This page takes you through your first steps on a Janeway journal: registering an account, signing in, and any next steps. Each section links to a more detailed guide.

Most tasks in Janeway require an account. To create one, click Register on the journal website and follow the steps in Creating an account on Janeway.

You may not need to register if:

• You are an author submitting an article. An account will be created as part of the submission process.
• You are an reviewer with a journal that uses one-click peer review. The review link in the email may lead dirctly to the review, in this case you do not need to create an account first.
• If you already hold an account for another journal on the press. You can login in with your existing email address and password, but an editor may need to give you the correct permissions for the journal.

If you can't sign in, see Account troubleshooting for more information.

The dashboard is where you find tasks and articles assigned to you. What you see in Janeway depends on your roles. You can hold more than one role and the dashboard will show a section for each one. To learn more about navigating Janeway and finding the dashboard, see Navigating Janeway.

Find your role below to see where your tasks appear and which guide to read.

• Author
  Submit an article through the journal website, and follow it through review, copyediting and proofreading. See the Author workflow guide.
• Reviewer
  Open a review from the link in your invitation email, or click View requests on your dashboard. See the Reviewer workflow guide.
• Copyeditor
  Open your tasks from the link in your assignment email, or from the Copyediting requests page. See the Copyeditor workflow guide.
• Typesetter
  Open the task fro the link in the assignment email or select the typesetting block on your dashboard to open the Typesetting assignments page. See the Typesetter workflow guide.
• Editor or section editor
  Manage articles from the workflow stages on your dashboard and in the sidebar. Section editors see only the articles assigned to them. See the Editor guide overview.
• Journal manager or press manager
  Configure the journal from the Manager dashboard, or the whole press from the Press manager. See Setting up your journal.

If you need a role you do not have yet to access a task (copyeditor, section editor, editor), ask a journal manager or editor to assign it.

Your profile holds details such as your name, email address, affiliation, ORCID iD, review interests and timezone. To update it, see Editing your account.

• Creating an account on Janeway
  Register, activate your account and edit your profile.
• Navigating Janeway
  Learn about the public journal website, the back office and the admin area, and how to move between them.
• Setting up your journal
  Create and configure a new journal, from general settings to opening submissions.
• Janeway guides
  See every workflow and setup guide in one list.