Production and Post-Publication
FAQs for post-acceptance issues such as copyediting, XML-typesetting, proofreading, publishing corrections and addenda etc.
Alternate production process: Guide for authors
Manuscript content
General Post-Acceptance Questions
- What is the article processing and production workflow at JMIR? (Flowchart)
- What is the "PubMed Now!" ("ahead-of-print") option when I pay the APF?
- My paper has been accepted but I need to change something/add something/add an acknowledgment/add X/correct Y. How can I do that?
- I am preparing a press release for an upcoming paper published by someone from my institution (I am not an author)
- What is your embargo period?
- As author, how can I cite my accepted but not yet published article (in press/forthcoming JMIR article)
Copyediting
- JMIR House Style and Editorial Guidelines
- How can I reorder references during copyediting?
- What types of figures are not permitted in JMIR articles?
- Use of possessives with eponyms
- Why were abbreviations expanded in my abstract during copyediting/proofreading?
- Which elements of my article are included in the word count?
Proofreading
General Post-Publication Questions
- How to add an author after publication
- Can I order reprints of my article?
- Is JMIR Cancer in PubMed / PubMed Central yet?
- Is JMIR Rehabilitation & Assistive Technologies in PubMed / PubMed Central yet?
- Why does my article not have a PMCID yet?
- Can you give me permission to publish my article as part of my thesis or book?