Help topic: Comments

Some Cambridge journals are encouraging readers to respond online to individual articles.

If a journal is accepting comments in this way, a link to 'Comments' will be displayed beneath the article details in the table of contents or search results listing. You can also access this feature from the article's abstract or the full text HTML. The number of comments already made about the article is shown in brackets next to the 'Comments' link. Note: to have access to this feature you need to be a registered user and have logged in and have access to the full text of the article via either a library, society or personal subscription.

Clicking on 'Comments' opens a new page which gives you the option of submitting a comment and/or setting up an email alert to let you know when new comments are posted online. See Help on Comments Alerts for more information.

To submit a comment, click on the 'Comment on this article' button. This will take you to a new page displaying the contact details we hold for you as a registered user. You will be asked to fill in any missing information and to confirm either that you have no competing interests in posting your comments or, if you do, to disclose what those competing interests are. You will then be asked to give your comment a title, to add the names, affiliations and email addresses of any co-authors to the comment and then, having read and accepted the terms and conditions, to enter the comment into the box provided. All comments submitted will be moderated by the journal's editors before appearing online.