Getting Started From the Home Page

The Home page serves as the primary starting point in Faculty Success. Use this area to review a personalized welcome message, manage matched publications in the Tasks & To-Dos section, and initiate new records with the Add Activity button. This focused interface ensures you can quickly address pending actions and begin building your professional profile.

Welcome Message

At the top of the Home page, you'll see a personalized welcome message with your first name. For example: "Welcome, Felix!"

This confirms that you are viewing your own Faculty Success account. If something seems incorrect, sign out and log in again using your institutional credentials.

Tasks & To-Dos

The Tasks & To-Dos section is located on the home page, directly below the welcome message. This area serves as your central hub for items requiring your attention, including matched publications and assigned reviews.

Faculty Tasks & To-Dos

This section highlights pending items requiring your input:

  • Matched Publications: View publications matched to your profile via Crossref. Each entry includes core citation details and options to Approve or Reject the match.

  • Pending Reviews: Access reviews that require your feedback or action.

Once you approve, reject, or complete an action item, it automatically moves to the Complete tab for your records.

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For detailed instructions on managing publication matches, see Approving or Rejecting Matched Publications in your Task List. 

To learn more about completing review tasks, visit Preparing for Reviews.

Reviewer Tasks & To-Dos

Faculty members serving as reviewers can track their workload directly from their home page.

Pending tasks are grouped by Schedule Name, displaying:

  • The total number of submissions awaiting your review.

  • The earliest due date to help you prioritize urgent items.

Selecting a schedule navigates you directly to a filtered view of your inbox, allowing you to jump straight into your reviews.

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To learn more about completing review tasks, visit Preparing for Reviews.

Add Activity

You can add new activities from the Home page by selecting the Add Activity button. This option opens a full list of activity types available at your institution, such as scheduled teaching, publications, awards or professional service, so you can begin to add new activities to your profile.

For detailed steps on entering activities, see Entering New Activities.

Next Steps

The Home page is designed to be clean and easy to navigate. In addition to the welcome message, Tasks & To-Dos, and Add Activity button, there are no other notifications or features on this page. Once you're familiar with these tools, you're ready to begin utilizing them to add activities to your profile and review matched publications.

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