As an author updating a data paper for ESSD, I need to understand the submission requirements for a new version. Specifically, I need to know how to indicate a former version on the manuscript registration form, what kind of 'version comparison file' is needed, and how to compile all supplementary materials, including this comparison file.
Navigate to the 'Living data process' page on earth-system-science-data.net. Locate the 'Guidelines for authors' section on the page. Identify the instructions for noting a former manuscript version in the manuscript registration form. Determine the requirements for creating and submitting the 'version comparison file'. Find out how all supplementary materials, including the version comparison file, should be compiled for submission.
State that a note should be made in the 'Information about former manuscript version' box on the manuscript registration form. State that a 'version comparison file' must be a track-changes document submitted as a PDF supplement. State that if there are other supplementary materials, all files (including the version comparison file) should be compiled into a .zip archive.