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What happens if two reviewers have incompatible recommendations for a paper?
I submitted a paper to an IOP journal (classical and quantum gravity) two or three months back and two reviewers were assigned. One of them was ok with the paper and recommended it for publication but ...
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Can I connect with the editor on social platforms during manuscript submission or wait until the process is completed?
Suppose that I am an author of a manuscript that was submitted to a journal. During the submission process, I have came across the personal account of the editor handling my manuscript on social ...
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"Decision in process" after the median number of days from submission meaning
My manuscript went from "With the Editor" to "Decision in Process" after I submitted it to a journal, which had a median decision time of 10 days. After 18 days the status changed ...
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Editor does not respond after a month of completion of second revision [duplicate]
Our paper underwent a second minor revision after the first major revision. This second revision has been completed by the reviewer 1 month ago, yet the editor has not even seen this report. I know ...
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Paper submitted to a Nature sub-journal with 3 weeks without updates, what can it mean? [duplicate]
I'm a postdoc working in the field of cancer genomics. Recently I submitted my work to a Nature sub-journal. It quickly went from "manuscript submitted" to "editor assigned" and &...
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two months with no confirmation from editor
I submitted an article to an academic journal about two months ago (not through a website but directly to an editor's email, because the submission via email is the required way) but received no ...
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Waiting time for editor's decision for an article with status "Reviews Completed" for 4 months?
The academic journal paper I submitted to a Q1 Springer journal has been in the position of "Review Completed" since February 6, 2023, and is still in that status as of today, June 21, 2023. ...
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Do I need to mention an incompetent referee in Conflicts of Interest (or comment)?
Facts:
About 18 months ago I submitted a paper claiming the result previously published by Michael is false.
The first referee used details in Michael's paper to defend Michael's points, trying hard ...
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Journal Paper Review (Computer Science) taking so long? How to proceed?
I submitted a journal paper to Springer's SN Computer Science Journal.
Below is the time line
18th Nov, 2021 --> Manuscript Submitted
15th Feb, 2022 --> Editor Decision (Major Revision)
1st ...
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How to handle situation in which the article has been "Awaiting reviewer assignment" for 5 months?
I submitted an article 5 months ago to a journal. Since then, the article has been jumping between "Waiting for Reviewer Assignment" and "Contacting Potential Reviewers" (10 ...
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2nd review round, referee did not accept the invitation - what are my options?
On a submission for a 2nd-round revise-and-resubmit in an Elsevier journal, one reviewer who did provide 2 rounds of positive feedback did not accept the invitation to re-review, 40 days after the ...
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Preprint got published on Authorea without sending it to review (desk rejection). Is this how it is supposed to happen?
I just submitted a manuscript to a journal that uses the ScholarOne Submission system. There was the option to agree that the manuscript will be published as a preprint on Authorea. It says:
New! ...
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How to react when the editor responds to a withdrawal by asking for the LaTeX file?
I submitted a manuscript to a journal, but due to an issue with that I asked the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor to withdraw the manuscript from further consideration. The response of the Editor-...
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What is the meaning when the editor says a paper is "provocative"?
Here is a letter of rejection sent by Quarter Journal of Economics, to a big name professor. This letter is publicly available online.
Many thanks for your interesting and provocative paper. I have ...
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How long does it take for a manuscript to be given a reference number? [duplicate]
I have submitted my manuscript to a journal over 37 days and the status remains "Manuscript Submitted". The email says "Your manuscript will be given a reference number once an Editor ...
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Does submitting multiple papers to the same journal unsuccessfully over time develop a bad reputation?
I am aware of the ethics around submitting papers to multiple journals simultaneously. I know some people have also asked about submitting simultaneous papers to the same journal. In that case, there ...
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What would be the next step after revising a manuscript? [duplicate]
After receiving a report on a manuscript from the referee, then the revised version must be submitted to the editor. In this step, will the revised version be sent to referee again to check that or ...
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Submission not visible anymore after 4 months with the journal [duplicate]
I submitted a paper to a journal and after four months, the status changed to "decision in progress". After 2 days, I cannot see my submission anymore. I am co-author. What happend?
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What's the point of contacting editor during review process?
I have a paper under its second round of review with some minor revisions only since only one of the referees asked for some clarification. Now it's been like 40 days with the referee. Somewhat ...
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Submit to journal when another paper already in review
This question is about broad-topic and highly cited journals such as Nature or Science in which papers submitted from different subsets of authors could cover slightly overlapping subjects.
Would a ...
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Editor Declined Invitation is a bad thing?
I recently submitted an article to an Elsevier journal and under the current status, it says: "Editor Declined Invitation". What does this mean? Will this result in a rejection or is there ...
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Awaiting AE recommendation - Can be rejected? [duplicate]
I already referred to this post, post, post
I recently submitted my paper to a journal 40-45 days back.
For the first 10 days, it was reviewed by the managing editor and sent to us for some format ...
