In honor of our commitment to support publishers, EM/PM users and the research community during these unprecedented times, Aries has provided a free Editorial Manager site to MIT Press for their recently established journal, Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19). RR:C19 is an open access overlay journal designed to accelerate the peer review process for COVID-19 research preprints to advance findings, and prevent the distribution of misinformed or misleading scientific news.

Aries Systems is pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new Editorial Manager (EM) API for repositories that will make it easier for journals to comply with open data requirements. This application will be developed as a “generic” or “universal” API, enabling flexible integration opportunities for independent repositories. Aries invites interested third parties to inquire about a potential collaboration with this new API. Read the full press release to learn more about the benefits of the upcoming repository API for EM/PM users and insights to some of the repositories Aries is partnering with.

J&J Editorial’s Systems Support Coordinator Emily Babcock provides her recommended strategies to optimize your workflow in Editorial Manager and peer review management process. By enhancing the searchability, quality, and maintenance capabilities of your peer review workflow you can ensure that your journal delivers quality, trustworthy results to your Authors.

Editorial teams frequently rely on a variety of tools and best practices to facilitate the publishing process from submission through peer review and beyond. Aries Systems and Allen Press have partnered to create a 4-step checklist to help ensure their peer review system and processes are reliable and secure.

From predatory journals, to fraudulent peer review, plagiarism, reproducibility concerns and more, the research community faces its fair share of challenges. There are many decision support tools available in Editorial Manager that promote a sense of trust, reliability and confidence within the peer review workflow – including Identity Confidence Check, Similarity Check, Automated Reference Checking and more!

In today’s technology-driven world, professional and personal data security is imperative. Aries Systems is dedicated to supporting a safe and secure publishing experience for all users. In honor of October being National Cybersecurity Awareness month, Aries is highlighting the importance of password protection and EM/PM system functionality available to support this.