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Q: Will asking about the status of the manuscript hurt my chances of publication?

Detailed question-The status of my paper has been 'Awaiting EiC decision' for over 10 days (after about 8 weeks of peer review). When the status changed I got an email saying that I would…

Asked by curious writer on August 16, 2022

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Thank you for writing to us.

Inquiring about the manuscript status with the journal editorial staff does not have any impact on the Editor’s/…

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Q: What does "decision in process" mean?

Detailed question-Hi everyone, I had submitted my manuscript on 17th July and on the same day the status "With Editor" appeared. It remained the same till 11th August after which the…

Asked by Cel Ama on August 14, 2022

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Thank you for your question. The “Decision in process” status comes into the picture when the final decision is to be taken by the chief editor…

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Q: Are "Awaiting EIC Decision"'s still taking forever across the board?

Detailed question-My manuscript has been peer reviewed over 8 weeks, flicked through "Awaiting AE Decision" in a day but then seems to have gotten stuck, as it has been at "Awaiting EIC…

Asked on August 14, 2022

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We completely understand your dilemma. Your extensive search for answers will cause you even more anxiety, because there is no…

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Q: Would it be considered duplicate submission when the status is “Decision Made” and “Waiting for Revision”?

Detailed question-My manuscript was not accepted by a journal, and they suggested me to resubmit it as a Letter. However, I replied that I wanted to submit to another journal, since I was…

Asked by Ryu Yanagisawa on July 25, 2022

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I would advise that you follow up with the journal about the status of your manuscript, because it looks like it is still under processing in their…

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Q: How should I write a very polite email asking for a quick review?

Detailed question-I am in AE ASSIGNED status after the journal submission. I would like to send a very polite email asking for a quick review.After submitting the paper, the status of “AE…

Asked by First name Last name on July 15, 2022

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Thank you for your query! You can send an email along these lines: “Thank you for your work in having our manuscript peer reviewed. We have noticed…

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Q: What to do if my manuscript is stuck at "under review" stage?

Detailed question-I am a doctoral student and submitted a paper to a journal. I submitted my paper on the 1st of April, and the status had changed to ‘under review’ around the 2nd of May…

Asked by First name Last name on July 13, 2022

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This is indeed a very tricky situation.

At this point, you have two options. You can either follow up…

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Q: Awaiting EIC Decision without assigning reviews. What does it mean?

Detailed question-I submitted my paper on June 24 and after few comments from the admin on the paper files I resubmitted the paper. On July 12 the status was Awaiting AE Assignment…

Asked by Bodour Alassil on July 12, 2022

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Let’s not assume the worst-case scenario. The statuses on submission portals change based on the journal's processes in real-time. The status …

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Q: The status date of the paper has been changed while the status remains same "with editor"

Detailed question-Initially, the status was submitted to the journal. For the last three days, the status date has changed twice while the status remains the same "with editor". What does…

Asked by Naresh Y on July 12, 2022

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Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. Its possible that the paper is being moved from one editor to editor, which is why even though…

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Q: My submission is continuing with the editor in the 13th week since submission. What can be the reason

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript to a journal under the publishing group Elsevier on 18th Apr 2022. It is with the editor from 19th Apr and is continuing the status after 12…

Asked by Sreekumar Ranganathan on July 11, 2022

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Thank you for writing to us.

We understand that you must be very anxious that the status of your manuscript has not changed. The following…

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Q: My paper is with the editor status for excessively long time

Detailed question-I have submitted my manuscript to a journal under the publishing group Elsevier. The date of submission was 18th Apr 2022. On 19th Apr the status of my submission…

Asked by Sreekumar Ranganathan on July 10, 2022

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Thank you for your question. I understand that you may be anxious to receive a decision from the journal. Given that the status of your submission…

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