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Q: When submitting to a hybrid journal, does choosing open access (OA) or not make a difference to the acceptance rate?

Detailed question-I am submitting to Psychiatry Research.
  • Asked on June 3, 2020

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Actually, as you may know, acceptance is not related to whether a journal supports OA or not,…

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Q: Does a quick shift to the Editor's Decision in Process status mean my manuscript will most likely be desk-rejected?

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript on 16th May. The status has now become Editor's Decision in Process. Does that mean my manuscript will most likely be desk-rejected?
  • Asked on May 21, 2020

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The status moved from Submitted to Decision in Progress in about five days. That’s really fast…

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Q: What does it mean if the status progressed from 'Editor Assigned' to 'Decision in Process' in a month?

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript to an Elsevier journal, and the status changed as follows in one month (April-May): Editor Invited > Editor Assigned > Decision in…

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As it’s a quality journal/publisher and the status has been gradually progressing, your…

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Q: How do I submit to the journal Advances in Civil Engineering?

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The journal Advances in Civil Engineering is an open-access journal publishing original and…

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Q: What does it mean if 'Archive' appears as the status on the author's homepage after submitting an article?

Detailed question-I submitted an article, but the editor asked me to update the second author’s biodata. I did that and resubmitted the work through a link provided by the editor. However…
  • Asked on April 29, 2020

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The ‘Archive’ or ‘Archived’ status typically means either of two things. In the case of an…

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Q: How do I write an email to a journal inquiring about their publication fee and submission process?

  • Asked on April 24, 2020

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Most journals will have their publication fees and submission processes published on their website. Should you write them an email to enquire about this, they very…

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Q: Should I withdraw my manuscript and submit elsewhere due to an unclear revision comment?

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript to Scientific Reports in February and received feedback on March 12. It suggested a major revision but without details. The deadline was within…

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Actually, you should have checked about the details soon after receiving the decision of major…

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Q: How much time would it take for the status to change from 'Awaiting Editor Assignment'?

Detailed question-I submitted my paper two weeks back. For one week, the status was ‘Awaiting Admin Processing.’ After that, and till now, it is ‘Awaiting Editor Assignment.’ What does…
  • Asked on April 21, 2020

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You have three queries. Let’s take them one by one.

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Q: How do I write a cover letter for a revised manuscript?

Detailed question-The editor requested that my manuscript be revised because it was very similar to my previous work. I have now completed the revision. How should I write the cover…

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Actually, you don’t need to provide a cover letter for a revised manuscript. A cover letter is…

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