Q: How should I request withdrawal when I cannot do necessary revision?

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My manuscript was given a Major Revision by 3 reviewers and all reviewers requested additional experiments due to a lack of robustness of the results. But now I belong to another institution, and I am not in a position to perform additional experiments (i.e., research expense etc.). Accordingly I am going to withdraw my manuscript, since it is unlikely to get acceptance without additional experiments, considering the level of the journal. In such case, how should I request to withdraw the manuscript? I would appreciate if you could give an email example.

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Answer:

Since your manuscript has been given a “major revision” verdict by all three reviewers, it may be really necessary to conduct the additional experiments to assert the credibility of your study. Even if you choose to submit the manuscript as is to another journal, the reviewers there may also share a similar response to your manuscript. Please find out if there is any way to do to the additional experiments. You can speak with your colleagues and the administrator at the institution if they can provide help.

However, I can understand that conducting additional experiments may not be financially feasible for you due to constraints of research funds. In that case, you can explain your situation to the journal editor and tell them that you will not be able to make the revisions asked by the reviewers.

These resources have some sample emails on how you can communicate with the journal editor:

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