Here at RSC Advances we aim to make the publishing experience as simple as possible for authors. We are therefore delighted to announce the introduction of concurrent editing!
Concurrent editing allows you and your co-authors to work on an accepted manuscript’s corrections at the same time; while corresponding authors can track, review and approve all changes.
The option to share access with your co-authors will be listed on the initial instructions panel and tracked on the workflow and editing panel as you work on your corrections together.
To use concurrent editing, the corresponding author will need to share the proof with any co-authors using the “Invite Collaborators” feature in Proof Central as shown below. This will give each invited author a unique link, allowing their changes to be tracked and all authors to work on corrections at the same time. The corresponding author can then review and approve all changes before submitting the final corrections. Full instructions can be found on Proof Central.
Alternatively, if you would prefer to supply proof corrections by annotating the PDF, this option will still be available and can also be done through Proof Central and an editor will apply the corrections on your behalf.
In addition to RSC Advances, concurrent editing will soon be a feature on all Royal Society of Chemistry journals, so watch out for this exciting tool with your next proof!