1. HOW TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT International Journal of Eye Banking

2. LOG IN AS AN AUTHOR TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT Section I. Log in as an Author

3. Step 1. Log in Go to EyeBankingJournal.orgEyeBankingJournal.org New users register Returning users log in

4. Step 2. Click Author Article submission screens are unavailable when you select another role such as Reviewer or Reader

5. Step 3. Start a New Submission Select Click Here to start a new submission Your previous submissions are also listed on the Active Submissions screen

6. FOLLOW 5 STEPS TO COMPLETE THE SUBMISSION PROCESS Section II The Submission Process

7. The Submission Process Click Save and continue before going to another step An asterisk * signifies a required field Manuscripts will be considered only when all forms and information are received

8. Step 1. Starting the Submission Select a section from the drop down menu For a description of the sections and policies, click the About the Journal link.

9. Complete Checklist Items

10. Hints Collect signed Author’s Declaration and Copyright License forms and Author’s Disclosure forms from all authors If electronic signatures are not possible, print, sign, and scan documents.

11. Step Comment & Save Scroll to the bottom of the screen to add optional Comments for the Editor Click the Save and continue button

12. Step 2. Uploading the Submission Upload your manuscript as an MS Word file Remove identifying from MS Word and PDF files  See Ensuring a Blind Peer Review Click Save and continue

13. Step 3. Entering Metadata Metadata is information about authors and manuscripts It’s used by search and indexing services such as Google Scholar and PubMed Enables readers and researchers to find articles by various parameters such as  Title  Keywords  Author name

14. Step 3. Entering Metadata Click Add Authors to create fields for coauthor metadata

15. Step 3. Entering Metadata Required metadata includes  Names of all authors  Manuscript title  Abstract  References Optional metadata includes  Keywords  Author Bio

16. Hints References can be copied from the manuscript and pasted into the metadata field References must contain digital object identifiers (DOI) when available  DOIs are unique alphanumeric strings assigned to digital media such as articles. They are used to locate articles on the Internet More information on DOIs:  http://www.crossref.org/01company/16fastfacts.htmhttp://www. crossref.org/guestquery http://www.crossref.org/01company/16fastfacts.htmhttp://www. crossref.org/guestquery

17. Step 3. Entering Metadata Click Save and continue

18. Step 4. Uploading Supplementary Files Upload Author’s Declaration and Copyright License and Author’s Disclosure forms for all authors Manuscripts are only considered after these are received Upload any other items not included in the manuscript, e.g. data sets Click Save and continue

19. Step 5. Confirming the Submission This is the final step Authors cannot access or delete manuscripts once Save and continue is pressed Additional supplemental documents can be added after submission If incorrect file was uploaded, contact the journal manager

20. THANK YOU We look forward to receiving your manuscript