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Q: Revised manuscript assigned to new reviewers. What to do?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript to a reputed Springer journal. After seven months I was asked by the editor to make major revisions. Both the reviewers asked for minor…

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Thank you for your question.

Unfortunately, this isn't uncommon, as sometimes, journals send the manuscript for review again after the first round of revisions,…

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Q: Can I ask the journal reason for desk rejection of my paper while a highly similar paper accepted?

Detailed question-Recently, one of my research papers was rejected without being sent for peer review; but I've just found a highly similar paper published by the same journal. Now, can I…

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Thank you for this question. I'm sorry to learn about the outcome. May I request for more information, in order to understand the issue better? Were the language and…

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Q: I'm willing to write a research paper. I need a detailed view of this. Could someone help me with this

Detailed question-My question is self explanatory.
  • Asked on August 9, 2021

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Being in this field for a while, I know how tough it can be to get started without the right tools. Let me guide you through some helpful details that may aid in your…

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Q: How should I interpret the rejection email notification from the journal editor?

Detailed question-I received a rejection notification by email that includes the following sentence: “While your work is well conceived and presented, we feel it is only a lower priority…
  • Asked on March 29, 2021

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Sorry to know that your manuscript was rejected. This seems to be a desk rejection, because the responses for these are…

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Q: What should I do to identify a suitable journal to take my manuscript toward acceptance?

Detailed question-I have submitted my manuscript several times, and but it has been rejected each time. So, I am [still] looking for a journal. However, I’m not sure how to identify and…
  • Asked on March 12, 2021

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Sorry to hear that your manuscript has been rejected so far. Actually, there are many reasons why a manuscript may be…

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Q: What does the With Editor status mean for an Elsevier journal after being with the Managing Editor (ME)?

Detailed question-I submitted a paper to an Elsevier journal. They sent me a mail stating that it is with the ME. Recently, I received another mail stating that my paper is now with the…
  • Asked on February 1, 2021

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The With Editor status may refer to the handling editor for your paper, known as either the…

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Q: What might be the outcome for my manuscript if I submitted it without language editing?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript that has not been edited for language because I was about to miss the deadline for a special issue of the journal. What will the editor do in…
  • Asked on January 6, 2021

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You have two broad queries. One, of course, is around whether your manuscript will proceed to…

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Q: Why would a journal not give the author the reviews for a rejected paper?

Detailed question-My paper was sent for review six weeks ago, after being acknowledged as submitted four weeks after submission. However, no reviews were attached. This seems very strange…
  • Asked on December 16, 2020

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Firstly, sorry to know your paper was rejected. A rejection is disappointing to begin with, and…

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Q: Will my manuscript be rejected if a word is missing in the revised version?

Detailed question-I have found a word missing in a sentence after submitting the revision. Will it lead to rejection of the manuscript?
  • Asked on December 1, 2020

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It’s great that you are looking into your manuscript even after sending the revised version. It…

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Q: Why do some editors reject papers without stating the reasons for the rejection?

Detailed question-We know that rejection of research papers is very common in academic publishing, but what really bothers authors is when their papers get rejected without knowing the…

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Hello Amir – Welcome to the forum! And straight off, we can understand your anguish. :-(

The thing is, there are always some ‘bad seeds,’ as they say. Most…

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