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Editor-in-Chief
Legacy entry file: editor.php (ROLE_4, Editor-in-Chief; ROLE_9 shares the workspace). Central triage, assignment, and decision hub for the journal — the largest Publishing Workflow module, spanning new-submission intake, assignment, review tracking, revision, acceptance, payments, in-house/delegated production hand-off, rejection/deletion, and the shared manuscript-detail tabs.
| Page | Status | Workflow | E2E | Enhanced | Legacy Ref | Route | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIC Workspace Dashboard (Overview) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php | /editor | Editor-in-Chief |
| Editor-in-Chief Guide | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=guide | /editor?_action=guide | Editor-in-Chief |
| Search Manuscripts | Full | — | — | filters | editor.php?_action=search | /editor?_action=search | Editor-in-Chief |
| Register a New Reviewer (modal) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php | /journal/add_reviewer | Editor-in-Chief |
| Incident Repair Email — Authors | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=incident_repair | /editor?_action=incident_repair | Editor-in-Chief |
| Incident Repair Email — Reviewers | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=incident_repair&rvv | /editor?_action=incident_repair&rvv | Editor-in-Chief |
| Reviewers / Editors Report | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=revTrack | /editor?_action=revTrack | Editor-in-Chief |
| Statistical Report (Journal Report) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=report | /editor?_action=report | Editor-in-Chief |
| Editorial Board Agenda Report | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=edb_report | /editor?_action=edb_report | Editor-in-Chief |
| Billing (CRM) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=billing | /editor?_action=billing | Editor-in-Chief |
| CRM Invoice Details | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=billing | /editor?_action=invoice&invoiceid=... | Editor-in-Chief |
| My Support Request (CRM) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=support | /editor?_action=support | Editor-in-Chief |
| CRM Ticket Details | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=support | /editor?_action=ticket&ticketid=... | Editor-in-Chief |
| Campaign (email to users) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=campaign | /editor?_action=campaign | Editor-in-Chief (eic_custom_opt: campaign) |
| Users List | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=userList | /editor?_action=userList | Editor-in-Chief (eic_custom_opt: user_list) |
| Reset User Password (confirmation panel) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=userList | /editor?_action=resetpass&cn=... | Editor-in-Chief (eic_custom_opt: user_list) |
| New Manuscripts | Full | Triage | — | pagination | editor.php?_action=assign | /editor?_action=assign | Editor-in-Chief |
| New Manuscripts Handling by Executive Director | Pending | Triage | — | — | editor.php?_action=jexp | /editor?_action=jexp | Editor-in-Chief |
| New Manuscripts Resubmitted | Pending | Triage | — | — | editor.php?_action=resubmit | /editor?_action=resubmit | Editor-in-Chief |
| Invite Manuscript | Pending | Submission | — | — | editor.php?_action=invite | /editor?_action=invite | Editor-in-Chief |
| Invited Manuscripts | Pending | Submission | — | — | editor.php?_action=invited | /editor?_action=invited | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Assigned to Section Editor | Full | Assignment | — | pagination | editor.php?_action=sec_edt | /editor?_action=sec_edt | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Returned Back to Executive Director by EIC | Pending | Assignment | — | — | editor.php?_action=eic_jexp_ret | /editor?_action=eic_jexp_ret | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Assigned to Editor | Pending | Assignment | — | — | editor.php?_action=edt | /editor?_action=edt | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Assigned to Reviewers [General Reviewer] | Pending | Assignment | — | — | editor.php?_action=assigned_g | /editor?_action=assigned_g | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Assigned to Reviewers [Final Reviewer] | Pending | Assignment | — | — | editor.php?_action=assigned_c | /editor?_action=assigned_c | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Assigned to Reviewers | Full | Assignment | — | pagination | editor.php?_action=assigned | /editor?_action=assigned | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Editorial Board | Pending | Assignment | — | — | editor.php?_action=edb | /editor?_action=edb | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Returned Back from Section Editor | Pending | Triage | — | — | editor.php?_action=sec_edt_ret | /editor?_action=sec_edt_ret | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Returned Back from Executive Director | Pending | Triage | — | — | editor.php?