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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Paper was submitted 24 months ago, what is wrong with the journal and publisher? [closed]
People often complain that 3 months is long or 6 months or even 12 months.
Well, my paper has been with this journal for 24 months and the process has not yet concluded.
In the process I have sent ...
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Status of a manuscript whose required reviews are completed
I have submitted a paper to a good math journal in first week of May 2024. After a month (+ a week at most), the online system shows the status “Required reviews completed”. However, to this day, I ...
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Is there a limit to the number of times a journal editor will send my paper for review if referees keep declining?
I submitted a paper to Physical Review D, an APS journal, approximately a month ago. So far, the editor has forwarded my paper to six referees for review, all of whom have declined. I suspect this may ...
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One week for minor revision: Indicator of predatory journal?
I submitted a paper to a journal (which was on Beall’s list ten years ago). It got accepted with minor revisions, but they gave me only one week for the revision. Should it be a concern for me if this ...
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Is the approval of a co-author required after submitting a paper to a journal?
After submitting a paper to a journal, usually an email is sent to the corresponding author and the co-authors, wherein it demands the approve of them for their contributions to the paper. If the ...
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Banned from the Journal Cureus [closed]
Unfortunately, I forgot to correct the ethical approval number of my manuscript and included the approval number of an already published article.
I have been informed that my article has been blocked ...
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What is the reasoning behind putting table and figures at the very end of submitted papers? [duplicate]
Sometimes papers I receive for review will not have the tables and figures placed in the text body where the are referenced, but instead at the very end after the bibliography. I personally find that ...
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How often are articles rejected after bona fide/non-accidental acceptance?
I recently submitted my first paper to a journal. It was recommended for minor revisions and ultimately accepted after they were done, but about a week after the acceptance, I received a new email ...
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Should we act as gatekeepers of the journals based on their reputation?
Initially in my career, when I was sent an article to referee my decision to reject/approve used to be influenced on how "good" the journal was (IF, SciMago's Q). I.e.: if the article was ok ...
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Should I send an email to the editor-in-chief regarding the delay in receiving the editor's decision for my submitted research paper?
I submitted my research paper to a Springer journal called Electrical Engineering a few months ago. After exactly three months, I received a major revision, and the editor gave me 14 days to send back ...
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How to react being the 6th reviewer of a first submission to a renowned journal? [duplicate]
Recently I was asked to review a paper for a renowned engineering journal of IExx.
After all reviewers submitted their comments, I downloaded the review PDF with all commments and learned the ...
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Editorial manager system and Firefox password manager
This is maybe a rather special specialist question... I review and hold Associate Editor positions for various Elsevier and Springer journals that use editorialmanager.com (actually I believe both ...
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Why are journals so pesky about partial submissions?
I recently began the submission process at a few potential journals for my paper to verify the process / requirements. Having not submitted these yet, the journals seem to be very concerned with these ...
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What is a reviewer integrity check in this particular context?
I recently submitted a manuscript to a well-known journal in my field. It is published by Wiley and Hindawi. I received a "major revision" decision based on two reviews. One of the reviewers ...
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What does “ awaiting assessment “ mean within the context of a ScholarOne submission system? [duplicate]
I submitted a paper to New Phytologist journal that uses the ScholarOne submission system. The manuscript status has changed to “awaiting assessment “, What does this mean?
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Study on number of papers in math during the pandemic
I would like to know if there is a serious study about how the disruption caused by COVID-19 affected the publication figures of some mathematics journals during 2020 and 2021.
Was a downward trend ...
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How to send an email to a senior editor?
We have sent a comment paper to Physical Review B, but the editor told us to extend this comment paper and convert it to a regular paper. But we have already written a regular paper and wanted to send ...
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What are the chances of acceptance after being asked to submit a revised version? [duplicate]
I received the following response from a journal editor: "The reviewer(s) would like to see some revisions made to your manuscript before publication. Therefore, I invite you to respond to the ...
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How long should it take for minor revision, in pure mathematics?
I received a minor revision from a good (in my opinion) mathematics journal. I submitted the revised version. Since then, it has been more than 2 months, but we have yet to get a decision. Maybe the ...
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How often should one check the status of a manuscript?
How often (e.g. frequency) should one check the status of a submitted manuscript?
I understand that daily checking is a waste of time while never checking the status might also bear risks (e.g. when a ...
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How long PloS One "Decision in Process" status remain? [duplicate]
Anybody who has published in Plos One, can you tell me how long did the manuscript status take to change from "Decision in Process" to accepted or to receive the letter of acceptance? And ...
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Why did the status of my paper change from "with editorial office " to "with editor" in bioinformatics journal?"
I submitted a paper in bioinformatics journal. After a five days, the status of my manuscript changed from "with editorial office " to "with editor." What does this indicate
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How to handle conflicting formatting instructions and issues with technical checks during submission
I'm getting frustrated with the handling of an article of mine that is currently under review and I'm looking for advice. For context - I submitted a paper 4-5 months ago to a decent journal managed ...
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How much time does a journal editor spend on a submited paper before deciding to either go forward with reviewing or desk rejection?
I've been wondering, how much time journal editors spend (on average) on newly submitted papers before deciding go/no-go ?
Do editors have the time to read the full paper or do they get a "feel&...
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Need clarification on the status of my manuscript in ScholarOne [duplicate]
I recently submitted a manuscript to a journal using the ScholarOne submission system. After the second round of review, the editor provided some minor language revisions, and all three reviewers had ...
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What factors delay a final decision in the editorial process
After completion of peer review, the associate editor usually sends his recommendation to the editor-in-chief of a journal. The editor-in-chief is the one to take the final decision.
On this forum I ...
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What is the status of a paper in IEEE after ADM?
The paper status got Under Review directly after submission, with the name of an ADM. But it is around two weeks nothing changed.
What is the next stage in IEEE and how long does it take? Does it need ...
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Does the teaser image need to be a picture in the paper? [duplicate]
I am submitting a paper to a journal. The journal requires submission of a teaser image.
Please also identify a teaser image from your manuscript that may be
used in the abstract book as part of the ...
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My manuscript suddenly went from "Awaiting Final Decision" back to "Awaiting Reviewer Scores" ... what do you think happened there? [duplicate]
Does it happen that the editor asks the reviewers to re-review a paper? For about 10 days or so it has been "awaiting final decision" after a few months of under review and then awaiting ...
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How to understand this schedule of a special issue?
I need to publish a paper before the end of this year and found an announcement with these details:
Submission deadline: 14 July 2022
Final manuscript due: 1 November 2022
Tentative publication date: ...
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