MODERATOR:  Katie Murphy Senior Managing Editor KGL SPEAKERS:  Joel Schanke Editorial Operations Supervisor Cell Press Jonathan Schultz Sr. Director of Journal Operations American Heart Association REPORTER:  Alice Ellingham Director Editorial Office Ltd   The session “All Together Now: Multi-Journal Approaches to Submissions Standardization” provided a comprehensive overview of the challenges and benefits associated with standardizing submission processes across multiple journals. Synopsis and Key Points The session commenced with a focus on the significance of standardization in optimizing manuscript submission processes. It was emphasized that while standardization facilitates efficiency and enhances editorial oversight, implementing it across diverse fields of study and journals poses challenges. The primary goals included reducing manual processes, increasing author and peer reviewer satisfaction, elevating the level of editorial oversight to maximize the efficiency of editorial staff, and adhering to industry best practices. Case Studies and Strategies Jonathan Schultz discussed the American Heart Association’s editorial cascade model and the implementation of a submission portal to streamline the manuscript review process across multiple journals, with a focus on attracting and keeping good manuscripts. At the point of submission, authors can select multiple journals and order them by preference.   Triage editors go into the portal and consider each submission, choosing to pass or reject.  Once a journal chooses to review the submission, it is transferred seamlessly into the destination journal for review.  One unexpected downside was most authors only selected one journal—more education is needed to encourage them to select more than one at point of submission. Joel Schanke […]

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