_action=jexp_eic_ret | /editor?_action=jexp_eic_ret | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent Back to Authors for Resubmit | Pending | Revision | — | — | editor.php?_action=need_resubmit | /editor?_action=need_resubmit | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Declined by Reviewers | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=reject | /editor?_action=reject | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Not Responded by Reviewers | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=not_respond | /editor?_action=not_respond | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Requiring Additional Reviewers | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=need_adt_rv | /editor?_action=need_adt_rv | Editor-in-Chief |
| Reviewers Not Reviewed Manuscript in Review Due Date | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=not_respond_due | /editor?_action=not_respond_due | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Requested by Authors for Withdrawal | Pending | Triage | — | — | editor.php?_action=wrq | /editor?_action=wrq | Editor-in-Chief |
| All Pending Manuscripts (Not Published) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=pending | /editor?_action=pending | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts with Editor's Decision | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=redt | /editor?_action=redt | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Agreed by Reviewers | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=accept | /editor?_action=accept | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Reviewed by Reviewers [General Reviewer] | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=all_reviewed_g | /editor?_action=all_reviewed_g | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Reviewed by Reviewers [Final Reviewer] | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=all_reviewed_c | /editor?_action=all_reviewed_c | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Reviewed by All Reviewers | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=reviewed_cmpl | /editor?_action=reviewed_cmpl | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Reviewed by Reviewers | Pending | Review | — | — | editor.php?_action=all_reviewed | /editor?_action=all_reviewed | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Accepted by Reviewers | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=reviewer_accept | /editor?_action=reviewer_accept | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Rejected by Reviewers | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=reviewer_decline | /editor?_action=reviewer_decline | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Recommended by Reviewers to be Revised | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=need_revise | /editor?_action=need_revise | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Need Revision | Pending | Revision | — | — | editor.php?_action=revise | /editor?_action=revise | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Revised by Author | Pending | Revision | — | — | editor.php?_action=revised | /editor?_action=revised | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Not Revised by Authors After Revision Due Date | Pending | Revision | — | — | editor.php?_action=pending_revise_due | /editor?_action=pending_revise_due | Editor-in-Chief |
| Revisions Declined by Author | Pending | Revision | — | — | editor.php?_action=revise_declined | /editor?_action=revise_declined | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Author for Required Documents Before Publishing | Pending | Revision | — | — | editor.php?_action=ext_abs | /editor?_action=ext_abs | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts the Author Sent Required Documents Before Publishing | Pending | Revision | — | — | editor.php?_action=ext_abs_ret | /editor?_action=ext_abs_ret | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Authors for Galley Proof | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=galley_proof | /editor?_action=galley_proof | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts for Galley Proof Handled by Authors | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=glp_resp | /editor?_action=glp_resp | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Accepted Scientifically | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=accept_sc | /editor?_action=accept_sc | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Finally Accepted for Publish | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=final_accept | /editor?_action=final_accept | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Authors for Payment | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=payment | /editor?_action=payment | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Payment Fee Paid by Authors | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=py_c | /editor?