CGPublisher is the journal management tool for CGScholar. Sign in to CGPublisher with your CGScholar account information.
In the left-hand column, select Current Works. Here you’ll see a listing of all your current in-progress articles with an overview of the current Phase and Status.
Select an article from the Current Works table to see a complete listing of progress in the Phases table on the individual Works page.
Common Ground Research Networks is committed to enabling sustainable initiatives that lead to more open scholarly communication. Our English-language journals are all Hybrid Open Access and offer various options to fit the needs of institutions, funders, and researchers worldwide. You can decide the right path at Phase 3 | Rights Agreement phase. But you can also change this agreement at any time after publication. Take this link to review our Open Access options, then follow the step-by-step guide below.
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Select Current Works or Archived/Published Works in the left-hand navigation. Then select the desired manuscript to change the Rights Agreement.
You'll find a collapsible box in the middle of the page titled Rights Agreement Selection. Click the Rights Agreement button.
A pop-out box will open where you need to select a Rights Agreement. This guide will help you make the right choice. You'll then need to complete the following:
Rights Agreement Type:
How the Point System Works:
Balance Payment Required:
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Look in the left-hand navigation for the section to sign up as a peer reviewer.
You'll be taken to an iFrame that gives you access to your primary CGScholar account. You will be asked to complete the following fields:
Please complete each section in as much detail as possible so our team can assign you manuscripts that match your experience and expertise,
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Once signed in to CGPublisher, select New Submission in the left-hand navigation. Review the “Author Statements,” and provide relevant manuscript information in the “Article Basics” section. If applicable, use the search function in the “Author/s” field to find co-authors by their email addresses. Co-authors must have an existing CGScholar profile.
Step 3: Save and Submit
Once you have completed the New Submission form, click Save and Submit at the top of the page. You will receive an automatic confirmation email from CGPublisher. We recommend adding noreply@cgscholar.com to your contacts/address book to ensure that messages are not sent to your spam or junk mail folders. All correspondence will be sent from this email.
The CGRN Journal Publishing Team will provide you with an update when your manuscript has completed the initial evaluation. You may be asked to make revisions if specific requirements have not been met, and your manuscript may be moved for consideration in a different Research Network or journal. Manuscripts that do not meet the needs or requirements of the journal will be withdrawn.
Once you have been notified that both peer review reports are completed, you can find the reports in the Peer Reviewer 1 and Peer Reviewer 2 tabs of your Works page. If your manuscript has been rejected, you will need to go to Archived in the left-hand navigation to go to Withdrawn Works and find your Works page.
If your manuscript has been accepted, you must revise your manuscript based on the peer reviewers’ feedback. Your revisions should be tracked using the “Track Changes” function in Microsoft Word, and you must complete a Change Note detailing responses to the feedback given by the peer reviewers. If one or both reviewers have indicated your manuscript requires professional editing, kindly include an editing certificate. We recommend using a professional Editorial Service to assist you in this process. The CGRN Journal Publishing Team will review your revisions.
After peer review has been completed, the author and CGRN Journal Publishing Team will have an opportunity to rate the reviews in terms of their completeness and helpfulness for revisions following our rubric. We encourage authors to be respectful and fair with their rating. This rating system is meant to help encourage and guide reviewers to improve feedback practices and to acknowledge the importance of critical and constructive reviews.
Click the link in the Peer Review Request email. Follow instructions to sign in to CGPublisher with your If you have any questions, you can communicate with a Publishing Admin via the Task/Query tab.
Once you have signed in, you will see the Peer Review Forms, Tasks/Queries, and Documents tabs. Click the Documents tab and download the Manuscript for Review.
Click the Peer Review Forms tab. Click the Confirm button (or Decline button if you cannot complete the review). Read the manuscript and fill out each section of the Peer Review Form as instructed.
Click the Submit button at the bottom of the Peer Review Form. The CGRN Journal Publishing Team will evaluate your review. If your review does not meet our requirements, you may be asked to make revisions. Reviewers who provide complete and constructive reviews will receive a certificate.
If you have any questions, you can communicate with a Publishing Admin via the Task/Query tab.