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Q: I submitted the revised manuscript but accidently I uploaded the wrong file of response to reviewers comments. Now I am not able to edit the same.

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Thank you for this query! You can write to the journal editor requesting them to consider the revised response letter file…

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Q: Figure numbers are not continuous and need to corrected in submitted manuscript

Detailed question-I have submitted an article in Physics of Fluids(POF). Within an hour of submission, I went back to the manuscript and found that figure numbers are not continuous and…
  • Asked on May 18, 2021

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Thank you for your question! Please note that the journal guidelines mention the…

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Q: Can I mention my affiliation in the manuscript which will be submitted to a journal that has double blind peer review?

Detailed question-I’m going to submit a manuscript to a journal which performs double blind review. Can I mention “I got an approval from the ethics committee of XX university” in the…
  • Asked on May 12, 2021

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Journals that have a double blind review process usually ask for the title page (with author names and affiliations) to be separated from…

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Q: What is the "research square" option when submitting to a journal under Springer?

Detailed question-There is an option for "research square" when submitting to a journal under Springer. What is "research square"? I heard that you can submit the manuscript directly to…

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Thank you for your question. Research square is a free public preprint repository. Springer Nature and Research Square are partnering to…

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Q: Should I submit or make the data public first?

Detailed question-I want to submit my manuscript to a journal named Earth System Science Data. My paper is about data. I don't know if I should submit the article first or publish the…

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Thank you for your question! Assuming that by “making public” your mean uploading your data on a repository, here are some details that may…

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Q: I edited mistakes while proofreading

Detailed question-I have changed some percentage change values in my manuscript while proofreading. The values in the table are correct but their percentage change values were incorrect…

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Please don't worry! We understand that you changed incorrect values in an already accepted manuscript, which is now pre…

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Q: What will happen if I can't submit an article to a journal that has already accepted my abstract?

Detailed question-How bad can it be for my reputation or what is expected of me after failing to submit? I’m not facing a technical problem. Actually, I have not been able to finish the…
  • Asked on April 14, 2021

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We deeply relate to your concern. As we understand it, you’re still working on the full paper and will not be able to complete and submit…

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Q: Are the following actions and reactions signs of bad editorial practice in a high-indexed academic journal?

Detailed question-I submitted a brief report (2,000 words) to a high-indexed journal and then sent an email stating that a preprint for the manuscript has been uploaded. They were to get…
  • Asked on March 24, 2021

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Your query has quite a bit of detail and context. We do get what you are saying, or rather,…

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Q: For the initial submission to Nature, is it required to segregate the content into main content and supplementary information?

  • Asked on March 23, 2021

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The guidelines for the initial submission to Nature (found here) do not explicitly say so,…

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Q: How can I make my research more authentic?

Detailed question-I [have] use[d] various sources while writing the paper.
  • Asked on March 19, 2021

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Authenticity in research implies that the conduct and evaluation of research are genuine and credible and also that the…

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