_action=py_c | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Production Manager | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=jpm | /editor?_action=jpm | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Production Manager (delegated / preprint variant) | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=preprint | /editor?_action=preprint | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Ready to Send to Production Manager | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=preprint_ready | /editor?_action=preprint_ready | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Returned Back from Production Manager | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=preprint_returned | /editor?_action=preprint_returned | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Technical Editor | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=te_edt | /editor?_action=te_edt | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts with Technical Editor's Decision | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=te_edt_ret | /editor?_action=te_edt_ret | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Language Editor | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=tech_editor | /editor?_action=tech_editor | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts with Language Editor's Decision | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=tech_editor_p | /editor?_action=tech_editor_p | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Author for Editing Problems | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=tech_au | /editor?_action=tech_au | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Returned by Author After Fixing Editing Problems | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=au_tech | /editor?_action=au_tech | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Sent to Page Designer | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=page_designer | /editor?_action=page_designer | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts with Page Designer's Decision | Pending | Production | — | — | editor.php?_action=page_designer_p | /editor?_action=page_designer_p | Editor-in-Chief |
| Rejected Manuscripts | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=rejected | /editor?_action=rejected | Editor-in-Chief |
| Deleted / Withdrawn Manuscripts | Pending | Decision | — | — | editor.php?_action=deleted | /editor?_action=deleted | Editor-in-Chief |
| Incomplete Submissions | Pending | Submission | — | — | editor.php?_action=incmpl | /editor?_action=incmpl | Editor-in-Chief |
| Archived Manuscripts | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=archived | /editor?_action=archived | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts with Comment | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=mwn | /editor?_action=mwn | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscripts Published in Journal | Pending | Publication | — | — | editor.php?_action=published | /editor?_action=published | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Manuscript Information | Full | — | — | tabbed | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=info | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Authors | Full | — | — | tabbed | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=authors | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Editors / Reviewers | Full | Review | — | tabbed | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=reviewers | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Files | Full | — | — | tabbed | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=files | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Checklist | Full | — | — | tabbed | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=checklist | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Payment Information | Pending | — | — | — | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=payment | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Submission History | Full | — | — | tabbed | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=history | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Similarity Check | Full | — | — | tabbed | view/editor.view.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=similarity | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Detail — Make Decision | Full | Decision | — | inline-panels | class/editor.class.php | /editor?_action=manuscript&tab=decision | Editor-in-Chief |
| Manuscript Tracking (standalone) | Pending | — | — | — | editor.php?_action=track | /editor?_action=track&manu=... | Editor-in-Chief (read-only also for Executive Director, Editor, Section Editor) |
| Print Manuscript | Full | — | — | auto-print | editor.php?_action=print | /editor?_action=print&manu_code=... | Editor-in-Chief (full print form also reachable by Executive Director, Editor, Section Editor) |
Features
