University of Chicago Press Selects Editorial Manager for Online=09Peer Review

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For Immediate Release: October 19, 2006

University of Chicago Press
Suzanne Wu / + 1 773-834-0386 / swu@press.uchicago.edu

Aries Systems Corporation
Erica Donovaro / +1 978-975-7570 / marketing@ariessys.com

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University of Chicago Press Selects Editorial Manager for Online
Peer Review

The University of Chicago Press and Aries Systems Corporation are
pleased to announce an agreement to deploy the Editorial Manager
peer review system for all journals published by the University
of Chicago Press.

In the fast-changing world of electronic publishing, university
presses are ideally placed to nurture and serve scholarly authors
by providing the best publishing services available. Selecting
Editorial Manager for online peer review demonstrates the ongoing
commitment by the University of Chicago Press to serve its
community of authors, reviewers, and editors.

"We went through a detailed, thorough evaluation process, and
selected Editorial Manager for its proven track record of
reliability and regular software upgrades. Integrating EM with
our editorial process will help our highly skilled staff
concentrate on enriching content," commented Nawin Gupta,
Journals Division Manager at the University of Chicago Press.

Lyndon Holmes, President of Aries Systems Corporation, added, "We
are honored to work with such a prestigious publisher as the
University of Chicago Press. As an independent organization
serving the publishing community, Aries is focused on serving
customers with regular software enhancements and 99.99% system
availability."

About the University of Chicago Press: Founded in 1891, the
University of Chicago Press is the largest American university
press. The Journals Division currently publishes forty-seven
award-winning periodicals and serials in a wide range of
disciplines, including several journals that were the first
scholarly publications in their respective fields. Online since
1995, the Journals Division has also been a pioneer in electronic
publishing, delivering original, peer-reviewed research from
international scholars to a worldwide audience.

About Aries Systems Corporation: Since 1986 Aries Systems has
successfully delivered technology that enhances the scientific
publishing process: Editorial Manager=AE for online manuscript
submission and peer review; Preprint Manager=AE for online
production tracking; DocuRights=AE digital rights management for
STM publishers; and Knowledge Finder=AE for online literature
searching.

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