Supplying Missing Documents

If the editor finds something missing during screening, your submission moves to the Documents missing status, and the process stops until you send the corrections. You read what the editor wants on the submission's Messages tab.

1. Open the submission on the Author & reviewer → My submissions screen.
2. Read the editor's request on the Messages tab.
3. Press Complete missing items at the top of the page. The Complete button in the list also opens the wizard.
4. Go to the step concerned and make the correction. Your changes are saved automatically.
5. In the Review & submit step, check that nothing is missing.
6. Press Send the corrections and confirm.

When you send the corrections, the submission returns to the Submitted status and keeps its number. The editors are notified, and you receive a notification in the panel too.

Changes you can make

When missing documents are requested, you can change the metadata, the authors, the declarations and the files. The type, the journal and the main language of the work do not change. A new anonymous manuscript, title page or cover letter that you upload replaces the previous one, and the old file is kept in the history.

If you did not understand what is missing, write to the editor on the same tab. The steps are in Messaging the Editors.