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Thank you for approaching us with your question. We can understand how worried this must be making you. First of all, don’t panic. This was an oversight on your part, but journals understand that these mistakes can happen and generally try to accommodate corrections when possible (see also similar questions answered here and here).   It appears that your manuscript is not at a revision stage (which would have made the process a bit easier) but has already been published. Here are some steps to consider in your case:  1. Follow up promptly with the journal editorial office. Explain the situation clearly—that you inadvertently left out your grant number in the acknowledgments section and need to get it added. Most journals have a process for making post-publication corrections.  2. Get the exact grant number/funding source details you need to add. Double check with your supervisor or institutional grants office if needed.  3. Offer to provide the updated acknowledgments text exactly as it should be published in the correction. This makes it easy for the journal production team. Plus, you do not want to request another round of changes!  4. Thank them for their understanding and willingness to publish the correction. Most...

Manuscript status indicators and related timelines depend on the publisher and journal to some extent. “Awaiting Production Checklist” is a term used by some academic journals during the publication process. This is the stage where the manuscript is queued for printing/online publication. In other words, your paper is nearing publication! The status “Awaiting Production Checklist” typically indicates that the manuscript has been accepted for publication, and it has been through the initial copyediting and formatting stages to prepare it for typesetting and final production. It could also mean that the journal’s production team is waiting for the authors to complete and submit a “Production Checklist” or similar checklist/questionnaire. This checklist requires authors to confirm that the manuscript title, author names, affiliations are correct; provide any final updates or corrections; sign off on any copyright transfer agreements, etc.Did you receive such a list (perhaps as a clickable link), and if so, did you fill it up and send it back? Once authors submit the completed checklist, the production team can proceed to finalize the manuscript formatting and move it into the publication production workflow. If the “Awaiting Production Checklist” status has disappeared from the manuscript tracking, it likely means you submitted...