Decision Notifications

Decision Notifications are used to communicate decision-related events in the ScholarOne Manuscripts system. Each notification includes a message payload composed of:

Common elements (shared across all notification types)
Basic metadata about the manuscript
Identifying information specific to the decision event

Decision Payload Elements

Element/Payload Example	Type	Description
documentId `23110870`	Integer	Unique identifier of the document in the ScholarOne Manuscripts system.
submissionId `WRK4-16-Mar-0011`	String	Also referred to as Manuscript ID or Document Number. Represents a unique (case-sensitive) identifier assigned to a submitted manuscript.
documentStatusName `Accepted`	String	User-friendly name describing the current status of the document in the journal’s submission workflow.
submissionTitle `A new look at habits and the habit-goal interface`	String	Title of the manuscript as submitted to the journal.
documentTaskId `507826770`	Integer	Globally unique identifier of the task associated with the manuscript decision.
taskStatus `COMPLETED`	String	Current status of the associated task. Possible values include: `pending, processing, overdue, completed, abandoned, overridden, anytime, closing, initiated, on hold, rescinded.`
recDecisionType `TYPE_DECISION`	String	System label indicating whether the event is a decision or a recommendation. Possible values: `type_decision, type_recommendation.`
decisionType `ACCEPT`	String	System-defined label for the type of decision rendered.
decisionName `Accept`	String	Configured display name of the decision made on the task.
externalSubmissionId `ERR-1634-08`	String	Unique identifier of the document in the external system that initiated the submission ingestion.

Decision Payload Sample

{
    "externalSubmissionId": "Unable to Display Letter Tag (##DOCUMENT_ID_EXTERNAL##)",
    "documentTaskId": "507826770",
    "taskStatus": "COMPLETED",
    "documentId": "23110870",
    "submissionId": "WRK4-16-Mar-0011",
    "decisionType": "ACCEPT",
    "decisionName": "Accept",
    "recDecisionType": "TYPE_DECISION",
    "submissionTitle": "A new look at habits and the habit-goal interface",
    "documentStatusName": "Accepted",
    "notificationServiceVersion": "V3",
    "siteName": "salesdemoplus",
    "journalName": "Sales Demo Plus",
    "subscriptionId": "1559934",
    "subscriptionName": "",
    "subscriptionType": "DECISION",
    "eventDate": "2025-07-07T07:45:24Z",
    "messageUUID": "2cb7253f-4a20-48da-b5bc-e90a08bdecdb"
}