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Word "believe" in scientific context
I am trying to write a paper. We have done certain experiments and results from it are good. So, I feel that if our idea can be implemented in other sites, it can benefit those sites. Now my question ...
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Is publishing in open access journal a good impression? [duplicate]
Is publishing in open access journal a good impression ? I mean publishing in such journals (where one has to pay money), will it be valuable compared to other journals ?
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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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Inderscience peer-Review Process
I submitted my paper two months ago to an Inderscience journal. Well, this is my first experience with Inderscience publisher, so while checking my paper updates, I can not understand the meaning of “...
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Crackpot research paper in mathematics
How does a math journal react to a crackpot math research paper?
In mathematics (especially in Number Theory) there are many meaningless papers on the web, and possibly a ton of meaningless ...
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Why do journals prohibit authors from acknowledging reviewers?
Pretty much in the title: why do several journals prohibit authors from acknowledging reviewers?
I have seen this in many (neuroscience) journals across publishers (both clinically oriented and non-...
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How to answer a reviewer asking for the methodology code of the paper?
Recently I have submitted my paper to IEEE Access Journal which has a binary peer review process, and I got rejected. Still, they allow me to answer the reviewers' concerns and resubmit again.
One of ...
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What does "Awaiting Assignment to Batch" mean?
My paper was accepted a week ago, at that time the status in the ScholarOne manuscript center changed from "accept" to "awaiting production checklist". They also said I would ...
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Current status "minor review" what is next? [duplicate]
I submitted a paper in a journal under Taylor and Francis and after the first review the status of the paper is "minor review". Both of the reviewers said that my manuscript can be accepted ...
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Can I contact the referee if I know their identity after a double-blind reviewing process?
The referee process is technically double blind but I managed to figure out the identity of the referee by writing style. I am 100% sure about this finding.
The referee rejected my paper and I cannot ...
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Minor revision changed to major revision
I submitted to a journal, in which I got a minor revision. In the minor revision, I was asked to do nothing other than to include a future research direction in the end after the conclusion. I ...
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What is considered a standard time for asking a status update from the editor for various stages of peer-review?
What is considered a standard time for asking a status update from the editor for various stages of peer-review?
I have heard that editors get irritated for asking a status update for the manuscript.
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Can I predict the fate of my manuscript (from information other than a decision letter)?
On this site we often get questions along the lines of:
I submitted my manuscript to a journal. X happened. Does this indicate that my manuscript is about to be rejected/accepted?
Here X is ...
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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 might be some reasons to ask to stop reviewing an article by the editor?
Recently I have been asked by a journal to review an article as a referee. I did it within 3 days, and the very next day another mail came asking me to review another article. I was reviewing it when, ...
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