Coordinate Co-Author Accounts
Support the setup and maintenance of co-author account information throughout the paper process.
ASME Policies
The Role of the Corresponding Author
The Contact/Corresponding Author plays a critical ongoing role, from setting up co-author accounts to helping ensure that paper deadlines are met.
A Critical Ongoing Role
Following the responsibilities below helps the paper move efficiently through the submission and publication process and within assigned deadlines.
Key Responsibilities
What the Corresponding Author Oversees
Maintain accurate author information and respond promptly when ASME identifies discrepancies.
Monitor Paper Deadlines
Help ensure that required paper tasks and assigned deadlines are met.
Verify Publication Information
Review author order, names, and institutional affiliations in the online submission profile before final paper submission.
Important Publication & Indexing Rule
ASME uses the author order, names, and institution affiliations shown in the online submission profile for publication and indexing purposes, regardless of what is listed in the uploaded paper.
Author Information Process
How Author Details Are Used
The online submission profile establishes the author information used for publication and indexing.
Information Is Entered Online
Author order, names, and institution affiliations are entered in the online submission profile.
Discrepancies Are Identified
If ASME identifies discrepancies between the submission system and the draft paper file, ASME will contact the Corresponding Author before paper acceptance.
The Online Profile Is Used
If the Corresponding Author does not take action, ASME will proceed using the details provided in the online submission profile.
Corrections & Changes
Make Corrections Before Final Submission
Carefully review all author information while corrections can still be made.
Review and Correct Discrepancies
When ASME identifies a discrepancy before paper acceptance, the Corresponding Author should make the necessary changes.
No Further Corrections
No corrections to author order, author names, or institution listings will be made after final paper submission.
Final Review Reminder
Before submitting the final paper, verify the author order, spelling of all author names, and institution affiliations in the online submission profile.
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