Masao Ogata

Questions Asked

Can I withdraw a manuscript after peer review due to reviewer’s excessive requirements?

I resubmitted a case report after revising it according to a Minor revision decision. Then the following response was received after 6 months (so late!); “Mention all the social employment…

Why is the submission and review process of the journal so slow this time?

I submitted a manuscript to a journal whose impact factor (IF) is about 3 and whose process is usually speedy. However, this time, it took five months to find peer…