| Feature | Status | E2E | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIC can search manuscripts by keyword, status, subject, date range, review status, reviewed count and reviewer recommendation, with sorting and export | Full | — | Replaces the legacy flat search form; all criteria live in the URL so searches are shareable and survive reload. |
| EIC can triage the New Manuscripts queue and open any manuscript from it | Full | — | Newly submitted (and, in legacy, resubmit-flagged status 3/32) manuscripts awaiting first EIC action. |
| EIC can see manuscripts currently assigned to Section Editors | Full | — | Detail links carry ?context=assigned-section-editor to surface the section-editor assignment table in the detail view. |
| EIC can see manuscripts currently assigned to Reviewers (single consolidated queue) | Full | — | Covers legacy statuses 4/30/49 with pending reviewer responses. |
| EIC can filter the assigned-to-reviewers view by reviewer type (General vs Final sub-queues) | Pending | — | Legacy assigned_g/assigned_c (rvr_type 0/1) splits have no distinct apps/web queue; folded into the consolidated queue with no type filter. |
| EIC can open a manuscript workspace showing information, authors, files, cover letter & checklist, submission history and similarity-check tabs | Full | — | Replaces the legacy AJAX detail popup; tabs are individually addressable within one routed page. |
| EIC can assign a Section/Specialist Editor to a manuscript | Full | — | Inline slide-in panel launched from the decision sidebar with a templated email to the assignee. |
| EIC can assign reviewers to a manuscript, using journal subject specialities, with invitation emails | Full | — | Replaces legacy reviewer-assignment popups from the AJAX detail panel. |
| EIC can email a reviewer directly from the manuscript workspace | Full | — | Inline email composer targeting an assigned reviewer without leaving the detail view. |
| EIC can send a manuscript to the Editorial Board | Full | — | Action exists inside the detail workspace even though the dedicated queue page is Pending. |
| EIC can record editorial decisions — accept scientifically, final accept, reject, request revision, withdraw/delete — each with a templated rich-text email to the author | Full | — | Ports EditorManager::editorManuActions' status-gated decision set as sidebar-launched inline panels. |
| EIC can hand a manuscript off to production stages — Production Manager, Language Editor, Page Designer, Galley Proof, and send-to-author for Editing Problems | Full | — | The decision/hand-off actions are ported; the per-stage tracking queues remain Pending. |
| EIC can send a manuscript to the author for payment | Full | — | Publication-fee request action with email; the payment queue lists and payment-info tab remain Pending. |
| EIC can view a read-only Payment Information tab on the manuscript | Pending | — | The workspace has no payment tab; only the send-for-payment action panel exists. |
| EIC can launch a similarity (plagiarism) check and view its results | Full | — | Read tab plus in-place check-launch panel inside the workspace. |
| EIC can add comments/notations to a manuscript | Full | — | The 'Manuscripts with Comment' queue (_action=mwn) that lists commented manuscripts remains Pending. |
| EIC can review reviewers' recommendations and questionnaire answers | Full | — | Legacy exposed this via the rev_questions.php popup shared across five role modules. |
| EIC can print a reviewer-evaluation/decision form for a manuscript | Full | — | Legacy print was also reachable read-only by Executive Director, Editor and Section Editor; the port gates it to JOURNAL_ADMIN/EDITOR_IN_CHIEF. |
| EIC lands on a workspace-overview dashboard summarizing the journal's pipeline | Pending | — | Legacy editor.php default action renders an overview; the apps/web EIC area has no landing dashboard. |
| EIC can read an Editor-in-Chief guide | Pending | — | Legacy _action=guide help screen has no apps/web counterpart. |
| EIC can register a brand-new reviewer account from a quick action | Pending | — | Legacy journal/add_reviewer.php quick action; assignment of existing reviewers exists but creating a new reviewer account does not. |
| EIC can send incident-repair emails to authors or reviewers to recover lost/corrupt manuscript files | Pending | — | Legacy ReparManuFiles forms are dormant (menu link commented out, direct-URL only) but functional — Pending, not Dropped, per the when-in-doubt rule. |
| EIC can invite a manuscript submission and track invited manuscripts | Pending | — | Legacy invite/invited screens are dormant-but-functional (menu links commented out/absent); no apps/web counterpart. |
| EIC can run tenant-scoped reports: reviewers/editors tracking, statistical journal report, and editorial-board agenda report | Pending | — | Reviewers/editors and statistical reports exist only in Super Admin (apps/web/.../super-admin/reports/...); no tenant EIC-scoped report is ported. |
