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Q: Why would a revised manuscript following very minor revisions appear as “reviewers assigned” in the editorial manager system?

Detailed question-I have a paper on a Springer journal with "Accept - with minor revision with1-2 little modifications related to citations of the references and refereence list ". Then,…
  • Asked on July 22, 2021

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If the minor revision were requested by the reviewers (instead of the editors) the editors will send the manuscript back to…

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Q: What does the Editor Assigned status mean for a recently submitted manuscript?

Detailed question-I have a return [notification] from an Elsevier journal requiring a moderate revision. On the submission date, my paper was in the With Editor status, and remained so…

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The With Editor and Editor Assigned statuses often mean the same. However, at times, there can…

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Q: Manuscript status is 'required reviews completed' for 7 weeks

Detailed question-Hi, I have submitted my manuscript to an Elsevier journal. They asked for a revision which was completed and submitted three months ago. The status was changed to …
  • Asked on April 17, 2021

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We completely understand your stress and anxiety caused due to the current status of your manuscript. Generally, second peer…

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Q: What does the status "Awaiting Reader Selection" mean?

Detailed question-One month ago I submitted my article to a top-tier journal. Today I checked my submission status. It said "ADM: name" and below, "Awaiting Reader Selection". What should…

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Are you sure the status is “Awaiting reader selection” and not “Awaiting reviewer selection”? If it’s the latter, you can rest assured…

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Q: Why did the status date for my revised manuscript submission change twice while the status remained 'Editor Assigned'?

Detailed question-I submitted my revised manuscript to the journal after incorporating the reviewer's comments (for major revisions). The status changed to ‘Editor Assigned’ after one day…
  • Asked on February 2, 2020

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This possibly means that the Associate Editor (AE) was assigned the day after you submitted the…

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Q: What is meant by the decision "Revise your manuscript"?

Detailed question-What is the meaning of the journal's decision? The email says: Our decision is to revise your manuscript.
  • Asked on May 18, 2019

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As the email from the journal quite clearly mentions, they have given you a "revise and resubmit" decision. You have to revise the paper as per the reviewers'…

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Q: Always Under Review

Detailed question-The manuscript was submitted on January 21, 2021, and it was under Review until April 30. There is a review status of Content Files Deleted-Forced to Withdrawn. What…
  • Asked on May 10, 2021

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Dear author, we can understand the confusion this status may cause, especially after waiting so long for the manuscript to be reviewed. In…

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Q: Why has my paper to Nature Physics not been assigned to an editor even one week after submission?

  • Asked on May 21, 2020

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Here are the various possibilities:

Nature Physics is a prestigious journal, regularly…
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Q: What do I do now that the editor's commitment to a decision date is a month overdue?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript 4.5 months ago. The status kept on changing between ‘Awaiting Reviewer Assignment’ and ‘Awaiting Reviewer Scores’ for three months, at which…
  • Asked on April 1, 2020

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It’s great that you are keeping such a close tab on your manuscript. You are obviously keen to…

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Q: My manuscript status changed from "Awaiting chief editor processing" to "Awaiting manager editor processing". What does that mean?

  • Asked on May 30, 2021

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The chief editor and managing editor work on different aspects of manuscript processing. The chief editor normally looks…

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