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Q: Would it be considered duplicate submission when the status is “Decision Made” and “Waiting for Revision”?

Detailed question-My manuscript was not accepted by a journal, and they suggested me to resubmit it as a Letter. However, I replied that I wanted to submit to another journal, since I was…

Asked by Ryu Yanagisawa on July 25, 2022

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I would advise that you follow up with the journal about the status of your manuscript, because it looks like it is still under processing in their…

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Q: Status meaning in ScholarOne

Detailed question-I have submitted a manuscript through the ScholarOne system. I'm sure it was sent out for peer-review as I have sent an inquiry to the editor. Two months after the…

Asked by Youssef Jouahri on July 7, 2022

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Thank you for writing in to us. I understand that having both "under review" and "evaluating recommendation" together one below the other is…

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Q: Editor assigned remains the same while the date has been updated

Detailed question-Greetings, I had submitted a manuscript to a Springer journal on 15th June. After one week, on 21st June, the status was updated and an editor was assigned. Yesterday,…

Asked by Antonios Kalogeropoulos on June 29, 2022

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Thank you for your question. In this case, it seems that the editor who is performing the peer review changed, which was reflected via a change in…

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Q: I had submitted a paper. For six months it was in "Under Review." Now the status has changed to "reviewers assigned".

Detailed question-I had submitted a paper and for six months it was in "Under Review." And now its status has changed to "reviewers assigned". What does it mean? Does it mean I would need…

Asked by Wang GUI on June 25, 2022

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Thank you for writing to us. We understand that you must be very anxious regarding the status of your manuscript.

The manuscript status…

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Q: Under review becomes under associate editor and lasts for a month

Detailed question-It has been 5 months since I submitted to TDSC and 4 months since I became an Under associate Editor under review. May I ask what is going on? I have not received any…

Asked by First name Last name on June 6, 2022

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Thank you for your question. The peer review process does seem to be taking longer than usual. Many journals take 3-5 months to complete the entire…

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Q: Submission returned to "Editor Invited" status after one month at "Reviews Received".

Detailed question-Hello, I've been in the process with Scientific Reports for a few months now. What's surprising is that after spending 1 month in the "Reviews received" state, I'm back…

Asked by Arthur Trognon on June 3, 2022

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Thank you for writing to us.

The status has changed back to ‘Editor invited’ in order to take a decision based on the reviewer’s comments. It…

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Q: What does "pending approval" mean in publication?

Detailed question-I sent my manuscripts to in Hindawi brand journals, however some journal says "pending approval" before the first revision and some say "pending approval" after the…

Asked by Editage Insights on May 16, 2022

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Thank you for your question.

Pending approval usually means that a decision about your paper has been made and this decision is pending approval from the Editor…

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Q: Are recommended journals a better choice?

Detailed question-Hello, I had submitted a manuscript to a journal and the editor suggested me to transfer to other journals. But there are no details about other journals. Then I…

Asked by Lina Na Li on May 5, 2022

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Thank you for your question. The recommended journals are a scope match for your paper. The chances of your manuscript reaching the peer review stage are high or…

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Q: I am concerned about the first author change

Detailed question-As a first author, I did more than 90% of the research design, experimentation, analysis, paper writing, and submission alone. (For the submission, the journal requires…

Asked by Editage Insights on March 22, 2022

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This is a tricky situation to be in; however, it is not uncommon for rifts to arise because of…

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Q: I haven't heard from the journal about my manuscript's status. What should I do?

Detailed question-Thank you for answering my question the other day.As advised, I inquired with the journal about the current progress and also I said that I am in a hurry because the…

Asked by Editage Insights on March 16, 2022

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Thank you for writing to us and providing us with the additional clarification we requested.

On checking the journal email we understand that…

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