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How long to wait (already over 14 months of waiting) before being firm
I submitted a book manuscript to Springer. They accepted the project, I signed the contract and they told me over 14 MONTHS ago that they'd send it for peer review and be in contact with me in due ...
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Potential overlap in manuscript revision with later submission
My group submitted a paper with journal A and it spend a really long time in review, the editor seemingly had a lot of trouble finding suitable reviewers. There was a revision about half a year ago. ...
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submitting article with currently no access to data used
Say one works on a scholarly article with data that were available at her institution. Then, she leaves the institution (data is no more accessible), but wants to submit her article to a scientific ...
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Should I review for a journal that charges authors excessively? [closed]
This is a follow-up/correction of this previous question (which I cannot alter since it has been answered, but was advised to ask a new question instead).
Of course, journal publication has its costs, ...
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Short comment paper - time to review Vs urgency of the topic
Several weeks ago, I submitted a comment paper/policy brief of about 800 words to a journal. The paper critiques frequent reports published by major international organizations, which I believe ...
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Should I review for a journal charging authors?
One of the main journals in my field has recently switched to 100% open access, and charges an article processing charge (APC) of about 2500 ($/€/£). For some researchers this is automatically covered ...
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Is it OK to provide referees report from round 1 to a new referee in round 2?
In a referee report from round 2, a new referee (ref C) mentions conclusions from round 1 reports (from ref A). Is it a common practice to provide the reports from previous rounds to a new referee? I ...
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How long does it take a journal to assign an associate editor? [duplicate]
I submitted my paper more than a month and a half ago and the journal still hasn't assigned an editor yet. It passed initial validation, though. I found out that for others, it generally takes 1-2 ...
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Reviewer's Concerns about Excessive Simulation Results [closed]
I am currently in the process of addressing the feedback received from a reviewer regarding a manuscript I've submitted. The primary concern raised is that there are "Too many simulation results ...
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Revision took way too long to finish - how do I handle the situation?
I am a postdoctoral fellow in a STEM field. Quite some time ago, I submitted a long research book project to a publisher. I received two positive referee reports in August 2022.
I have not yet ...
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Status still “Pending decision” but date has changed [duplicate]
I submitted a paper to a Taylor & Francis journal. It was peer reviewed and the status has been “Pending decision” since January 30. On January 31, the status stayed the same but the date had ...
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I reviewed a paper that was rejected, and the authors have posted the paper online without corrections. Do I intervene?
I wrote a thorough review that included many suggestions for improving the methodology, and criticisms of their analysis. Initially, the main problem with the paper was that the authors only reported ...
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How to make a small correction in an equation in a manuscript after acceptance but before publication?
Recently one of my papers was accepted in Physical Review B.
I found that one of the equations (say, A) has some typo. This equation is not a new result, and is a standard formula in the field.
I ...
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Is "ghosting" a reviewer's suggestions common behavior during revision of a manuscript?
This is an issue I have run into multiple times as a reviewer on a paper. During a manuscript review I pointed out several areas of concern. Some of these are methodological issues but in other cases ...
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Decision after 13 months without any peer review. Do all Wiley journals have such a slow review process?
The first time I submitted an article to the journal "Software: Practice and Experience". It took a month and a half to make a decision. It didn't get to peer review. Only the decision.
The ...
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