Customizing settings and forms for a Journal
These are the settings that you can change for your journal:
Note: AE - Action Editor; EIC - Editor-in-Chief
Journal Settings
website_urls
Definition: URLs to relevant pages of the website
Possible values: dictionary in the format {page_name : url}
Default value: None
editors_email
Definition: List of emails of the editors-in-chief of the journal
Possible values: list of strings
Default value: None
issn
Definition: ISSN of the journal
Possible values: string
Default value: "XXXX-XXXX"
has_publication_chairs
Definition:
Possible values:
Default value: False
Submission Settings
submission_public
Definition: Whether submissions can be seen by the general public (anyone with the link)
Possible values: True, False
Default value: True
author_anonymity
Definition: True if authors are anonymous.
Possible values: True, False
Default value: True
assignment_delay
Definition: Delays the notification to the reviewer in case the AE make a mistake and decides to remove the assignment (in seconds)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 5
expertise_model
Definition:
Possible values:
Default value: "specter+mfr"
submission_name
Definition: The name of the submission invitation in the system
Possible values: string
Default value: "Submission"
submission_length
Definition: The type of the submission
Possible values: List of strings from this set:
Default value: [ "Regular submission (submissions may be any length)" ]
submission_license
Definition:
Possible values:
Default value: "CC BY-SA 4.0"
release_submission_after_acceptance
Definition:
Possible values: True, False
Default value: True
eic_submission_notification
Definition:
Possible values: True, False
Default value: False
skip_camera_ready_revision
Definition:
Possible values: True, False
Default value: False
Review Settings
skip_ac_recommendations
Definition: Set as True to skip the phase where authors recommend AEs for their paper.
Possible values: True, False
Default value: False
number_of_reviewers
Definition: Number of reviewers needed to trigger the next step.
Possible values: integer
Default value: 3
reviewers_max_papers
Definition: Maximum number of papers that can be assigned to a given reviewer per year
Possible values: integer
Default value: 6
action_editors_max_papers
Definition:
Possible values: integer
Default value: 12
archived_action_editors
Definition: If True it allows AEs to keep current assignments, however AEs are moved to the archival group so they aren't given new assignments.
Possible values: True, False
Default value: True
archived_reviewers
Definition:
Possible values:
Default value: False
expert_reviewers
Definition: If True creates the Expert_Reviewers group. Related to certifications.
Possible values: True, False
Default value: True
skip_reviewer_responsibility_acknowledgement
Definition:
Possible values: True, False
Default value: False
skip_reviewer_assignment_acknowledgement
Definition:
Possible values: True, False
Default value: False
show_conflict_details
Definition:
Possible values: True, False
Default value: False
Duration Settings
ae_recommendation_period
Definition: Number of weeks authors are able to recommend AEs. (soft deadline)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 1
under_review_approval_period
Definition: Number of weeks the AE has to approve a submission for review.
Possible values: integer
Default value: 1
reviewer_assignment_period
Definition: Number of weeks the AE has to assign reviewers.
Possible values: integer
Default value: 1
review_period
Definition: Length of the review period (in weeks)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 2
discussion_period
Definition: Length of the discussion period between reviewers (in weeks)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 2
recommendation_period
Definition: Length of the reviewer recommendation period (in weeks)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 2
decision_period
Definition: Length of the decision period for AEs (in weeks)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 1
camera_ready_period
Definition: Length of the camera ready revision period for authors (in weeks)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 4
camera_ready_verification_period
Definition: Length of the camera ready verification period (in weeks)
Possible values: integer
Default value: 1
Form customizations:
See here to see the default fields of the different forms. (Search for the set_[Form Name]_invitation function).
submission_additional_fields
Definition: Additional fields/customization for the submission form
Possible values: JSON
Default value: None.
review_additional_fields
Definition: Additional fields/ customization for the additional review form
Possible values: JSON
Default value: None.
official_recommendation_additional_fields
Definition: Additional fields/ customization for the official recommendation form
Possible values: JSON
Default value: None.
decision_additional_fields
Definition: Additional fields/ customization for the decision form
Possible values: JSON
Default value: None.
Certifications
certifications:
Definition:
Possible values: string[]
Default value:
eic_certifications:
Definition:
Possible values: string[]
Default value:
event_certifications
Definition:
Possible values: string[]
Default value:
These settings are formatted into JSON and updated in the Journal Request Form. An example JSON is below:
'submission_public': True,
'author_anonymity': True,
'assignment_delay': 5,
'submission_name': 'Submission',
'certifications': [
'Featured Certification',
'Reproducibility Certification',
'Survey Certification'
],
'eic_certifications': [
'Outstanding Certification'
],
'submission_length': [
'Regular submission (no more than 12 pages of main content)',
'Long submission (more than 12 pages of main content)'
],
'issn': '2835-8856',
'website_urls': {
'editorial_board': 'https://jmlr.org/tmlr/editorial-board.html',
'evaluation_criteria': 'https://jmlr.org/tmlr/editorial-policies.html#evaluation',
'reviewer_guide': 'https://jmlr.org/tmlr/reviewer-guide.html',
'editorial_policies': 'https://jmlr.org/tmlr/editorial-policies.html',
'faq': 'https://jmlr.org/tmlr/contact.html'
},
'editors_email': '[email protected]',
'skip_ac_recommendation': False,
'number_of_reviewers': 3,
'reviewers_max_papers': 6,
'ae_recommendation_period': 1,
'under_review_approval_period': 1,
'reviewer_assignment_period': 1,
'review_period': 2,
'discussion_period' : 2,
'recommendation_period': 2,
'decision_period': 1,
'camera_ready_period': 4,
'camera_ready_verification_period': 1,
'archived_action_editors': True,
'expert_reviewers': True,
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