Questions tagged [journal-workflow]
[journal-workflow] concerns the workflow within journals after submission of a manuscript until its acceptance or rejection. Please click on “info” before asking a question.
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What is the decision on my paper? [duplicate]
I submitted the revised version of my paper to a journal. after two weeks the paper status changed from under review to reviews completed. and still remains in this state about 10 days. What do you ...
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Editor assignment pending after "review competed"
I submitted journal in the field of psychometrics about one year ago. Three weeks ago, the status was changed to "review completed". However, today it is changed into "editor assignment pending". I ...
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What does "Reviews Completed" status mean in Springer? [duplicate]
I submitted a paper to one of the Springer Journals through Editorial Manager almost 5 months back. The status changed from Editor Assigned to Under Review and now it is showing "Reviews Completed" ...
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Acceptance to online publication – Why is everybody I know faster than average?
I recently attended an editiorial panel at a conference where editors of several journals in my field advertised their journals and to this purpose listed, amongst others, the time difference between ...
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Cover letter for journal submission (math)
I'm preparing to submit a math paper to a good general-interest journal. The page asks for a cover letter. What should this include, beyond "here's a paper for consideration"? Should there be, for ...
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Question on "Awaiting Production Checklist" Status for Manuscript
After my paper was accepted, the status in the ScholarOne manuscript center changed from accepted to "accept" with the additional "awaiting production checklist".
Now it has been about 3-4 weeks ...
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What is "teaser image"?
What is "teaser image"? It is asked by a journal in a revision request. The only info that I was able to find is at this link:
Please identify a teaser image from your manuscript that may be used ...
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Should I contact the editor-in-chief about a senior editor's lack of communication?
I submitted a paper to the top journal in my field. The journal's home page sets 120 days for a decision as a goal. Recent stats suggest 60 days to initial decision is more typical.
It has now been ...
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What does "Awaiting Reviewer Scores" mean within the context of a ScholarOne submission system?
I submitted a paper to a Taylor and Francis journal that uses the ScholarOne submission system. The manuscript status has changed from "Under Review" to "Awaiting Reviewer Scores".
What does this ...
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The editor asks me to wait couple of days
I have submitted my manuscript to one of the top-tier journal in my field. The reviewers' feedback was positive in the first round of revision; one reviewer favoured the paper and asked for revisions ...
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Elsevier Computers and Security "With Editor" status just after 12 hours - what does it mean?
I am new to journal submissions. I have been working as a research assistant at the University in Sweden for 3 months. Yesterday, at 5:00pm I submitted a paper to Elsevier's Computers & Security. ...
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