Journal Rejection

The answer depends on the reason for rejection. If the manuscript was rejected because it did not meet the journal’s aims and scope, then resubmitting the paper to the same journal is not recommended, especially if it was a desk rejection. 

Dear Author,Thanks for writing to us.The answer depends on what was the reason for rejection from Journal A. If Journal A rejected the manuscript due to it not meeting the journal’s aims and scope, then we would not advice you resubmitting to Journal A, even after revisions. However, if the reason was rejection was due to low priority or with reviewers’ comments or due to high similarity index, then you can consider resubmitting to the journal A again after making significant revisions. 

Thank you for your question.Unfortunately, this isn't uncommon, as sometimes, journals send the manuscript for review again after the first round of revisions, especially if the first round of revisions changed the manuscript substantially (although this doesn't appear to be the case here, as you've mentioned minor corrections). May I request you to let me know if the journal allows for an appeal? If it does, you may try to reply to the new reviewer's comments and highlight the original reviewer's comments. I hope my response has been able to assuage your distress to some extent. I would be happy to be of further assistance.

Dear Author, thank you for your query.Most journals have a set similarity index and if that index for your manuscript is higher than the limit set by the journal, the journal will outright reject the paper. There are several ways of dealing with plagiarized text:Ensure copied text is clearly identified and the source acknowledged.You should always cite the source when you are borrowing a concept or an idea from another paper, even if you have summarized it in your own words.If you are using the same words as that of the source material, you should always use quotation marks.Remember that even if you are using a concept or idea from one of your own previously published papers, you have to cite the source; else, this will be considered as self-plagiarism.Once you have revised the paper, ensure that you run through a plagiarism software and then consider submitting it to another journal.

Thank you for this question. I'm sorry to learn about the outcome. May I request for more information, in order to understand the issue better? Were the language and formatting of both papers comparable? Also, may I request you to provide the timelines in terms of the submission of your paper versus the publication date of the accepted paper?

Thank you for your question. You should be able to suggest the same peer reviewers to the next journal you plan to submit your paper to unless these reviewers actually reviewed your paper for the previous journal and recommended rejection. In case the previous journal used different reviewers, it is also advisable to understand the reason for this (availability and/or time constraints or any other reason) because your suggested reviewers may not then review your paper this time round either.In general, you can use the Reviewer Recommender in Editorial Manager for Elsevier journals or the reviewer database of any journal to which you wish to submit to identify and select reviewers for your paper.

It is an unfortunate situation to have your paper rejected for a lack of available reviewers. In fact, it is widely acknowledged that journals are increasingly facing a reviewer crunch. If your list of reviewers is different from the original list you had provided, you can try resubmitting your manuscript to the same journal. First, you could contact the journal editor and provide some background about the situation. If the editor agrees, you can surely go ahead and resubmit your manuscript with the new reviewer suggestions. If the editor does not agree, you can submit it to a new journal. However, if you are planning on resubmitting the manuscript with the original reviewer list, I am not sure if their availability would change (irrespective of the journal you choose).* Please check that your paper is up to date in terms of literature and novelty of your findings, given that 6 months have passed since the last submission. It is a good idea to revisit the manuscript and ensure that it is polished for language and clarity as well.

Thank you for your question. We’re sorry to hear that your paper was rejected. Here, it seems that while the editor did not notice that you had already replied to the peer reviewers’ comments, he/she believes that the paper is out of the journal's scope. Given that you had received some positive feedback after two rounds of evaluation, you can write to the editor asking them to reconsider the decision given this past feedback and the revisions made to the manuscript. If the editor, unfortunately, decides against reconsideration of the paper, you will need to identify another journal for submission; do pay special attention to the aims and scope of the journal to ensure they match the objective of your paper not just in terms of the broad subject area but also the specific aspect of the subject being dealt with. The following article describes how you can go about choosing a journal for your article: How to choose journals for submitting your paper.

Thank you for your question. We’re sorry to hear that your paper was rejected. Here, it seems that while the editor did not notice that you had already replied to the peer reviewers’ comments, he/she believes that the paper is out of the journal's scope. Given that you had received some positive feedback after two rounds of evaluation, you can write to the editor asking them to reconsider the decision given this past feedback and the revisions made to the manuscript. If the editor, unfortunately, decides against reconsideration of the paper, you will need to identify another journal for submission; do pay special attention to the aims and scope of the journal to ensure they match the objective of your paper not just in terms of the broad subject area but also the specific aspect of the subject being dealt with. The following article describes how you can go about choosing a journal for your article: How to choose journals for submitting your paper.

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