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What does the With Editor status mean for an Elsevier journal after being with the Managing Editor (ME)? [duplicate]
I submitted a paper to an Elsevier journal, but it was not assigned to a reference number. They sent me a mail stating that the paper with the managing editor for initial evaluation . After tow weeks ...
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Awkward situation with editor several month after submission: advice
I am observing from some distance the following situation.
Two young mathematicians -- call them A and B -- submitted a paper to a quite strong journal and indicated a much senior colleague C as a ...
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Why isn't it common for papers in pure and applied math (and other related fields) to be modified/corrected after it has been published?
As research grows even more intricate in fields such as pure and applied math (and other technical areas), very few reviewers now have a complete picture of any single field. Thus it should be common ...
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Submitted wrong file while submitting the revision
My paper has been accepted in a journal with minor revision. However, while submitting the revision I mistakenly submitted a wrong file. What to do in this case ? Should I inform the editor ? Thanks
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What does "Awaiting SE Preliminary Decision" mean for IEEE transactions journal? [duplicate]
I have a manuscript with IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology under peer review from early Jan 2020. Today, there has been a status update on the journal's ScholarOne online portal which ...
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No reply to the referee report from the author of a manuscript
Let assume that a manuscript needs to be revised after referee's report. If there is no reply from the author of manuscript, what happens? What are the rules and next steps in such cases?
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Does registering in Editorial Manager® and indicating that I am available as a reviewer increase my chances of being invited to review manuscripts?
Do editors check the database of registered users in Editorial Manager®, their keywords and ORCID records when selecting reviewers? I believe the majority of reviewers are assigned based on the ...
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Editor reviews paper directly
Is it possible for an editor to review the paper directly without inviting another reviewer if the editor feels familiar with the content studied in the paper?
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How to escalate a complaint about errors produced by a journal from the Nature publishing group when Editor doesn't respond
We have a scientific paper that was published at the beginning of this year in "Scientific Reports", an open-access journal by the Nature publishing group. However, upon publication, as authors we ...
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No response from Journal editor after misinformed rejection
I recently submitted an article to a journal, which was later rejected. But the grounds for rejection were completely unfounded.
Also, a few oddities stand out with regards to the rejection. ...
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More than 2 months with status 'Editor assigned ' ; is it normal? [duplicate]
I'm a bit worried because my paper have been more than 2 months "with editor" status. It's a computer science journal , from a famous editorial.
Normally we have the option to send an e-mail to the ...
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Can I ask the editor for rapid processing (rapid peer review) in the cover letter of my paper submission?
I'm a PhD student and I need to (almost desperately) squeeze in another paper for my dissertation in the next 6 months. Is it acceptable to explain my situation to the editor and ask to set a tighter ...
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Editor is asking for two referees and single column
I submitted a double columned paper to a journal and the editor returned my email with requests such as:
Several formatting changes including making the paper single column, no automatic features ...
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How long does it take for the first round review of physical review letters?
I am wondering how long it takes for the first round review for physical review letters (PRL) on average. I have three referees. One of the referees returned the report in 4 weeks. But the other two ...
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What to do if the Editor is not responding to my repeated e-mails?
This is in reference to my previous question:
How to mail the editor asking to withdraw my submission?
I wrote to the editor regarding my problem for 2 consecutive days.
I sent 4 mails to him ...
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How to withdraw a paper when advisor insists on having his name
I have written a paper all by myself,the research problem and its solution all were formulated by me.
As a result I wrote the paper and submitted to a journal citing only my name.
As I told my ...
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What does it mean when APS editors ask us to "list first page" for some refferences?
Basically the title. I don't understand what the editors are asking from us? Are they asking us to make a list out of the first page of these references, e.g. by copying and pasting them into a file ...
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Manuscript transferred from editor to editor [duplicate]
I recently submitted a manuscript for publication, and soon after received a message saying that it was "with Editor".
A few days later, I received a message saying it was "transferred to Associate ...
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I forgot to add preprint submission (BioRxiv) before the actual journal submission, what can I do now?
I was entrusted to do the entire submission process on my own (previously done by the PI) as a learning process, so I am learning by trial and error.
I was supposed to initiate and complete all the ...
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What does a managing editor do in scientific journal editorial board?
I need to contact the editorial board of a journal I recently submitted an article to about an issue, and I am having some thoughts as to who would be the appropriate person to contact.
I know that ...
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Dividing paper after Reject & Resubmit decision
In a recent manuscript, we used a first principles calculation A and used it to explain experimental results B. A and B are based on existing methods, the novelty primarily lies in combining them and ...
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Withdrawing a journal article after acceptance?
I'm a college student, and this summer I submitted an article to a non-profit journal, which only accepts submissions from college students. About a week ago I was informed that it was tentatively ...
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Can I cite an accepted, pre-publication paper without DOI and the citations gets counted correctly?
My situation: I got two papers underway and the second one was accepted only days after the first one. The second one cites the first one and, naturally, I want the citation to be attributed correctly....
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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) ...
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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 ...
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