Trello divides work up in to separate boards (which can be named for a specific topic or type of activity) and then each board is divided into a number of lists. I do not use it for keeping track of paper submissions, however I do use it for managing course development. Trello is one free tool I am very fond of. I would consider looking at what project management tools there are which might meet your needs. For an easy "at a glance" understanding of the sheet, I color things green when complete, orange or yellow when I've got an impending action (depending on urgency), purple when I'm awaiting action from the other side, and blue for rejection.Īll together, this lets me see at a glance where I stand in the publications process for a potentially large number of active manuscripts, and what I need to deal with most urgently at any given time.After that, I track when it appears and if I've put it where it needs to go. The main workflow is submission, revision, final each gets two columns, one for date and one to mark completion.When a manuscript is rejected, revised, and resubmitted elsewhere, it gets a new entry. I sort by date of initial submission, adding a new sheet each year.Each entry begins with the title, venue where it is submitted and type of publication (My type key is: J=Journal, C=Conference, W=Workshop, A=Abstract, BC=Book Chapter, TR=Tech Report, Tut = tutorial, E=Editorial, P=Patent).In particular, this is organized as follows: To illustrate how I organize myself, here is a screenshot of a de-identified snapshot of my spreadsheet from late last year (there are also some removed columns, e.g., regarding internal processes): I've found that a carefully formatted spreadsheet (Excel or otherwise) is extremely useful and effective for managing my publication workflow.
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