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Track Drafts and Submissions

Submissions · Last updated 2026-07-24 · EN · 中文

My Submissions is the Reader record of work you have saved or sent for review. It separates unfinished drafts from pending decisions and permanent reviewed outcomes.

Before you start

You must sign in with the same Reader account that created the records. Each account sees only its own submissions. Deleting a draft or cancelling a pending submission is consequential, while accepted and rejected records cannot be removed by the Reader.

1. Open My Submissions and read the list

From the User Hub, choose My submissions, or open My Submissions. The table shows identifying information, the submitted or saved date, current status, and the actions available for that state.

  1. Match the title and date to the work you expect.
  2. Read the status before selecting any action.
  3. Use Submit a New Paper only for a separate work; resume an existing draft instead of creating a duplicate.

2. Understand the four statuses

  • Draft: saved but not sent for review. Metadata may be incomplete and a final PDF may not yet be attached.
  • Pending Review: formally submitted and waiting for an editorial decision. It is not yet a published library paper.
  • Accepted: reviewed and accepted. The paper becomes available through the library, and the submission remains as an outcome record.
  • Rejected: reviewed but not accepted. The record remains so you can see the outcome and reviewer comment.

Each status marks a stage in the submission process. Editing a draft does not make it pending until you complete Submit Paper. Likewise, a pending status does not promise acceptance.

3. Resume a draft

Select the draft’s resume or edit action to reopen Upload research with its saved values. Type-specific EE, CP, or IA fields are restored along with ordinary metadata. Review every step because the final submission still requires all mandatory fields and a valid PDF.

  1. Open the draft and confirm that it belongs to the intended paper.
  2. Move through Paper Type, Metadata, Authors, File, and Review; correct stale or incomplete information.
  3. Select Save Draft again if you are not ready, or Submit Paper when complete.

4. Inspect submission details, files, and comments

Open a non-draft record to view its detail page. It summarizes title, author mode, submission date, status, reviewer when shown, and other metadata. Pending and rejected records let you open the submitted PDF when it is available. For accepted records, open the PDF from the published paper.

  1. Use the file control to open the submitted PDF when available and verify it is the version you sent.
  2. For Rejected, read Reviewer Comment carefully and keep it with your revision notes.
  3. For Accepted, follow the paper into the library and verify its public record.

If the page says Submitted PDF unavailable, you can still use the status record to understand the outcome even though the submitted PDF is unavailable.

5. Delete or cancel only the eligible records

A Draft can be deleted. A Pending Review submission can be cancelled. After confirmation, either action removes that draft or pending submission and its submitted PDF when applicable. Save anything you need before proceeding.

Reviewed records are permanent

Accepted and Rejected records cannot be deleted or cancelled by the Reader. Keydion reports that reviewed submissions are permanent records. This preserves the decision trail and prevents a completed outcome from being mistaken for an active draft.

  1. Delete only a draft you are certain you will not resume.
  2. Cancel only a pending submission you deliberately want withdrawn from review.
  3. After either action, return to My Submissions and confirm that the eligible record is gone.

If you need to revise a rejected work, use the reviewer comment as guidance and begin a new submission when ready; do not expect the reviewed record itself to become editable. If an accepted paper’s public record has an issue, retain the submission details and contact the responsible organization rather than attempting to remove the outcome.

6. Decide the next action from status

Let the status determine what you do next. Continue editing a Draft, wait and retain your source files for Pending Review, inspect the library record for Accepted, or study the comment and prepare a separate revised submission after Rejected. This avoids duplicate pending copies and preserves a clear trail between versions.

  1. Keep a local folder containing the submitted PDF, final metadata, and the date sent.
  2. Record outcome comments without altering the permanent reviewed entry.
  3. When starting a revision, give the new draft a clear title or note so you can distinguish it from the earlier record.

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