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Reviewers 24

• What security measures do you use to ensure my privacy?
• Not all reviews are created equal. How do you reward great reviews?
• Exporting verified reviews to ORCID - is this possible?
• Who owns the Review?
• Does the author have a say in what review information is available on Publons?

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Reviews@publons 8

• How do I find and add old reviews?
• What counts as a review receipt?
• Can I send multiple review receipts in a single email?
• Should I add the review myself before sending the receipt?
• How long will it take to process?

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Editors 19

• How does Publons work? (editors)
• Where do editors fit in?
• What review information is displayed?
• My journal is partnered with Publons. What does this mean?
• How do I add records of my work as handling editor to Publons?

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General Info 8

• How does Publons work?
• Why recognise reviewers?
• What review information does Publons display?
• What is Publons' business model?
• How do you know when a paper has been published?

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Authors 1

• Adding Manuscripts

Publons Academy 18

• What are the guidelines and requirements for graduating from the Publons Academy?
• What happens when I graduate from the Publons Academy?
• How do I encourage my supervisor/academic mentor to help me in the course?
• What does it mean for a graduate to be endorsed by their mentor?
• How long will it take to complete the course?

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Publons Academy - Mentors 8

• What is the role of the mentor in Publons Academy?
• What kind of feedback and mentoring should I provide my student in Publons Academy?
• What do students learn during Publons Academy?
• How do I become a Publons community volunteer mentor and how does it work?
• Do I get public recognition and a certificate for mentoring in Publons Academy?

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Publons email addresses 5

• Who can see my Publons email address?
• Has Publons given away my email address?
• Can I stop people from sending me messages via Publons?
• I received a message from a journal via Publons, what does this mean?
• Why do reviewers opt-out of Publons Contact Service?

Year in Peer Review 7

• Who do you compare my Year in Peer Review data with?
• How was my field chosen for my Year in Peer Review?
• What is the date range for my Year in Peer Review?
• Why do I have different metrics than other researchers on my Year in Review Page?
• My Year in Peer Review is missing information. Why and what can I do about it?

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Author Feedback 9

• What is the ‘Author Feedback’ feature?
• What’s the scope of the the Author Feedback feature?
• How do I use the Author Feedback feature?
• I published in a journal with single/double blind policies. Can I rate the review using the Author Feedback feature?
• If I rate a peer review, what information is revealed to the reviewer?

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Publons Researcher Profiles 7

• About your Publons profile
• What is my profile card?
• What is my profile summary page?
• How are my publications shown on my profile?
• How is my peer review activity shown on my profile?

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Publons Private Dashboard: Me 5

• What is my dashboard summary?
• Where does the “Public profile” link on my dashboard take me?
• How do I configure my verified record?
• Why is my verified record only a preview?
• What is my verified record?

Publons Private Dashboard: Publications 10

• What is my publication history?
• What are "review display preferences" for my publications?
• Why is one of my papers missing its citation count?
• What is the “Activity” column of my publication history?
• How does Publons augment the data for my publications?

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Publons Private Dashboard: Peer Reviews 20

• What kinds of pre-publication reviews are eligible on Publons?
• How do I add peer reviews to Publons?
• How do I verify my peer reviews on Publons?
• What are my review display preferences?
• What is my peer review history?

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Publons Private Dashboard: Editor records 5

• What are editor records on Publons?
• What is my editor history?
• What is the “Actions” column of my editor history?
• How do I add my editor records on Publons?
• How can my editor records be verified?

Publons Private Dashboard: Awards 2

• What are the Publons Peer Review Week awards?
• Why do Publons Peer Review Awards exist?

Publons Private Dashboard: Activity 2

• What will Publons notify me about?
• What is the “Pending records” page in my private dashboard?

Publons Private Dashboard: Community 11

• What happens when I refer my colleagues from my private dashboard
• What are publication scores for on Publons?
• What am I scoring when I score a publication?
• How do I score a publication?
• How are multiple scores aggregated for a single publication?

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Publons Private Dashboard: Account Settings 7

• I wish to delete my Publons account. What should I do?
• How do I add a connected account (ORCID, Google, LinkedIn) to Publons?
• I have two Publons accounts. What should I do?
• How do I set or reset my Publons password?
• What are my Clarivate account settings?

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Publons Private Dashboard: Profile Settings 4

• How can I customise my profile?
• What are my research fields and how do I update them?
• What are alternative publishing names and how do I update them?
• How do I hide the metrics on my profile?

Publons Private Dashboard: Affiliations Settings 3

• How do I add and verify my editorial board memberships on Publons?
• What are my affiliations and how do I update them?
• What are my institutions and how do I update them?

Publons Private Dashboard: Email Settings 5

• How do I verify an email address on Publons?
• How do I add (or remove) an email address on Publons?
• What is a Primary email address and how can I change it?
• What are my “Email preferences”?
• What is the “Availability” option in my email settings?

Publons Private Dashboard: Permissions Settings 5

• How can my past reviews be added to Publons?
• What are my reviewer preferences in “Pre-publication review display preferences”?
• What are my author preferences in “Pre-publication review display preferences”?
• What does “Automatically add reviews for partnered journals” mean?
• How do I automatically export my verified review history to my ORCiD profile?

Authenticating with Publons 5

• Authenticating with Publons: what's changed?
• How do I log in to Publons?
• My account is blocked. What should I do?
• My account is locked or suspended. What should I do?
• How to allow Cookies in your browser

General Info 10

• What is Publons and why partner with us?
• Partnering with Publons - what do I need to know?
• How does it work for reviewers?
• How do I gain access to my Publons Partner Dashboard (for free…)?
• What review information is made public?

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Reviewer Connect 13

• What is Publons Reviewer Connect?
• Who is Publons Reviewer Connect for?
• How does Publons Reviewer Connect work?
• How is Publons Reviewer Connect different from other reviewer search tools?
• Can I invite my colleagues to join Publons?

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General info 12

• What is happening to ResearcherID?
• Why is ResearcherID coming to Publons?
• What will happen to the old ResearcherID interface?
• What if I already have a Publons profile?
• How do I set my ResearcherID to “Public”?

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Publication records and citation metrics on Publons 6

• How long does it take for Web of Science Core Collection citation counts to be updated on Publons?
• How often are my Web of Science Core Collection citation counts and h-index updated?
• Can I hide my publications on Publons?
• Can I edit the details of my publications?
• Will there be any changes in how my publication records are displayed?

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EndNote 2

• What is changing in EndNote online?
• How will I manage the My Publications group?

ResearcherID Administrator Tools 6

• What does this mean for ResearcherID Admin Tools?
• How does the new batch upload service work?
• When will the new batch upload service be available?
• Can Administrators continue to use the ResearcherID Admin tools?
• What methods are there for updating or correcting researcher profiles?

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