Help Centre

Where Is My Paper? is a fast and easy way to track your journal submissions, with information about the progress of your manuscripts through our submission system and the peer review process. You and your co-authors can track your paper from first submission to final decision with just one click. You can also use the manuscript tracker to view your submission history with BMJ.

FAQs

Everything that you need to know about our tracking service. To understand some of the terms, use our glossary.

Do I need to create an account to use Where Is My Paper?

I submitted to a BMJ journal a few years ago. Why can't I find it in Where Is My Paper?

Does Where Is My Paper? show what happens to my paper after it has been accepted?

Will Where Is My Paper? automatically update my ORCID record if my paper is accepted?

Can I use Where Is My Paper? if I'm a co-author on a paper?

How will my paper show up in Where Is My Paper? if I have transferred it from a different BMJ journal?

Can others see what I'm working on if they guess my manuscript ID in Where Is My Paper?

Does Where Is My Paper? replace ScholarOne as a submission system?

Can I use Where is My Paper? to track papers I am a reviewer for?

I don't have an ORCID iD. Can I still sign up?

I accidentally connected an incorrect ORCID iD. What should I do?

How do I delete my ORCID iD from the Where Is My Paper? database?