All Questions
Tagged with publications editors
275
questions
0
votes
1
answer
253
views
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 ...
- 133k
6
votes
1
answer
749
views
Journal editor demands changes to article published online two years ago
Three years ago I wrote a manuscript and submitted it to a well-known journal in my field. After a few months, I received the reviews, which were extremely positive, but suggested minor improvements. ...
- 21.8k
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
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 &...
- 11
9
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Will a top journal at least read my introduction?
I'm currently preparing an article for a very good journals in mathematics (AMS, Acta, Advances, etc.). I have never had a result worthy of these journals until now. I would like to know whether I ...
3
votes
0
answers
113
views
Getting scooped and is it appropriate to volunteer to write a highlight?
To solve a long-unknown crystal structure, we were scooped by another group using the same state-of-the-art technique. A peer-reviewed top journal article was published online in the past few days.
...
- 31
7
votes
5
answers
4k
views
Can I contact the editor with relevant personal information in hope to speed-up the review process?
I have submitted a math paper to an Elsevier journal around 2.5 months ago, it is now under review (reviewer invited) for around 2 weeks. I understand that this is a relatively short time for a math ...
- 814
-1
votes
1
answer
99
views
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 ...
- 23.7k
-2
votes
1
answer
180
views
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. ...
- 9,475
11
votes
5
answers
2k
views
Writing papers with deceased co-authors?
I am doing a literature review for a project and I have come across recent papers in top journals where one of the co-authors is a famous Statistician (Peter G. Hall, 1951 – 2016). This is an example ...
- 3,187
3
votes
6
answers
3k
views
Sending paper to a journal while proposing its shortening right away
The Setup
I hold a prepared and written manuscript (10 500 words of text) focused on argumenting about specific problem in my field of study. This paper has been rejected few times from the most ...
- 609
1
vote
2
answers
569
views
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 ...
- 4,682
1
vote
1
answer
178
views
4 weeks “with editor” normal? [duplicate]
I have submitted a math paper to an Elsevier journal. Before submitting it, I sent two separate polite emails to two editors (experts of the field) of the journal and asked them if they think my paper ...
- 55.7k
1
vote
2
answers
3k
views
How should I interpret a desk rejection whose reason seems paradoxical in view of the journal's publication history?
I am trying to be a researcher in a field of economics but with emphasis on philosophy. The field of philosophical (argumentative) economics is, in my opinion, not in the limelight these days; however,...
- 136k
8
votes
4
answers
7k
views
What to do if a special case of a theorem is published
I published a paper in a reputable journal in 2021 December. I had proved a conjecture.
Today I discovered that another author published a special case of the conjecture and published it, in another ...
- 4,237
4
votes
3
answers
2k
views
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 ...
- 133k