All Questions
65
questions
2
votes
3
answers
917
views
What happens if your handling editor leaves the editorial board?
I submitted a paper to a journal and after more than one year I got a positive report. I revised the paper as requested by the referee but when I tried to submit the revised version I discovered that ...
- 21
5
votes
1
answer
236
views
How important is it to choose the right editor on journals that require you choose an editor?
Not sure whether this is common practice, but in the journal to which I am submitting a manuscript (JMEMS), I have to choose an editor. I am not 100% sure whether this is a mandatory requirement, but ...
- 1,503
2
votes
2
answers
7k
views
How long it takes to hear from a APS journal
I have submitted my paper to a reputed APS journal. It has been 65 days, and I still did not get any response. Should I contact the editor regarding this? I have two papers published in this journal ...
- 544
7
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Is copy-editing/typesetting the only step in the publishing process where someone other than the author makes changes to the manuscript?
I have not published a scientific paper before. I am trying to understand the publishing process.
As far as I understand, no changes are made to the manuscript by anyone other than the author(s) ...
- 275
1
vote
1
answer
372
views
Why journals ask for potential reviewers' details during submission of a manuscript?
I am wondering the reason why most of the jounals ask for 4-5 potential reviewers' details during submission of a manuscript? Whether does the editor really send the manuscript to the suggested ...
- 6,548
5
votes
1
answer
8k
views
How to ask the editor of a journal whether our manuscript fits the scope or not
I am interested in submitting a manuscript to a certain scientific journal, because it is well ranked. The problem is that I am not sure if my manuscript totally meets the topics and requirements (e.g....
- 1,174
7
votes
2
answers
3k
views
When is it appropriate to contact the editor before submission to avoid rejection without review?
Manuscripts submitted to a journal are often directly rejected by the editor without going out for review. I find this acceptable with the caveat that it's a huge waste of time having to reformat and ...
- 11.6k
6
votes
1
answer
14k
views
Resubmission of paper has been "under consideration" for 30 days. Request update?
I (re)submitted my paper to a Nature related journal (after revisions) and it has been "under consideration" for about 30 days. Should I ask for an update? If yes, is this too rude? :
Dear editor,
...
- 61
19
votes
5
answers
7k
views
Should I revise and resubmit?
I have just received a decision letter for my submitted manuscript to an Elsevier journal. It was a revise and resubmit (R&R). Two reviewers comments were included in the decision letter. One of ...
- 429
2
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Asking the Editor-in-Chief about the reason of the review delay [duplicate]
I have submitted a manuscript to one of the top-tier journal of my field at six month ago. The recent status of the paper is "under review" which status is there for last four months.
My question is:...
- 121
4
votes
3
answers
8k
views
What does it mean when an editor needs additional reviews despite a status of "reviews completed"?
I have submitted a paper to an Elsevier journal. After two weeks of required reviews completed status I have sent and E-mail to the editor. He replied:
Your paper is still under review. We need 1 or 2 ...
- 429
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
In Elsevier Editorial System, how do I resend a paper with "Submission needing revisions" status?
I've received a letter from the editor about minor revision to my paper and, if I want, that I can resend revised manuscript. The paper is currently under "Submissions needing revision" in Elsevier ...
- 353
5
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Slow Response from Journal: Should I withdraw a paper?
I submitted a paper to an Elsevier journal in August and the status has been "with editor" ever since. I was concerned that it had not been sent for review for 4 months and I sent inquiries twice ...
- 441
15
votes
4
answers
2k
views
Can frequent messages to an editor about the status of a paper under review be a cause for rejection?
I have submitted a paper on mathematics to a journal and it was there for more than one year. I asked the editor many times about the reason of the review delay. At the end the paper was rejected with ...
- 481
14
votes
6
answers
6k
views
Is it bad to ask the editor about the status of a submission on seeing that referees' reports were submitted a week ago?
This question is about inquiring regarding paper status.
I had submitted a paper, and recently I just discovered that the manuscript tracking system shows that the editorial committee has received ...
- 7,684