Steps to submit a manuscript
To submit a manuscript through Manuscript Central, you need to finalise the journal in which you wish to get your paper published. For example - the targeted journal is American Educational Research Journal , hence MC URL shall be
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aerj
If you are a first time user, you need to create an account, which is a 3 step procedure.
You need to fill the basic details - Name and Email ID
You need to fill the primary and secondary address details.
You need to enter your desired Username and Password, which you need to enter every time you login.
If you already have an account, you simply need to LogIn to your account, which you have already set.
Once you login, you need to go to the Authors section and then Start New Submission.
You need to enter your title and abstract of your manuscript.
You need to upload your manuscript with no identifying author information ( designated as Main Document) and a separate title page (designated as Title Page) with author details.
You need to enter the appropriate keywords for your manuscript.
You need to enter the details of co-author details
If you recommend and/or oppose reviewers, enter the details of reviewers.
You need to attach the information as requested in this step like Cover letter, number of tables and figures used in Manuscript etc.
If you recommend and/or oppose reviewers, enter the details of reviewers.