General FAQs
For Authors:
Please submit your article online. An online submission and tracking service via Internet facilitates a speedy and cost-effective submission of manuscripts. The full manuscript has to be submitted online via Bentham's Manuscript Processing System (MPS) at (bentham.manuscriptpoint.com/). The link “Submit Manuscript Online” leads you directly to the submission system used by that journal.
For Author’s convenience Bentham has developed templates to help you prepare your manuscript.
Please submit your article online. An online submission and tracking service via Internet facilitates a speedy and cost-effective submission of manuscripts. The full manuscript has to be submitted online via Bentham's Manuscript Processing System (MPS) at (bentham.manuscriptpoint.com/). The link “Submit Manuscript Online” leads you directly to the submission system used by that journal.
The Manuscript Processing System (MPS) is a web-based manuscript submission and tracking system developed by Bentham Science Publishers for efficient, fast and cost effective processing of submitted manuscripts. MPS has been designed with the objective to ensure step-by-step online processing and tracking of manuscripts for authors, editors and the publisher; from submission to acceptance and final reproduction.
Each manuscript submission will be followed by a confirmation email to the corresponding author.
Authors may track all the stages of publication online until their manuscript is finalized and is ready for publication. Log onto MPS and click the article title from the available list of your submitted manuscripts to view the detailed status at every stage of peer-review and editorial decision.
Most journals generally convey the editorial decision on the submission within two to three months from the initiation of the peer-review process. Time duration of the peer-review process varies due to factors such as availability and promptness of the reviewers approached to carry out reviewing of the submission. For the duration of the review process, the submission appears in the “In Review” section of the Manuscript Processing System (MPS).
For the majority of Bentham journals, publishing an article is free of charge. If a journal requires page charges, you will find them on the journal's Instructions for Authors.
For Reviewers:
The peer review of a manuscript is a strictly confidential process. Reviewers should therefore keep the whole process completely confidential. They should consult the EIC/Senior editor and take permission before consulting another colleague for help in the peer-review of the submitted manuscript. Reviewers should not disclose any information whatsoever to anyone before the publication of the manuscript.
Interested reviewers are expected to submit their comments online via Bentham's Manuscript Processing System (MPS) at (bentham.manuscriptpoint.com/). Reviewers will log in to their respective MPS accounts and click on the “Yes, I agree to review” button to carry out the review. Clicking the “Yes, I agree to review” button will open the Review Form. Here you can download the manuscript file at once or individually, and you can also read the online version of the manuscript. Once the Reviewer Evaluation form is filled, click on the “Save” button. A “Thank You!” message will appear when you click on it. The reviewer can go back to the dashboard by clicking on the “Back to Dashboard” button.
The reviewers will receive a notification email requesting peer-reviewing of the assigned manuscript. Interested reviewers can respond directly to the email showing their consent for review. Once a reviewer agrees to review the assigned manuscript, he/she will receive the login details of MPS via email from the Editorial Manager.
Go to the MPS login page at bentham.manuscriptpoint.com/ and follow the below steps:
- Click on the “Forgot your password” tab.
- Enter your email address and click on “Submit”. An email with a link to reset your password will be sent to your registered email address. Please also check your SPAM/ JUNK folders If you do not receive this email.
- Click on the link provided in your email to reset your password
- Enter a new password and submit
Bentham Science facilitates reviewers by registering them on MPS on their behalf. Once a reviewer agrees to review the assigned manuscript, he/she will receive the login details of MPS via email from the Editorial Manager.
The complete peer-review history of a reviewer is maintained on our Online Manuscript Processing System. Reviewers can download the certificate directly from the MPS after the completion of the review process.
To rest your password, open the MPS login page at bentham.manuscriptpoint.com/ and follow the below steps:
- Click on the “Forgot your password” tab.
- Enter your email address and click on “submit”. An email, with a link to reset your password, will be sent to your registered email address. Please also check your SPAM/ JUNK folders If you do not receive this email.
- Click on the link provided in your email to reset your password
- Enter a new password and submit
Log in to your MPS account and follow the below steps:
- Click on your name appearing in the top left corner.
- Enter your personal information and click on the “save and continue” button.
You can find the Impact Factor of a journal on the journal’s homepage. Click on “Journal Home”, on top of the right panel you can find the Impact factor.
The peer-review of a manuscript is a confidential process. Reviewers cannot see the comments of other reviewers.
Log in to your MPS account and follow the below steps:
- Click on your name appearing in the top left corner.
- Update your affiliation and click on the “save and continue” button To update your email address, send a request to [email protected] or [email protected]
The reviewers are expected to provide their reports in a timely fashion since a prompt review leads to timely publication of a manuscript. However, a reviewer who needs extra time for reviewing should consult the editorial office at [email protected] or [email protected]
Reviewers who complete their reviews within the deadline will receive 100 points. Accumulated points can be used towards acquiring any Bentham Science content or availing any other services offered within the next 12 months.
If you have accepted the review request but cannot complete the task due to any reason, you can inform the Editorial Office at the recent email correspondence or at [email protected]
You can send your suggestions to the Editorial office at [email protected] or [email protected]
If you have received the invitation and do not wish to receive the review invitations further, you can simply click on the UNSUBSCRIBE link mentioned at the bottom of the invitation letter. Alternatively, you can also send an email at [email protected] for an unsubscription.