on the Reviewer Main Menu. The link activates a pop-up window, which displays information about the Reviewer's review history.

Send Ad Hoc Email

See Configure Ad Hoc Letters

Search Similar Articles in MEDLINE

See Search Similar Articles in MEDLINE

Search Author Publications in MEDLINE

See Search Author Publications in MEDLINE

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