getDecisionCorrespondence

getDecisionCorrespondence submits a request consisting of a Document ID or IDs or a Submission ID or IDs and returns decision letters corresponding to the submissions once a decision has been made.

Required Parameters

  • Submission ID(s) or Document ID(s) - up to 25
  • Site Short Name

Optional Parameters

  • Locale ID
  • _type
  • External ID

Resource

  • By documentID: /api/s1m/v4/submissions/full/decisioncorrespondence/documentids
  • By submissionID: /api/s1m/v4/submissions/full/decisioncorrespondence/submissionids

Request Parameters

Element Type Description Required Example or Default Value
getDecisionCorrespondence Root Yes
username String Profile User Name. This is the user name used by the API, not a ScholarOne Manuscripts user. This is from the Caller’s profile. Yes sample_user
password String The API Key. Encrypted value uniquely identifying and authenticating Caller Yes SRU4DQ5WOJ2PX8CA
ids† Integer or Integer Array Document Id or Ids. Unique identifier for each Manuscript Revision in the ScholarOne Manuscripts system. Internally to ScholarOne, this is a numeric value. Each entry must be surrounded by single or double quotes and comma separated when more than one entry is specified. Yes, if submission IDs are not used. ’88026’ Or if a list is being requested: '88026','88087','89328'
ids†† String or String Array Submission Id or Ids. Also known as the Manuscript ID or Document Number. Identifier that is seen in the ScholarOne UI for each Manuscript. Submission Ids are case-sensitive. Each entry must be surrounded by single or double quotes and comma separated when more than one entry is specified. Yes, if document IDs are not used. 'WEB-2013-0002' Or if a list is being requested: 'WEB-2013-0002','WEB-2013-0003'
site_name String Site short name. The short name is the abbreviated or truncated name of the journal, society, publisher, or family. Yes web_svcs
url String The Web Service URL, which identifies the specific service to handle the request. Yes v4/submissions/full/decisioncorrespondence/documentids
external_id String An id value that can be set by the client for call tracking. Caller supplied Text string to be stored with Audit History information. No 123456
locale_id Integer The unique identifier for a specific language. The value of the locale_id must match to the specific language as defined in the Caller’s profile. No Options are:
  • 1 (United States English)
  • 2 (Simplified Chinese, Pinyin ordering)
  • 3 (French)
_type String The data type requested from the Service <xml> or <json>. This defaults to <xml>. No xml (default if omitted), or json

Response Elements

Response Element

Type

Description

Example or default Value

Status

String

State of a given request call

Can be one of SUCCESS, FAILURE, or MAINTENANCE. 

<status>SUCCESS</status>

callID

String

The CALL_ID is the unique identifier for a given Web Services call. Generated by the ScholarOne Web Services application.

<callId>63631fe1-7378-4cc1-ab18-87c06c2eff58</callId>

profileCallId

String

An id value that is set by the client for call tracking.  Set by the request’s external_id element.

<profileCallId>111111</profileCallId>

decisionLetter

Complex

Container element that holds details related to the decision letter sent to the author.

  • Complex Child_ of Parent Root
    Includes the following response elements:

decisionBody, decisionCc, decisionFrom, decisionSentDate, decisionSubject, decisionTo

decisionBody

String

Contains the main body of the decision letter.

<decisionBody> 1-Jan-2024

Thank you for your submission.

Best regards,

Dr. Jane Doe
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Example Studies</decisionBody>

decisionCc

String

Specifies the email address that was copied (Cc) on the decision letter.

<decisionCc>[email protected]</decisionCc>

decisionBcc

String

Specifies the email address that was blind copied (Bcc) on the decision letter.

<decisionBcc>[email protected]</decisionBcc>

decisionFrom

String

Contains the email address of the sender of the decision letter.

<decisionFrom>[email protected]</decisionFrom>

decisionSentDate

dateTime

The date and time when the decision letter was sent.

<decisionSentDate>2023-08-17 19:43:06.846</decisionSentDate>

decisionSubject

String

Subject line of the decision letter, which usually includes the journal name, manuscript ID, and a brief description of the decision.

<decisionSubject>ES: ES-22-0573-MJ.R2</decisionSubject>

decisionTo

String

Email address of the primary recipient or recipients of the decision letter.

<decisionTo>[email protected]</decisionTo>

documentId

Integer

Unique identifier of the document. Unique identifier for each Manuscript Revision in the ScholarOneManuscripts system. Internally to ScholarOne, this is a numeric value.

<documentId>49952200</documentId>

documentIdLatest

Integer

A unique identifier for the most recent submitted (not draft) version of the manuscript.

<documentIdLatest>49952200</documentIdLatest>

documentIdOriginal

Integer

A unique identifier given to the first iteration of a manuscript.

<documentIdOriginal>49952200</documentIdOriginal>

inputIndex

Integer

Provides caller the ability to correlate requested document or submission IDs to the appropriate response element. The inputIndex will be randomly chosen when a document or submission id is entered more than once.

<inputIndex>1</inputIndex>

This is a zero-based value. That is, if a single document ID is requested, theinputIndex is 0

responseToDecision

String

The response Author provided to the decision.

<responseToDecision>Thank you for the review. We have made the necessary revisions and look forward to your feedback. </responseToDecision>

responseToDecisionFiles

Complex

Represents a collection of all files author provided in the response to the decision.

  • Complex Child_ of Parent Root
    Includes the following response elements:

customerFileName

customerFileName

String

The file name and type provided by the author in response to the decision.

<customerFileName>Response Letter.pdf</customerFileName>

submissionId

String

Also known as the Manuscript ID or Document Number, an identifier given to each submitted manuscript. Submission IDs are case-sensitive and are not necessarily unique.

<submissionId>WRK4-23-Apr-0005</submissionId>

submissionIdLatest

String

A unique identifier given to the most recent iteration of a manuscript. For example, if the manuscript was submitted initially and received a revision decision, the Subsmission ID – Latest will be the Manuscript ID of that second, revised manuscript

<submissionIdLatest>WRK4-23-Apr-0005</submissionIdLatest>

submissionIdOriginal

String

A unique identifier given to the first iteration of a manuscript. For example, if the manuscript was submitted initially and received a revision decision, the Manuscript ID – Original will be the Manuscript ID of the first, original submission.

<submissionIdOriginal>WRK4-23-Apr-0005</submissionIdOriginal>