| EIC can view CRM billing, invoice details, support requests, ticket details and log into the external customer portal | Pending | — | No CRM code in apps/web; the portal-login action is a pure redirect to an external CRM in legacy. |
| EIC can run an email campaign to journal users | Pending | — | Legacy _action=campaign, gated by the eic_custom_opt: campaign journal setting. |
| EIC can browse the journal users list, reset a user's password (with confirmation panel) and impersonate a user | Pending | — | A JOURNAL_ADMIN-gated users directory exists but is claimed by the Journal Admin › users module; the EIC-scoped userList (eic_custom_opt: user_list), resetpass panel and imps impersonation are not ported. |
| EIC can work triage/return queues: resubmitted, handled-by-Executive-Director (jexp), returned from/to Executive Director, returned from Section Editor, author withdrawal requests, sent back for resubmit | Pending | — | Legacy _action=resubmit/jexp/eic_jexp_ret/jexp_eic_ret/sec_edt_ret/wrq/need_resubmit queue pages; only the withdraw/delete action panel exists in the detail view. |
| EIC can work review-progress queues: declined/not-responded/overdue reviewers, needs additional reviewers, agreed, reviewed (by general/final/all), reviewer accept/reject/revise recommendations, assigned-to-Editor and Editor's-decision lists | Pending | — | Legacy _action=reject/not_respond/not_respond_due/need_adt_rv/accept/all_reviewed(_g/_c)/reviewed_cmpl/reviewer_accept/reviewer_decline/need_revise/edt/redt queue pages have no apps/web counterparts. |
| EIC can work revision queues: needs revision, revised by author, revision overdue, revision declined, required-documents-before-publishing sent/returned | Pending | — | Legacy _action=revise/revised/pending_revise_due/revise_declined/ext_abs/ext_abs_ret; only the revision action panel exists in the detail view. |
| EIC can work production, payment and terminal-state queues: galley proof sent/handled, production manager (incl. delegated/preprint variant, ready, returned), technical editor sent/decision, language editor sent/decision, editing-problems sent/returned, page designer sent/decision, payment sent/paid, accepted scientifically, finally accepted, all pending, rejected, deleted/withdrawn, incomplete, archived, with-comment, published | Pending | — | Roughly thirty legacy _action queue list pages with no apps/web counterparts; the corresponding decisions are already actionable from the detail workspace. |
| Executive Director, Editor and Section Editor can view a standalone read-only manuscript tracking page | Pending | — | Legacy _action=track is role-open; the equivalent timeline exists only as the Submission History tab gated to EIC/Journal Admin. |
| EIC can pick reviewers by subject (assign-by-subject picker) and view author-suggested opponent reviewers | Pending | — | Legacy journal/rev_subject.php and journal/sug_op.php popups (shared via inc/js/editor.js across five role modules) have no confirmed dedicated apps/web counterparts beyond the general assign-reviewers panel. |
| Journal settings can restrict individual EIC accounts to a limited decision set (edtc_restrict) and reroute intake when an Executive Director exists (has_je) | Pending | — | Legacy editorManuActions/queue routing honors edtc_restrict, has_je, jexp_st_edt/jexp_st_act and similarity_check settings; whether the ported new stack honors these per-journal gates is unverified. |
The Editor-in-Chief manuscript detail view (opened by clicking any manuscript ID from any queue above) is not a separate
_action= route in legacy: it loads via AJAX (request/editor.ajax.php, task=showManusriptDetails → EditorManager::preAssignReviewers → view/editor.view.php → ManuManager::getManuscriptDetails → view/manu.view.php) into the current queue page, keyed by manu_code. The editor.php?_action=manuscript&tab=… Legacy Ref/Route pattern used for the nine "Manuscript Detail" rows below is a normalized representation (per the approved template) of that tabbed panel, not a literal query string found in the code.Three more manuscript-detail popups fold in here rather than getting their own rows (route-file checklist gap, resolved 2026-07-02): Reviewer's Note/Questionnaire (
journal/rev_questions.php, opened by showRevNote(ID) loading ./journal/rev_questions?edt=1&revNote=...), Assign-by-Subject picker (journal/rev_subject.php, opened by showEdSubs(st) loading ./journal/rev_subject?rev=...&edt_r=...), and Suggest Opponent Reviewer (journal/sug_op.php, opened by showSugOpRev(ID, lbl) loading ./journal/sug_op?edt=...) — all three are raw filename targets fetched by inc/js/editor.js into the manuscript-detail modal, never an editor.php _action= branch, which is why they weren't traced by this design's row-identification method on the first pass. editor.js is shared code: it is also loaded by sec_editor.php (Section Editor), pm.php (Production Manager), jexpert.php (Executive Director), and sp_editor.php (Specialist Editor), so the same three popups are reachable from those modules' manuscript-detail panels too — documented once here rather than duplicated on every sibling page. The Reviewer's Note/Questionnaire popup is additionally shared by reviewer.js (Reviewer role, own showRevNote), te.editor.js (Technical Editor), and edb.review.js (Editorial Board, which also reuses the Assign-by-Subject picker) — see the one-line cross-references on those modules' own pages.Rows intentionally omitted as non-rows (per the row-identification method):
