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Q: What does it mean when after revision submission the paper's statut changed from Decision pending to out for review in the same day?

Detailed question-I had 3 reviewers, two with minor reviion and one with major revision and I answer all the comments

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Decision pending status: Your submitted (revised) paper is being scrutinized by the Editors. 

Out for review status: Your…

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Q: When is reference checking done during the submission process?

Detailed question-I have sent my Manuscript to a Springer journal, it immediately went under review after 1 day. After 3 weeks the status date changed but the status still remains 'Under…
  • Asked on July 6, 2021

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Thank you for your question. Usually, the reference checking tool is run at the initial stage before the file goes out to…

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Q: Is my manuscript likely to be peer reviewed by now?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript to a Nature journal. The login screen changed from “live manuscript” to “post decision manuscript” in a week, so I assumed it was desk rejected…
  • Asked on June 21, 2021

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Thank you for your question.

We are unsure if the manuscript was unsubmitted…

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Q: What is 'Revision Notes' in the resubmission process of a revised paper?

Detailed question-I've submitted my paper to a journal. After a review, it has received a major revision, so I revised and resubmitted the paper. Then, I received a request for further…
  • Asked on June 18, 2021

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Thank you for your query! Revision Notes comprises of the changes incorporated in response to the comments provided by the…

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Q: Can I publish the instrument used in my dissertation once it is unique?

Detailed question-I would like to publish the instrument (questionnaire) used for my dissertation.
  • Asked on June 8, 2021

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We believe you have submitted your thesis and are now considering to publish the questionnaire in a peer-reviewed journal…

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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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