Find your chosen journal’s homepage on Cambridge Core. Review the journal’s policies and author instructions under the ‘Information’ section and prepare your manuscript accordingly.
Click ‘Submit your article’ on your chosen journal’s homepage and complete the submission form in the journal’s Online Peer Review System (OPRS) or follow any alternative submission instructions.
Your manuscript will go through Editorial and Peer Review. For details on the Peer Review process used by your chosen journal, review the peer review pages under the ‘Information’ section of the journal’s homepage. The manuscript will be accepted, rejected, or returned to you for further revision and review. You will receive an email informing you of any decision.
Upon acceptance, follow email instructions from Cambridge to complete your Author Information Form. You’ll be asked to confirm author details and choose publication options, including any options for publishing Gold Open Access (OA). For journals using digital contracting, you will also be required to complete additional steps relating to your publishing agreement.
For journals using digital contracting, the publishing agreement will be sent to the signer(s) to review and sign. For journals not using digital contracting, you will be directed to download a PDF publishing agreement which you should return using the instructions on the form.
RightsLink® work on behalf of Cambridge to process any applicable open access publication charges, page fees or print colour charges. In some cases, you will receive an email from RightsLink asking you to make a payment. For most cases where OA fees are covered by an institutional agreement with Cambridge, no action will be required.
Your article will move through the production process:
The author proof stage is your final opportunity to review your manuscript for accuracy and highlight any minor corrections required.
You’ll receive an email from Cambridge when your article is published online.