Core Editorial Tools
We provide resources that streamline reviewer selection, decision making, and author communication.
Reviewer Database
Searchable expertise profiles to match reviewers with AMR topics and methods.
Decision Templates
Standardized language for clear, consistent editorial decisions.
Ethics Guidance
Checklists for conflicts, data integrity, and authorship issues.
Quality Prompts
Structured review prompts focused on reproducibility and clinical relevance.
Special Issue Support
Editors receive planning templates, timeline checklists, and communication guidance for coordinating special issues and guest editor workflows.
Onboarding and Assistance
New editors receive a quick-start guide and direct support from the editorial office for complex cases, policy questions, or additional reviewer requests.
Workflow Analytics
Editors can access basic tracking information for review timelines and manuscript status. These insights help identify bottlenecks and maintain predictable decision turnaround.
Support Contacts
For urgent policy questions or complex ethics cases, the editorial office provides direct assistance to ensure consistent and fair decision making.
Communication Templates
Editors can access standardized templates for reviewer invitations, decision letters, and revision requests to ensure consistent and respectful communication with authors.
Reviewer Guidance Materials
Editors can share reviewer guidance on evaluating resistance mechanisms, diagnostics, and clinical outcomes to ensure consistent and high-quality assessments.
Policy Updates
Editors receive updates on changes to publishing standards, ethics policies, and data sharing requirements to ensure decisions remain aligned with best practices.
Decision Consistency Tools
Guidance documents help align decisions across editors and ensure that similar manuscripts receive comparable evaluations.
Decision Support Toolkit
Editors receive structured decision templates, ethical screening checklists, and guidance for handling revisions. These resources standardize communication and help maintain consistent editorial standards across topics.
We also provide periodic briefings on emerging resistance trends, policy updates, and new reporting guidelines to keep editors informed.
Training webinars, case libraries, and example decision letters are available for complex ethics scenarios, enabling editors to resolve questions consistently. We also share guidance on handling appeals, data access requests, and author disputes so decisions are documented and aligned with publishing standards.
A shared FAQ addresses common reviewer disputes and authorship questions, saving time during decisions.
Editors can request one-to-one support for complex cases.
Access Editorial Support Resources
We equip editors with the tools needed to deliver fair, timely decisions.
