OPS

Online Proofing System

The OPS makes it easy to correct and return your galley proofs online.

The OPS allows authors to:

» Respond to composition comments.
» Modify manuscript text and track changes.
» Add additional files.
» Add comments related to the title,
authors, affiliations, mathematical
equations, figures, tables, and references,
as these items cannot be edited.

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View and answer all comments from the Production Editor.

Check all the changes you have made.

Save a draft of your changes online.

Discard changes made since the last saved draft or reload the initial version.

Highlight the text changes you have made.

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 To add a general comment on the manuscript,
click the Add General Comment button.

To check the manuscript supplementary material,

click the Supplementary Material button.

Authors’ Surnames are underlined.

When you scroll, the action toolbar moves with you.

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Clicking the Composition comments
button shows you a list of all comments.

Click an individual comment to

jump to that part in the manuscript.

Use the arrows in the action toolbar to navigate easily through the Composition comments.

You can also locate comments by looking for the green callouts in the sidebar.

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Clicking the Author Corrections button shows
you a list of all the corrections you have made.

Click an individual correction to jump to that part in the manuscript.

Use the Author Corrections navigation

arrows to check your corrections faster.

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 To reply to a comment:
1 › Click the green callout to open a text box.

2 › In the text box,

type your reply and click the Save button.

To add a comment:
1 › Highlight the text you want to comment on.

2 › Click the icon that appears.

3 › In the text box, type your comment

and click the Save button.

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 To add new text:
1 › Click the location where you want to add text.
2 › Type the new text.

To delete text:
1 › Highlight the text you want to delete.
2 › Press Delete or Backspace.

While editing the Abstract text, watch the Word

count in order not to exceed the limit of 200 words.

The counter turns red as a warning

when you exceed the limit.

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 To comment on the References section:
1 › Place the cursor on the section heading.

2 › Click the icon that appears.

3 › In the text box, type your comment and click the Save button.

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 To comment on a figure or table:
1 › Click the figure or table thumbnail.

2 › Click the Add new comment link to open the text box.

3 › In the text box, type your comment

and click the Save button.

To comment on equations:
1 › Place the cursor on the equation.
2 › Click the icon that appears.

3 › In the text box, type your comment

and click the Save button.

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 To save a draft and come back later:
1 › Click the Save draft button in the toolbar.
2 › Wait for the confirmation to appear. This might take a few seconds.
3 › You can close your browser window. When you come back
you can continue your corrections from any device.

To discard changes you have made to the manuscript:

1 › Click the Discard changes button in the toolbar.

2 › Choose galley proofs version.

3 › To discard attachments as well, tick the checkbox.

4 › Click the Yes button.

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 To upload files:
1 › Click the Attachments button in the toolbar.

2 › Click the Choose File button.

3 › Select a file from your device.

4 › Use the text box to tell us more about the file.

5 › Click the Upload File button.

Tracking text changes:

› This feature is enabled by default.

› Modified text is colored red.

› To hide track changes, click the Track changes button.

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 To submit:
1 › Once you are done with all your changes, click the Submit Corrections button.

2 › If you want us to send you another round of proofs, tick the box.

3 › Click the OK button to confirm the submission. You will not be able to make changes after this point.
4 › Wait for the confirmation to appear. It might take a minute or two to upload the file.

To view previous versions of a manuscript:

1 › On the homepage, click the View History link within the Manuscript History table.

22 › Click the View link next to the previous proof you want to visit.

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 A summary about the OPS is also available in a short video. To watch the video:
1 › Click the Help tab.

2 › Click the OPS Video link. The video will start.

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