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\nPublication Process Overview: Ecosphere<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
1. Accept decision with publicity details, and final file request<\/span><\/div>\n\n- ESA emails Subject-matter Editor\u2019s acceptance letter to contact author<\/li>\n
- ESA emails a publicity overview to the contact author<\/li>\n
- At a later date, ESA emails contact author requesting finalized material for the production and publication process, providing a checklist of final items for author review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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2. Final file preparation and submission<\/span><\/div>\n\n- Author completes any data\/code archiving necessary for ESA Open Research policy<\/li>\n
- Author prepares final submission and provides final files and data\/code archiving details to ESA in ScholarOne via \u201cManuscripts Accepted for First Look\u201d step<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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3. Final submission check<\/span><\/div>\n\n- ESA checks final submission in ScholarOne for minimum production requirements\n
\n- If approved, files are conveyed to the publisher (John Wiley & Sons) and the contact author is notified<\/li>\n
- If adjustments are needed, they are requested from the contact author, and this step may be repeated until meeting the minimum production requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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4. Open Access license and payment options presented to author<\/span><\/div>\n\n- John Wiley & Sons (the publisher) receives approved final material from ESA and assigns a DOI to the paper<\/li>\n
- John Wiley & Sons contacts corresponding author with license agreement options and provides publication fee invoicing\/payment instructions to corresponding author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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5. License completion; Payment arrangements<\/span><\/div>\n\n- Author completes license agreement in Wiley Author Services<\/li>\n
- Author makes payment arrangements with Wiley Author Services\n
\n- Discount codes are available to ESA members in the role of corresponding author; current discount codes are available to ESA members when logged into the membership portal on ESA.org<\/li>\n
- Authors whose payments are covered through an institutional or funder agreement with Wiley can complete those arrangements at this time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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6. Copyediting and typesetting<\/span><\/div>\n\n- John Wiley & Sons arranges for and oversees copyediting of the main manuscript (Supporting Information is not copy edited nor typeset)<\/li>\n
- John Wiley & Sons arranges for and oversees typesetting of the main manuscript in HTML and PDF formats in preparation for proofing and publication and provides proofs to authors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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7. Proof review<\/span><\/div>\n\n- Author reviews proofs in both HTML and PDF format via the publisher\u2019s online proofing platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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8. Article finalization and release<\/span><\/div>\n\n- John Wiley & Sons finalizes the paper following receipt of the author\u2019s proof corrections<\/li>\n
- John Wiley & Sons publishes paper in the current issue release, following receipt of the completed licensing agreement and payment of the publication fee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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9. Publicity<\/span><\/div>\n\n- Authors, journalists, and press officers may issue publicity at any time after the paper\u2019s online release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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10. Issue cover photo selection<\/span><\/div>\n\n- ESA finalizes cover photo selection prior to each new issue release, using a paper from the previous month\u2019s issue and notifying author selected for the cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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11. Issue release structure<\/span><\/div>\n\n- John Wiley & Sons begins current monthly issue curation at start of each month, with completed cover, publishing papers to that current issue throughout the month<\/li>\n
- John Wiley & Sons closes issue at the end of each month (publication is online only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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