Publication process
Once an article has been accepted the author(s) should submit the final text, tables and print-quality figures to the Editor who will pass on the material to the Production Editor. Where required, authors will receive notification of ‘acceptance’ for Open Access purposes at this stage.
When the final submitted version of an article has been received, it will be edited and copy-edited, with any substantial suggestions for adjustment not previously discussed to be agreed with the Editor. It will then be sent for copyediting and typesetting, after which a first proof will be sent as a pdf file. This will consist of the copy-edited text, followed by any figures and tables. Queries from the Production Editor may be embedded within the file and highlighted in colour. At this stage, authors are expected not to request any changes to the text, tables or figures aside from those necessitated in response to queries from the Production Editor, spelling or grammatical corrections, or corrections of fact. Authors are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of proof corrections.
A final proof will then be prepared with any figures and tables placed within the article. Authors will be sent a copy as a pdf file but are expected not to request any changes aside from any lingering spelling or grammatical corrections, or corrections of fact.
The article will then be published, initially on CUP’s FirstView platform (at which point authors will be sent the pdf free of charge to provide offprints) as soon as possible in the year of the issue in which it will be included, and in hard-copy towards the end of that calendar year.
Production
Once an article has been accepted, the process of copyediting, proofing, typesetting and publishing the article will begin. Authors will be asked to ensure all final files are submitted to ScholarOne before the article can be sent to Cambridge University Press for production.
Your point of contact with Cambridge University Press will be the content manager of the journal. For more information about how production works at Cambridge University Press, please see our information on publishing an accepted paper, which explains how an article goes from accepted manuscript to fully published. There may be small differences between journals with this process. You can also check our Journal Production FAQs.
Funding open access
Multiple funding routes are available for Gold Open Access articles. Please see this journal's open access options for details.
Corrections
Changes cannot be made to articles once published either online in FirstView or as part of an issue. Any changes must be made via the standard process of issuing a correction notice. Please contact the Editorial Office and Content Manager for the journal if any error has been identified. The final decision on whether a correction notice should be published will be taken by the Publisher in consultation with the Editorial Team. For more information please refer to our FAQs.