Why use revision cycles? Why involve the Division Editor in intermediate versions?
Often, there are revisions and corrections that need to be made through several rounds of dialog between the AE and the author. In the system, all correspondence from the AE to the author must go through the DE. The DE reviews the recommendation from the AE, hits a few buttons, and forwards the material to the author. In each cycle the author is prompted to upload revised files and respond to suggestions. These are given revision numbers and routed directly to the AE. The advantages of using the system for all review/revision cycles are that (1) the system keeps track of revisions, so there is no danger of an early version going to print or reviewers seeing the wrong version; (2) the author can upload each revision and check the PDF for proper conversion, rather than having editors cope with file upload problems; (3) the complete history of the revisions and the author’s responses to suggestions are readily available; (4) The AE may remain anonymous; and (5) everyone’s work is reflecte
