Paper Submission to Wiley Online Journal || Step by Step Submission Process to Wiley Journal

Submitting a manuscript to a Wiley Online Journal follows a structured, checklist-style workflow on Wiley’s submission platform: create or use an ORCID, start a new submission, confirm author and article requirements, upload the correct files, verify metadata (title, abstract, authors, affiliations), answer funding and special-submission questions, and then complete the final confirmation step to submit.

The process begins with choosing “Submit an Article” on the journal’s submission portal, which routes the work through the platform’s guided steps. For researchers who are new to the system, the workflow expects an ORCID ID so the author identity can be linked to the submission. Once logged in, the platform presents a sequence of steps (the transcript mentions roughly 10) that unlock as each section is completed. The first gating item is selecting the article type—such as “Original Article”—and confirming author guidelines and declarations. The system requires explicit confirmation that the author information and related statements match the author guidelines; until that confirmation is checked, later steps remain locked.

Next comes the file upload stage. The manuscript’s main file is mandatory, and the platform supports common formats including MS Word and LaTeX (the transcript notes both). A key warning is to upload the final manuscript version that will be submitted, not a demo or template-only file, because journals may take the uploaded content as-is. After the main manuscript, optional files can be added depending on what exists for the paper: tables and figures, supplementary files for review, and higher-resolution images. A cover letter can also be uploaded; the transcript treats it as part of the submission package that should match the journal’s expectations.

After uploads, the platform performs metadata extraction and verification. It reads the title, abstract, author names, and affiliations from the manuscript and then asks the author to confirm each item. The transcript emphasizes that the author must check that the system correctly captured the abstract, author details, and affiliation information. If the affiliation-to-organization mapping doesn’t match perfectly, the platform may offer “choose best option” or allow selecting the correct organization from available choices; the author is advised to confirm the corrected match rather than forcing incorrect entries.

The workflow then moves to additional information fields such as keywords, funding details, and whether the submission is a special case. It also asks about prior submission status: resubmissions should only be selected if the editor explicitly invited resubmission, and preprints should be handled according to the author’s choice (the transcript notes an option to make research publicly available as a preprint, with the ability to update later if the paper publishes). Finally, the author reaches a confirmation step that enables the “Submit” action once everything is marked complete. The transcript also notes that drafts can be saved and that files can be removed or deleted if something was uploaded incorrectly—useful if the author needs to correct the package before final submission.

Overall, the core insight is that Wiley submissions are less about writing a cover letter or formatting a manuscript in isolation and more about completing a strict sequence of confirmations—especially author/affiliation metadata—so the platform can reliably assemble the submission package for editorial and peer review.