1. Journal of Mountain Science
Guides to Reviewers

2. This guide includes the General Rules for being a reviewer and the steps to conduct peer-review in the manuscript center of the Journal of Mountain Science.
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3. General rules for being a reviewer
Guides to Reviewers at
Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers at
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4. Online manuscript review guide
1. Logging in
2. Homepage
3. Reviewer Center
4. Review the manuscript
5. Scoring and Submitting
6. Support information
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5. Logging in
As a reviewer, you will be notified by of an invitation to review a manuscript.
The come embedded with hyperlink invitation responses. Selecting the appropriate hyperlink sends the response to the journal( see yellow highlighting below).
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6. Logging in
If you select the Agreed hyperlink, you will be sent an additional that contains a link to your reviewer center. Click the link to begin your review.

7. Logging in
Our journal's ScholarOne Manuscripts site is: You can input your User ID &Password and click on the Log In button.
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8. Forgot Password?
If you are unsure about whether or not you have an account, or have forgotten your password, go to the Reset Password screen.

9. Forgot Password?
If you forget your Password, input your address you have once registered or we registered for you (the address that you receive the review invitation), and click Sent Reset Link. Your Password will be ed to your box immediately.

10. Change User ID/Password & Account Information(1)
You can also change your User ID and Password here once you have logged in to change your User ID, Password, or other account information.
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11. Change User ID/Password & Account Information(2)
When you login for the first time, you may be prompted to fill in the remaining required fields for your account. Simply go through the “Edit My Account” Screens, fill in the remaining required fields, and click on the Finish button on the last screen.
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12. Homepage
The Home Page contains top-level navigation based upon roles. You will only see the roles you have permissions to.
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13. Reviewer Center
Select the Review role on the top menu.

14. Responding to an invitation
If you log into your Reviewer Center instead of replying to an , you will see a notice that you have a new invitation.
Select View Invitation to choose the approipate response from the Action column. When you choose Agreed & Begin Reivew you will be taken directly to the submission and score sheet.

15. Responding to an invitation
If the option for Decline – Suggest Alternate is configured for your site, selecting this option will take you to a confirmation screen.

16. Reviewer Center
The Reviewer dashboard will show you the number of papers you have to review. You can select from the Action column to Continue Review, View Abstract, View Proof, or Contact the Journal.

17. Reviewer Center
When you select Continue Review, you will be taken to both the PDF proof on the left side of the screen and the score sheet on the right. This type of navigation will allow you to scroll through the PDF proof and have the score sheet next to the area of the document you are reviewing.

18. Reviewer Center
There will be four additional tabs to aid in reviewing and scoring the manuscript.
Files: Will list all individual files that you have access to.

19. Reviewer Center
Details: Give details and version history for the submission.

20. Reviewer Center
Instructions: View journal-specified instructions.

21. Reviewer Center
Search Tool: Allows you to search items from the submission across search engines like Web of Science or PubMed. The search engines that you have access to are determined by the publisher or journal.

22. Scoring Your Review
Note: Any fields marked with a red asterisk require an answer before you can submit the score sheet.

23. Attaching files
You can either click on the drop zone or drop files from the computer. A maximum of 10 files can be dropped at a time.

24. Attaching files
Before the files are uploaded, they must meet the standard criteria and you must answer the required question of who the file is intended for. Typically this is either the Author & Editor or just the Editor. Once answered, the uploading process will begin.

25. Submitting Your Review
Select Save as Draft to save your work without yet sending it to the editor.
Select Submit to save the score sheet and send it to the editor.
Select Print Saved Version to open a popup window with a printable version of the score sheet.
Once you submit your review, you will receive a notificatation on the screen.

26. Viewing author’s response
On revised manuscripts you will be able to view the author’s response to the decision letter on the Details tab.

27. Contacting the journal
You may have questions regarding the paper you are reviewing and need to speak to someone at the journal.

28. Contacting the journal
Selecting the Contact Journal link will open a new window for you to create an to the appropriate person you would like to contact.

29. Viewing completed reviews
After submitting your review, you can access your completed review in the Scores Submitted section of the dashboard.

30. Viewing completed reviews
Select View Submitted Review from the Action column. A new window will display your completed review.

31. Support Information If you have any problems, please contact us:
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