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Using the Online Submission and Tracking System

How the Submission /Tracking system works

Clinical Chemistry uses the Bench>Press™ (B>P) manuscript submission, tracking, review, and publishing system, developed by Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press.

B>P is an Internet application and operates with standard browsers, although a JavaScript-enabled browser (such as Internet Explorer) is recommended.

Adobe Acrobat Reader that is available free on the Internet, is required. Click the following link to download. (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)

B>P uses a series of pages, presented one at a time, to guide the author through the submission process. The pages are listed below:

• Manuscript Metadata
• Author Information
• File Upload Metadata
• Supplemental File Upload
• Manuscript and/or Image File Upload
• Submission Approval
• Confirmation

Each page requires specific information so please proceed slowly and carefully, reading the helpful information found at the top and bottom of every submission page.

Manuscript Metadata
On this page you will be asked to:

• List the total number of authors
• Signify whether the manuscript is a resubmission and link to the previous paper
• Enter Article Type
• Enter TOC Category
• Enter the Title
• Enter the Running Title
• List any Companion Papers
• Enter the Keywords
• Enter the Abstract (copy)
• Enter the Cover Letter (this will go to the editor)
• Enter the Response to Reviewers (if manuscript is a resubmission or revision)
• List any Suggested Reviewers

Author Information
On this page you will be asked to:

• List, add or remove authors
• Signify the first author
• Signify the corresponding author

File Upload Metadata
On this page you will be asked to:

Indicate how many files you wish to upload and what kind.

Note: The manuscript file has already been designated and this is why tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file.

Enter how many Image files - your images (uploaded separately) will be appended to your manuscript file and converted to PDF for peer review purposes.

Enter how many Supplemental Data files - These are files that normally do not appear with the print article (though they may accompany the final version of the paper online).

Supplemental File Upload

The system offers a browse window for each file you indicated on the previous page (If you left the number at zero this page will not appear).

These are files that normally do not appear with the print article (though they may accompany the final version of the paper online).

Manuscript File Upload

The system offers a browse window for the manuscript file and each image file you designated on the previous page.

Your images will be appended to your manuscript file and converted to PDF for peer review. During this conversion process, you may close your browser. You will be emailed when conversion is completed.

Submission Approval

This is the page where you check each section of your upload. Please see the ‘To Proof a Manuscript’ section for step-by-step instructions.

Repeat this re-upload process as many times as necessary until you get the files the way you want them to appear for review.

Confirmation Screen

This tells you that your manuscript has been received at the Clinical Chemistry editorial office.

Please see the ‘Submitting a New Manuscript’ section under ‘Submission Instructions’ for more detailed information.