Manuscript submission and processing: the new electronic pathway

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As of January 2004, Springer-Verlag will introduce an online system for manuscript submission and editorial processing. With ManuscriptCentral (MC), all processing of European Spine Journal manuscripts, from submittal to acceptance for publication, will be exclusively electronic and online. The author’s initial submittal of a manuscript will be online (rather than via a mailed paper copy). The editor, associate editors, and reviewers will all retrieve the manuscript online, the author will receive reviewer comments and the publication decision by e-mail and submit a revised manuscript online, and the final accepted manuscript will be forwarded to the publisher online. Everyone will have access to the same online system. The publisher of the European Spine Journal has provided two online systems for some time now - online proof checking and online publication of each manuscript prior to paper publication. The new steps that we are announcing here will make the processing of a European Spine Journal manuscript, from submittal to publication, completely electronic. …