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class="tier3ContentPane" onmouseup="closeMenus2();"><div class="contentRestraint"> <a name="top"></a> <table><tr><td valign="top"> <br /><br /> <font size="+2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions -- SECURITY</strong><br /><br /></font> <br /><br /><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="+1"><a href="#Security">Security</a><br /></font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"><a href="#test">Is registration with the system secure?</a><br /></font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"><a href="#confidential">How confidential is my password?</a><br /></font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"><a href="#same">Why can I use the same email address and password to access Bench>Press for other journals, if my information isn't shared?</a><br /></font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"><a href="#remember">How does the <B>remember my email address</B> function work?</a><br /></font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"><a href="#change">How do I change my account information?</a><br /></font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"><a href="#access">Can everyone access all areas of the system?</a><br /></font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="-1"><a href="#confidential">Are my submissions to the system confidential?</a><br /></font> <br /><br /><br /></td></tr></table> <br /><br /> <table width="90%"> <tr> <td><br /><br /><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="+1" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><a name="Security"><strong>Security</strong></a><br /></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="5"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><br /><a name="test"><strong><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_REGISTRATION_SECURE" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_REGISTRATION_SECURE');" onMouseOver="editTEBMouseOver;">Is registration with the system secure?</div></strong></a></font></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" align="RIGHT"><a href="#top"><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">[Top]</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><hr noshade size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_REGISTRATION_SECURE" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_REGISTRATION_SECURE');">Yes. You register with your email address and a password of your choice. If you have a choice of email addresses, it's always best for security reasons to use a personal email address rather than a shared address or an address that may be reassigned to someone else (such as <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7cbc6c5cfc2c6c3e7d2c9ced1c2d5d4ced3de89c2c3d2">[email protected]</a>). And as with all passwords, you should choose something that won't be easy for others to guess, so please avoid using any form of your name or a family member's name, a pet's name, your birth date, social security number, etc. <P> A verification email will be sent to your email address. Click on the URL (or paste it into your browser) to verify the email address. This ensures that no else who knows your email address can use it to register with the system. It also ensures that the address is a valid one, and doesn't contain any typos.</div></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="5"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><br /><a name="confidential"><strong><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_PWD_CONFIDENTIAL" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_PWD_CONFIDENTIAL');" onMouseOver="editTEBMouseOver;">How confidential is my password?</div></strong></a></font></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" align="RIGHT"><a href="#top"><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">[Top]</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><hr noshade size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_PWD_CONFIDENTIAL" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_PWD_CONFIDENTIAL');">After you choose your password, it is stored in an encrypted fashion and no one else has access to it, not even the journal or Bench>Press staff. But as with all passwords, you should choose something that won't be easy for others to guess. For example, don't use any form of your name or a family member's name, a pet's name, your social security number, birth date, etc. You are also asked to answer a security question; if you forget your password, you must correctly answer the security question to receive a new password. To further ensure confidentiality, please don't share your password with anyone.</div></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="5"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><br /><a name="same"><strong><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_SHARED_REG" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_SHARED_REG');" onMouseOver="editTEBMouseOver;">Why can I use the same email address and password to access Bench>Press for other journals, if my information isn't shared?</div></strong></a></font></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" align="RIGHT"><a href="#top"><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">[Top]</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><hr noshade size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_SHARED_REG" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_SHARED_REG');">You can use your email address and password to access other Bench>Press systems so that you don't have to memorize multiple passwords. Your sign-in information, however, is the only information that's shared, and that's why you will need to create a basic profile for each site, including your contact information. This also means that if you change your address you must make the change with all the journals with whom you have accounts.