A user can track information about the contributors to a publication on the Publication Contributors subtab. This section describes how to add contributors to a Publications record and specify their role and commission, if applicable. It also describes how an administrator can add additional roles and commission types to Aptify.
Follow these steps to add a contributor to a publication (note that adding contributors to a publication is optional):
- Open the Publications record, if not already opened.
- Click the Publication > Publication Contributors sub-tab.
- Click the New icon in the toolbar to open a new Publication Contributors record.
- Specify the contributor in the Person field.
- This field links to a record in the Persons service.
- This field links to a record in the Persons service.
- Select the contributor's role from the Role drop-down list.
- Contact your administrator if a particular role is missing from the drop-down list. An administrator can add additional roles, as needed. See Adding Publication Contributor Roles and Commission Types for details.
- Contact your administrator if a particular role is missing from the drop-down list. An administrator can add additional roles, as needed. See Adding Publication Contributor Roles and Commission Types for details.
- Select the contributor's Commission Type from the drop-down list.
- Contact your administrator if a particular commission type is missing from the drop-down list. An administrator can add additional types, as needed. See Adding Publication Contributor Roles and Commission Types for details.
- Contact your administrator if a particular commission type is missing from the drop-down list. An administrator can add additional types, as needed. See Adding Publication Contributor Roles and Commission Types for details.
- Specify the contributor's commission rate, if applicable, in the Commission field.
- The Commission Type and Commission fields are for informational and reporting purposes.
- The Commission Type and Commission fields are for informational and reporting purposes.
- If this contributor is the primary person responsible for his or her role in the publication's development, select the Primary In Role option.
- For example, a coordinating editor or lead author would be primary in their roles.
- For example, a coordinating editor or lead author would be primary in their roles.
- Enter additional information in the Comments field, as necessary.
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- Click OK to save and close the Publication Contributors record.