JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY

Online Manuscript Submission, Peer Review, and Revision

The Journal of Paleontology employs AllenTrack, a Web-based manuscript submission, peer-review, and revision system, to expedite and manage the publishing process.

Authors worldwide can now submit manuscripts to JP from any Internet-connected computer, and follow their progress through the peer review process. Reviewers and Editors can use the system in their evaluation of submitted manuscripts. The online system saves paper, mailing costs, and time spent in transit.

AllenTrack is maintained by Allen Press in Lawrence, Kansas. Allen Press typesets, prints, and publishes scientific, technical, and medical journals, books, online publications, and CD-ROMs for more than 300 societies and organizations, including the Paleontological Society.

Access to manuscripts is controlled by login and user privileges, and manuscripts are not accessible to anyone but those authorized to see them.

Submitting manuscripts to JP:

Read the online Instructions for Authors to assist in the preparation of your manuscript.
Go to http://journalofpaleontology.allentrack.net. The first time that you use the system, you must register for an account. You can then use your account login and password when you return to the site to check on the status of your manuscript.
When you enter the system, you will have two options: “Submit Manuscript” or “Online Submission Instructions”. After you submit a manuscript, you will have a third option that links you to information on your submission.
After your files are uploaded to the database, they are converted to PDF files that can be viewed, downloaded, and printed. Most word-processing files (e. g., Word, WordPerfect, text, Postscript, and rich text format) are convertible. Figures can be uploaded in TIFF, EPS, PDF, or Postscript formats. Converting files usually takes from five to ten minutes, but sometimes a large file will take longer (up to several hours). If files appear to be taking a long time, you can always log out and log back in later as AllenTrack will continue to convert documents after the browser is closed.
The system will ask you to confirm that the files have converted correctly. Your manuscript will be considered officially submitted only after the system receives your confirmation.
As you go through the steps, pay attention to red arrows. They mean that you need to take action on something.
After a manuscript is in the system, it is assigned a manuscript number, and enters the peer-review process.