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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…

Asked by Amir Ahmed on June 17, 2020

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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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Q: What are the indicators of acceptance in highly trusted journals, and what does 'Awaiting reviewer scores' mean?

Detailed question-I have two questions.What are the indicators of acceptance of scientific papers in highly trusted journals (Q1-4)?Could you also tell me what does 'Awaiting reviewer…

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Q: How can I address the journal's comment on the originality of my paper?

Detailed question-I received a reply on originality from the journal, how shall I respond and what I should do next?Although I appreciate the scientific efforts represented by this work,…

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The response letter from the journal indicates that your paper was rejected since the automated plagiarism check at the journal end detected a high percentage of…

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Q: Is it ethical for a reviewer to recommend adding a co-author to a manuscript?

Detailed question-Question description: Upon being reviewed by an Elsevier journal, the manuscript received the following comments:The first reviewer has recommended acceptance after…

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This is indeed an interesting recommendation by the reviewer. Adding the geochemist and geochronologist as co-authors would mean that they…

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Q: My paper was rejected even though the reviews were favorable. What are my options?

Detailed question-It is very surprising that we had a manuscript rejected based on priority issues despite the fact that reviewers' comments are very positive with one of them declaring…

Asked by Ahmed Bendary on August 9, 2018

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I agree with you that rejection due to issues with publication priority should ideally be done at the initial…

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Q: Can a short peer review process indicate manuscript rejection?

Detailed question-I had submitted a manuscript to a journal. First day, it showed "With editor," then after one day, it showed "Under review." After that, within one day it…

Asked by Misty Das on March 24, 2018

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If the status changed to "Ready for Decision" within a day, it is indeed an unusually quick review. Even rapid…

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Q: Why do journals take too long to decide whether the research is appropriate and convey rejection?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript on 25th March 2017 to a journal indexed in Web of Science and it has an impact factor. Since May 2017, the status of my manuscript was reviewers…

Asked by Rasha Ahmed on March 3, 2018

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Most of the journals take up to four weeks for the peer review process. This time varies across different journals…

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Q: Will my paper be rejected if I cannot suggest peer reviewers?

Detailed question-The structure of the cover letter of my journal demands a list of the colleagues who have checked my article. But I don't have any such colleagues.

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Q: What to do if your manuscript is rejected on the grounds that it is not appropriate?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript to the International Journal of Managerial Finance and after assigning it to an editor, the decision is that it cannot be published because it…

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Mostly it happens if the submitted manuscript does not match with the Scope of the journal. Also sometimes if the manuscript does not contain sufficient research work or…

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Q: My manuscript got rejected due to poor English. What should I do?

Detailed question-My manuscript got rejected at second stage of review. The Editor and Reviewer commented that my manuscript is written in VERY BAD ENGLISH and is full of GRAMMATICAL…

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I understand that it must be upsetting to receive rejection in the second round of review. It is very common for English as a second…

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