1. Manuscript Preparation
- Find your chosen journal on Cambridge Core
- Review the Instructions for Authors under the ‘Information’ section
- Format your manuscript according to these instruction
2. Manuscript Submission
- Click ‘Submit your article’ on your chosen journal’s homepage
- Complete the submission form in the journal’s Online Peer Review System (OPRS)
- Please ensure you select or supply your affiliation accurately when prompted during the submission process
3. Manuscript Review and Publication Decision
- Your manuscript goes through Editorial and Peer Review. Check the status within the OPRS
- The manuscript will be accepted, rejected, or sent for further revision and review
4. Open Access Author Publishing Agreement
- Upon acceptance, follow email instructions from Cambridge to complete your author publishing agreement. Select the gold open access option, if available, to take advantage of your organization’s transformative agreement
- Confirm the Creative Commons license under which the article should be published. Please ensure you comply with any license type requirements specified by your institution or funding body
5. APC Transaction Process
- Rightslink® works on Cambridge’s behalf to process open access publication costs
- You will receive an email from Rightslink® to invite you to transact your article processing charge (APC). When prompted, select the option to ‘seek funding’ from your institutional agreement
- If your article complies with all relevant eligibility criteria for your institution’s agreement with Cambridge, your APC will be waived
6. Article Production
- Your article will move through the production process: Copy editing > Type setting > Author proof > Final type setting
- Find out more: cambridge.org/production
7. Article Publication
- You will be notified upon the publication of your article via an e-mail from Cambridge
Reference: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-file-manager/file/62a3418cafa5cb39b24ffa43/0191-1200dpi-01-seek-funding.pdf
