SETTING UP EMAIL ALERTS

Customizable email alerts are available for all three ARVO journals. They include weekly Table of Contents alerts and also article-level and topic-based alerts. They are free and can be updated at any time.

Creating an account

1. If you are a new user, click on "SIGN IN" at the top of any journal page.
2. Select "Create an Account" from the menu.
3. Provide username, password and email address on the registration page.

Weekly Table of Contents (TOC) alerts

These alerts go out once a week and list all of the articles published since the last alert was sent. Each journal has its own TOC email alert.

1. Sign in using the link at the top of any page.
2. Click on your username and select "My Alerts" from the menu.
3. Choose which journal TOC alerts you would like to receive.

Article-level alerts

These alerts notify you by email when a specific article gets cited.

1. Sign in using the link at the top of any page.
2. If you are not there already, go to the specific article you are interested in.
3. Click on "TOOLS" and select "ALERTS."
4. When the confirmation window pops up, click "CONFIRM."

Topic-based alerts

These alerts notify you by email when an article is published on a certain topic.

1. Sign in using the link at the top of any page.
2. Select "TOPICS" from the menu.
3. Choose a topic of interest.
4. Click on "ALERTS."
5. When the confirmation window pops up, click "CONFIRM."

Editing your alerts

1. Sign in using the link at the top of any page.
2. Click on your username and select "My Alerts" from the menu.
3. Make changes to the TOC alerts ("Publication Alerts") and/or delete any article-level or topic-based alerts.