</div></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="5"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><br /><a name="remember"><strong><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_REMEMBER_EMAIL" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_REMEMBER_EMAIL');" onMouseOver="editTEBMouseOver;">How does the <B>remember my email address</B> function work?</div></strong></a></font></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" align="RIGHT"><a href="#top"><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">[Top]</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><hr noshade size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_REMEMBER_EMAIL" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_REMEMBER_EMAIL');">If you check this box a cookie will store information on your computer so your email address will be retained. Your sign-in will still be secure, since you still need to enter your password.</div></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="5"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><br /><a name="change"><strong><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_ACCT_CHANGE" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_ACCT_CHANGE');" onMouseOver="editTEBMouseOver;">How do I change my account information?</div></strong></a></font></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" align="RIGHT"><a href="#top"><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">[Top]</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><hr noshade size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_ACCT_CHANGE" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_ACCT_CHANGE');">From the sign-in page you can enter the <B>Personal Information Area</B> to update your address, areas of expertise and availability or change your password. Once you are signed into the system, you can click on <B>Personal Info</B> in the navigation bar to make the same types of changes.</div></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="5"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><br /><a name="access"><strong><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_SYSTEM_ACCESS" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_SYSTEM_ACCESS');" onMouseOver="editTEBMouseOver;">Can everyone access all areas of the system?</div></strong></a></font></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" align="RIGHT"><a href="#top"><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">[Top]</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><hr noshade size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_SYSTEM_ACCESS" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_SYSTEM_ACCESS');">Everyone can enter the Author and Reviewer areas of the system, but only authorized editorial staff and board members can enter the Tracking area.</div></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="5"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" color=C6001E class="journal_primary_color"><br /><a name="confidential"><strong><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_SECURE_SUBMISSION" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_QUESTION_SECURE_SUBMISSION');" onMouseOver="editTEBMouseOver;">Are my submissions to the system confidential?</div></strong></a></font></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" align="RIGHT"><a href="#top"><font size="-1" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">[Top]</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><hr noshade size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="6"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><div class="TEB" id="TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_SECURE_SUBMISSION" style="display:inline;" onClick="editTEB('','SUBMISSION_FAQ','TEB_SUBMISSION_FAQ_ANSWER_SECURE_SUBMISSION');">Yes. Only those listed as authors, non-author submitters (for example, an assistant that submits a manuscript on your behalf), and designated editorial staff, board members, and reviewers will have appropriate access to your paper.</div></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table><br /><br /><br /> </div></div> </td></tr>  <tr class="fragment footer_fragment"><td class="fragmentPane"> <div id="footerPane" class="tier2ContentPane"> <div id="footerComponent" class="tier3ContentPane"><div class="contentRestraint"> <table id="footerTable" class=""><tbody><tr> <td class="brandCell footerCell leftCell" id=""> <span style="margin-right:1em;" class="journalInformation"><strong>Genome Research</strong></span> <span style="margin:0.25em;" class="journalInformation"><a style="color:inherit;" href="https://www.genome.org" class="">Journal Site</a></span> <span style="margin:0.25em;" class="journalInformation"><a style="color:inherit;" href="https://genome.cshlp.org/feedback" class="">Contact Us</a></span> <span style="margin:0.25em;" class="journalInformation"><a style="color:inherit;" href="/aup.dtl" class="">Terms of  Use</a></span> <span style="margin:0.25em;" class="journalInformation"><a style="color:inherit;" href="http://cshlp.org/misc/privacy_policy/" class="">Privacy Policy</a></span> </td> <td class="brandCell footerCell rightCell"><span class="journalInformation"><a href="https://www.genome.org" class="invisibleLink">© 2024 Genome Research</a></span></td> </tr></tbody></table> </div></div> </div> </td></tr>  <tr><td class="fragment inline-scripting_fragment" id="inline-scripting_fragment">  <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ var _BP_GLOBAL_REGISTRY = $.extend(_BP_GLOBAL_REGISTRY || {}, { "debugging": false, "role": "", "session-id": "", "session": { "mstr": "", "tracking": "", "submission": "", "review": "" } }); $(function() { $(document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]).append("<link rel='stylesheet' media='all' href='/css/journal/genome/standard.css'/>"); }); // ]]> </script> </td></tr>  </tbody></table> </body> </html>