Navigating the System

When you first log into the system, you will be taken to your "Home" page, which lists different catagories of tasks. Pending tasks that you need to complete are identified by a red arrow next to a "Manuscript" link. After clicking on this link, you will be presented with a screen containing the following items:

• Indentifying information about a specific manuscript
• Links to the manuscript and associated figures/images
• "Manuscript Tasks" or hyperlinks allowing you to:
• Check Status
• Review Manuscript

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Review Manuscript

1. Manuscript background information
2. Confidential remarks for the editor only
3. Comments for transmission to the authors

To make electronic review as simple as possible we have created a single merged PDF from the submitted article, table and figure files. You can access this merged PDF from the link under "Manuscript Items". If you require access to the individual manuscript files please click on the "view all manuscript files" link.

If you prefer to work offline, please download and print the PDF file, draft your review remarks using your favorite word processor and cut/paste them back into the reviewer remarks area on the screen once complete. You may also save your comments and return to them later by clicking 'Save and Exit'.

Getting Help

If you experience any difficulties, you can click on the help signs throughout the system to bring up context-sensitive help dialogue boxes. If you require further assistance, please contact the editorial office at natgen@natureny.com with your specific query.

Please press HOME to continue.