_action=config (has a page-title case but no case in the content switch — falls through to the default dashboard, no distinct render), _action=in_house (same — title-only, dead), _action=withdraw and _action=final_reject (both exist in editor.php's switch but are unreachable from any Editor-in-Chief menu/link — withdraw is only ever linked from author.php; both are subset views already covered by "Deleted / Withdrawn Manuscripts" and "Rejected Manuscripts"), and _action=pending_revise (identical query and view to "Manuscripts Need Revision" — same status set, no menu link, not a materially different screen). imps (impersonate, reached from the "Users List" icon row) is a redirect handler with no rendered screen of its own (ContactAdmin::impersonateAsUser() ends in __redirect("./contacts?_action=profile")) and is likewise excluded. _action=portal_login (the "Login Customer Portal (CRM)" quick-menu entry — __editor_qmenu, template/rules.php:429-433) is likewise a redirect handler with no rendered screen of its own — CrmManager::PortalLogin() (class/crm.class.php:586-609) only calls header("Location: ...") to an external CRM portal (portal.sinaweb.net / portal.ejournalplus.com), with no HTML output — and is excluded for the same reason (the Manager module excludes this identical action for the same cause; see publishing-workflow/manager.html). resetpass, by contrast, is a GET link with no redirect that renders a distinct confirmation panel (user name/username/new password) — see the "Reset User Password (confirmation panel)" row below."Invite Manuscript" / "Invited Manuscripts" render real, distinct screens (
inviteManuscriptForm() / getInvitedManuscripts()) but their menu links are commented out in the Classic-theme navigation (view/index.editor.view.php) and absent from the Modern-theme menu builder (__editor_pmenu) — included here as dormant-but-functional routes, per the "secondary/hidden actions count if they render a distinct screen" rule."Manuscripts Sent to Production Manager (delegated / preprint variant)" (
_action=preprint) is properly linked in the Classic theme when production is delegated (Mode A), but in the Modern/admin theme's menu builder (__editor_pmenu in template/rules.php) its menu slot is immediately overwritten by "Ready to Send to Production Manager", making it unreachable from that theme's menu — a documented legacy inconsistency (see editor-in-chief-menu-visibility-rules.md, "A duplicated ‘Sent to Production Manager’ variant is dead code"). The route itself still renders a distinct screen (a different manuscript-status set than the consolidated "jpm" queue), so it is listed as its own row."Manuscripts Sent to Author for Editing Problems" / "…Returned by Author After Fixing Editing Problems" (
_action=tech_au / _action=au_tech, statuses 60/61) are not documented in the Editor-in-Chief menu-overview/menu-visibility spec files, but are confirmed present and linked in the Classic-theme navigation (view/index.editor.view.php), immediately after the Language Editor queues.Per spec (
editor-in-chief-menu-visibility-rules.md, "Inconsistency States"), "Manuscripts with Technical Editor's Decision" has an inverted (likely defective) visibility condition — it is shown only when its count is zero and hides as soon as any manuscript reaches that status, the opposite of every other count-gated queue. The row is listed here because the underlying route still renders the list; the menu-visibility defect is a Phase D/E concern, not a reason to omit the page."Incomplete Submissions" is not part of the documented menu-group map; per spec it "renders at the very bottom of the EIC primary navigation, immediately after ‘Deleted Manuscripts’" — it is placed directly after "Deleted / Withdrawn Manuscripts" here for that reason, ahead of "Archived Manuscripts" and "Manuscripts with Comment" (which the spec groups under the same "Rejected/Deleted" heading but does not place the incomplete-submissions item inside).
'Incident Repair Email — Authors' / 'Incident Repair Email — Reviewers' (
_action=incident_repair / _action=incident_repair&rvv) render real, distinct screens (ReparManuFiles::eicReparirEmailForm() / reviewrRepairForm()) but, like Invite/Invited above, have no live UI entry point — their only link is commented out in the Classic-theme toolbar (view/index.editor.view.php:103-105) and the action is absent from the Modern-theme's quick menu (__editor_qmenu, template/rules.php:392-449) — included here as dormant-but-functional routes under the same rule.