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# Submission statuses and Change requests

This article explains the different submission statuses you will see as your document/content moves through the review and publishing process.

### Draft

When a submission is first created, its status will appear as **Draft**.  
You can continue to edit and update the submission until you are ready to submit it for review.

### In Progress

Once you submit the document/content, the status will change to **In Progress**.  
At this stage, the Quality Check team (QC) will review your submission.

After the review, your submission will be returned to you with one of the following **task statuses**:

- **With Datapharm:** The submission has been reviewed and is currently being processed internally by Datapharm.
- **Needs Approval:** The product has passed Quality Check and is ready for your final review and publishing.
- **Needs Attention:** Additional information, corrections, or updates are required before the submission can proceed. Please review the feedback provided and make the necessary adjustments.

### Published

Once your submission has passed review, received final approval (where required), and been published on emc, the submission status will be updated to **Published**.

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