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Manuscript Central
In January 2003, Emerging Infectious Diseases launched Manuscript Central,
a Web-based system for manuscript submission and peer review. The system
allows authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial office staff direct
access to journal operations through the Web. To submit a new manuscript,
click here.
Disclaimer:
Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely
as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement
of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government,
and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content
of the individual organization web pages found at these links.
NEW MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
PROCESS
To access Manuscript Central:
- Access the Emerging Infectious
Diseases Web site (www.cdc.gov/eid).
- Click on Submit Manuscript
(upper right hand side), which takes you to the Manuscript Central Web
site.
- Click the Create a New Account
button on the upper left hand side of the screen.
- You will create an account
and choose a log in ID.
- Once you have an ID and
password, Log in.
To submit a manuscript:
- Enter information about
your manuscript, including the authors, title, and keywords.
- You will use the File Upload
Center to upload all files associated with your manuscript submission
(i.e., figures, text of your article, tables)
To upload your files:
- Click on the "Browse"
button and locate the document you want to upload.
- Select the document's designation
from the pull-down menu. The designation choices may vary from journal
to journal, but will always include "Main Document" (your
manuscript text).
- You will also be asked whether
each document you upload should be considered for review, and the default
is set to "Yes." Please be advised that, if you select "No,"
the editorial staff will still be able to view that document and make
it available to an editor or reviewer if necessary.
- When the upload of each
file is completed, you will see a confirmation window asking you to
write a description of that document. For your Main Document, you can
use language such as "Article Text" or "Main Document."
For your figures, please indicate which figure, such as "Figure
1" or "Fig. 1." For any other supporting documents, please
indicate clearly what the document is as well as its format (MS Excel,
MS PowerPoint, etc.).
There are two types of documents
that will be saved with your submission:
- Files for Review - These
will be the files viewable to the editor and reviewers of your manuscript.
The system will automatically convert your text documents (anything
in .doc format or .rtf) into Portable Document Format (.pdf) and make
that newly converted document accessible for review, leaving the originally
uploaded document under the second column, "Files for Production."
PDF files are readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader, available for download
from the main login screen of Manuscript Central. The system will also
convert any .jpg, .gif, .tif and .eps image files into a smaller .jpg
image and leave the original under "Files for Production."
The smaller version of your image will include in the filename "_sm.jpg."
The system will save under "Files for Review" any documents
which are uploaded in formats that cannot be converted.
- Files for Production -
These are all your originally uploaded files. Not shown will be those
files you designated for review that cannot be converted by the system.
Guidelines for all users:
- The system will not automatically
convert presentations created in Microsoft PowerPoint into images viewable
on a web browser. It is advised that you convert each PowerPoint presentation
into a .tif, .jpg, or .gif, saved separately.
- When inserting figures into
your text documents, please make sure they are readable. Many figures
contain miniscule characters such as numbers on a chart or graph. If
these characters are not easily readable in your text document, they
will most likely be illegible in the .pdf created by the system. Certain
image formats such as .jpg and .gif do not have high resolutions, so
you may elect to save your figures and insert them as .tif instead.
- You can insert a PowerPoint
presentation into your text document in Word by selecting "Insert"
> "Object" and selecting the tab "Create From File."
Then click on "Browse," find your PowerPoint presentation,
and click "Insert." You can re-size your artwork inside Word.
- Please use simple filenames
when saving all your documents and avoid special characters such as
[brackets], (parentheses), punctuation marks (?, !), and symbols such
as @, #, &, $, and %.
- Avoid spaces in your filenames:
instead of "Figure 1 Author.gif," save your file as "Figure1.gif."
Guidelines for Macintosh users:
- In addition to using simple,
short filenames when saving your documents, you must type the extension
at the end of the file name you choose. The file extensions are as follows:
- .doc - Microsoft Word documents.
- .rtf - Rich Text Format
- .jpg - Joint Photographic
Group format (known on an Apple as JPEG)
- .gif - Graphic Interchange
Format
- .tif - Tagged Image File
format (known on an Apple as TIFF). Please do NOT include the second
"F" in your extension.
- .ppt - PowerPoint presentation
- ..xls - Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet
- .pdf - Portable Document
Format
- .eps - Encapsulated PostScript
- .mov (or .qt) - QuickTime
movie
- In order to view manuscripts
for review, you must install Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download
from the login screen of Manuscript Central. There are seven Macintosh
computer formats to choose from. If you are not sure which one to use,
you may want to ask your system administrator before downloading.
- After downloading and installing
the program, users of both Netscape and Internet Explorer will have
to configure their browsers to use Acrobat to read ,pdfs.
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