Editing a submission on behalf of an author

 

There may be times when an author needs to make an edit to their submission, whether it be an author name change or a typo, and they can't because the deadline has passed. In these cases, you can make the edits on behalf of the authors, as your admin role allows you to override the deadlines at any time.

Step 1) Find the submission

No matter what stage of the conference process you are in, to find the submission you are looking for, you must first navigate to the Submissions hub, as below.

Screenshot 2024-10-11 at 17.08.53

Once you click on the Submissions hub, you will be brought to the list of submissions. To find the submission, you can search either by its title, ID or any of the author's names. 

Screenshot 2024-10-11 at 17.11.11

Step 2) Open the submission for edits

Once you've found the submission you need to edit, click on the title, as in the image below to expand the view.

Screenshot 2024-10-11 at 17.12.14

In the bottom right corner click on Edit. This will bring you into the Initial submissions workflow, allowing you to make the necessary changes.

Screenshot 2024-10-11 at 17.14.22

Step 3) Edit the submission

When in the workflow, you will see a view similar to the below image. On the left hand side, you will see a tab for each step of the process - this may differ depending on your own settings. Navigate to the step where you need to make edits simply by clicking on the step. If you are making changes to the author details, select the Authors step. if you need to make changes to the abstract, go to the Title & Abstract step. 

If you are unsure what step you need to navigate to, simply click through each step by selecting Done at the bottom of the page.

Screenshot 2024-10-11 at 17.16.08

When all your edits are complete, navigate to the last step in the workflow - in this case, Topics - and select Done - Save Submission to save your edits.

Screenshot 2024-10-11 at 17.17.18