Can you accept PDF submission?
What type of peer-review is used?
How to check review progress of authored manuscript?
Can I upload revised versions of a manuscript?
When is an manuscript published?
What is the scope of Dynamica?
Are there any limitations to what can be published?
I have a question, who do I contact?
FAQ's
Who can publish?
This publishing tool is open to researchers at the Universities implementing Dynamica. Currently this is Stockholm University.
Researchers from other universities are able to register as peer-reviewers within the tool.
What can I Publish?
In Dynamica you can publish a wide range of article types. There are no word limits and no restrictions as to what you can publish (subject to your University Guidelines). Examples include (but not limited to): Research articles, Reports, Book Chapters, Essay.
Why can't I see the template?
Before you can download a University template and work through the SciFree Process to get your work published you must have your University affiliation approved, for further information on adding affiliations.
Can you accept PDF submission?
Yes, however we recommend uploading a Word or LaTex document to ensure it is properly formatted in HTML when published. By uploading a PDF document sections are not able to be extracted.
How are reviewers assigned?
Authors add researchers they know who are knowledgeable in their field and will give a full review. The tool will check the reviewers are not the same email address, or affiliated to the same universities.
For a future release Authors will be able to use the keywords added and if there are researchers already on the tool with matching keywords, it will tell the author how many matching reviewers are found, these can then be called to review.
What type of peer-review is used?
Dynamica uses open peer-review. All versions of the peer-review are posted with the published document.
The peer-reviewers are asked by the authors themselves.
The tool will check the reviewers are not the same email address, or affiliated to the same universities.
The names of the peer-reviewers will be published with the content
What is the review process?
After the Author has requested/invited reviewers, the reviewers will receive a notification of the request. The reviewer can view the abstract and then need to accept to proceed with the review or decline. Once the reviewer has accepted to review the manuscript. They will then review the manuscript utilising the inbuilt reviewing tool
How to check review progress of authored manuscript?
To check the progress of a manuscript you will need go to the Publication Overview. In this view you can then see the Manuscript status which will provide you with information on what is currently happening with the manuscript.
Can I upload revised versions of a manuscript?
When you receive a review decision that asks for changes to your results, you can upload a new version by going to Publication Overview and selecting the Manuscript you wish to upload a new version to.
What license type is used?
All publications are currently assigned a CC-BY license as default and are freely open to the world to read, download and interact with.
When is an manuscript published?
A manuscript is automatically published once it has been accepted by the minimum criteria of reviewers. The minimum criteria of reviewers is set by the university and you will see the what the minimum number is when you in the review settings page when you are submitting.
What is the scope of Dynamica?
Please note, Dynamica is not a journal. The Universities who implement Dynamica can suggest the scope of types of publications.
Are there any limitations to what can be published?
There are no word limits, please read and understand your university guidelines to see limitations to publications.
I have a question, who do I contact?
If you have any other questions please get in touch at support@scifree.se
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