Assign to vendor¶
Role: Production manager
The Assign to vendor task opens automatically when an accepted paper is imported from the submission system. During this task, the production manager reviews the originally submitted manuscript to collect the following information:
- Whether the manuscript is assigned to the correct section
- Whether a fee waiver or any English editing fees may apply
- What type of license/author agreement document should be sent to the authors
- Whether the manuscript section places any restrictions on which vendor it may be assigned to
The production manager then records the results of their inquiry using the designated system functions and assigns the manuscript to the vendor. Before completing the task, the production manager has an option to add special instructions to the composition vendor. Three tasks open automatically upon completion of the assign to vendor task: Awaiting license to publish, Awaiting payment, and Composition.