A Little Backstory Aries Systems was founded in 1986 by Lyndon S. Holmes and his wife, Sandy Holmes. Lyndon chose to name the company in honor of Sandy’s astrological sign, Aries. Fast-forward to 2019, the Aries team is brainstorming ideas for a fun visual representation of the company. Among a few whimsical suggestionsRead More
For this month’s Aries staff interview, we sat down with Bob Donegan, Client Development Manager. With ten years under his belt, Bob is an expert on all things Aries (the products, the people, and more!) Packed with his witty sense of humor and industry experience, Bob is known as the go-to-guy for both his clients and his colleagues. Read our interview with Bob to learn more about his life-long career in publishing and his role as a key member of the Aries Sales team.
The International Society of Managing & Technical Editors (ISMTE) held their annual North American meeting last week in Durham, NC. Aries Systems is a proud Wi-Fi sponsor for both ISMTE meetings this year, including the European conference to be held later this fall. Aries Client Development Manager Bob Donegan was among the Aries staff attendingRead More
Often, Editorial Manager users may feel stuck or have a question while they are completing their work in the system. In these instances, it is not always convenient to reach out to journal system administrators, support staff, or an Aries Account Coordinator with questions. Luckily, the comprehensive Help system available in Editorial Manager and ProduXionRead More
Each January and June at our bi-annual user group meetings, we kick off the meeting by presenting an overview of features included in the most recent software release of Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager. We love starting our user group meeting by revealing exciting new features to our users, and this session is always very lively and popular with attendees.
It’s Workflow Wednesday! This means we’re sharing workflow tips and tricks from Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager users. From quick helpful workarounds to unique and diverse methods of peer review, we’re highlighting the real-life ways users interact with EM and PM. This month’s workflow tip is from Alice Landwehr of Origin Editorial. Alice hasRead More
Our 17th Annual U.S. User Group Meeting took place a few weeks ago on June 20-21, 2019. The meeting was a great success, with our largest attendance of users to date. In addition, more than 63 first-time attendees joined us for their first EMUG! One of the more popular breakout sessions at this years’ meetingRead More
Editorial Manager® (EM) and ProduXion Manager® are used by thousands of scholarly publications worldwide. As each EM/PM site functions as a unique database, users are required to create an account for each individual journal. To relieve this burden and streamline the login process, Aries Systems has partnered with ORCID to offer a single sign-on (SSO)Read More
Last week, Aries Systems hosted the 17th Annual Editorial Manager User Group meeting (EMUG) in Boston, MA. Attendance at the event was a record high, with a combined total of over 167 customers and staff, 63 of which were first-time attendees! In keeping with tradition, the Feature Workshop was held on the first morning ofRead More
It’s Workflow Wednesday! This means we’re sharing workflow tips and tricks from Editorial Manager and ProduXion Manager users. From quick helpful workarounds to unique and diverse methods of peer review, we’re highlighting the real-life ways users interact with EM and PM. This month’s workflow tip is from David Allen of Origin Editorial. David isRead More
EMUG 2019 is exactly one week out from today and we are counting down the minutes! If you are one of the 150+ guests joining us from June 20th-21st in Boston at the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Hotel, here are some tips on how to best prepare for the two-day meeting: Bring Your InnovationRead More
For this month’s Aries staff interview, we sat down with Betsy Hopkins, Senior Project Manager. Betsy is well-known around the Aries office for keeping us all on track, her endless supply of dry humor, and kindly answering any question (no matter how far it may be from her purview). Read our interview with Betsy to learn more about how she oversees Aries projects big and small, from the Elsevier acquisition to the development of LiXuid Manuscript.