Teppei Okamoto

Questions Asked

What should I do if my revised submission’s decision is delayed due to a senior editor?

I submitted a manuscript in July and got a minor revision decision in August, then re-submitted the revised manuscript immediately. After that, the status remained unchanged at “Editorial assessment” for…

My revised manuscript has made no progress for over two months. What should I do?

I submitted a manuscript to a BMC journal in the middle of July, and received a decision of minor revision in August. As the revision was not so difficult, I…

Is my paper likely to be rejected if the status changes are quick?

I have submitted my paper to an open access journal. The status changed to “Under review” in 10 days and again changed to “Reviews received” within another 2 weeks. 10…