Dear Dr Surangika,
Please refer to the following conversation. Joseph is there contact person.
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Me: Hi, DOI of my article is 0.1007/s11280-024-01302-2. It's currently in the Publishing and rights stage. How can I change the corresponding author at this stage
Joseph: Upon checking, the change request is still possible. However, process of this is not a quick fix as you may imagine. This requires restarting the article from the system and may cause a possible delay in publication.
If you would like to proceed with the change of corresponding author. Kindly provide the information below:
New Corresponding Author
Name:<First><Last>
Email: <Institutional email if possible>
Affiliation:
Me: Do we have to go through the submission process again?
Joseph: No, Once the update has been changed by the Production editor. The new Corr Author need to complete the online forms again.
Kindly confirm if we should proceed with the request?
Me: Can you kindly provide me an email so that I can discuss this with my team and inform you.
Me: How long will the above mentioned process take?
Joseph: The process of updating this will depend on the response of the Production team. Unfortunately, I cannot provide timeline for this."
Shall I ask them to change the corr author?