Emerald Publishing - User Guide
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User Guide
Profile Registration
Creating a profile allows users to access personalized features such as saved searches, teaching notes, and tailored alerts.
Steps to Register:
- Visit the Emerald site.
- Click 'Register' at the top right.
- Complete the form with your details.
- Confirm your email address to activate your profile.


Alerts and Interests
Emerald allows users to manage alerts for new content based on their interests, and users can select to subscribe to early cite alerts, latest published article alerts
and closed-issue alerts.
How to set up journal alerts:
- Navigate to a journal or article page.
- Click the relevant 'Email alert' that you wish to subscribe to.
- If you already have a profile but are not signed in, you will be prompted to log in and subscribe to or manage your alerts.
- New users will be prompted to register for a profile.
You can also sign up to receive notifications when new books are published on our platform. You can sign up for the latest book alerts on any book's content page, or directly via your profile.

Search and Filters
Emerald offers a powerful, unified search across all types of content. Filters are available on the left side for improved usability and are designed to help users get to the content they are looking for quickly and effectively.
Universal Search
We have universal search on our main homepage.
- Use the search bar on the homepage.
- Results include all types of content: full journal content, individual articles, etc.
Filtering Results
Use the left-hand panel to filter by:
- Content format
- Content type
- Subject area
- Date range
- Availability
Advanced Search
Click Advanced Search for:
- Exact phrase matching
- Author search
- DOI lookup


Journal Homepages
Each journal has a dedicated homepage. Historical content is accessible under the current journal name, with clear indicators of previous titles.
Journal homepage includes:
- Overview and editorial information.
- Current issue and navigation to past issues
- Widgets for:
- Most read
- Most cited
- Latest articles
- Open access highlights

Content Pages
Content page features:
- Author details with ORCID links (where available)
- PDF download and split-screen view
- Share options (LinkedIn, BlueSky)
- Citation tools and permission requests
- Altmetric and Crossref citation data
- Related and recommended content
