Laura Dormer

Editor’s Corner: How should a manuscript be revised to respond to reviewer feedback?

When responding to reviewer feedback, it’s critical to address all the comments, even if you don’t agree with them. Acknowledge each point and, if necessary, explain why you chose not to incorporate certain suggestions – the author response letter is your opportunity to do this. Always ensure you submit all the required materials in the requested format – clear communication and thorough revisions will streamline the process and help editors make decisions as quickly as possible. Patience and diligence during this phase are key to ensuring your manuscript’s quality and increasing the likelihood of acceptance.

Editor’s Corner: What happens to a paper after submission to a journal?

What happens to a manuscript once it’s been submitted? The aim of the submission screening and peer review process is to ensure that published manuscripts meet the highest standards. In this post, I discuss the journey a manuscript takes after it has been received on a journal’s submission system.

Editor’s Corner: What are journals looking for in a manuscript submission?

Publication in a scholarly journal is an important part of the research process, allowing work to be discovered and have an impact. It also provides a valuable quality control step, allowing authors to gain feedback from journal editors and peers, via the journal’s screening and peer review process. However, the process of submitting to a […]