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Q: What does it mean if my paper is currently 'Under Review' after 'Required Reviews Completed'?

Detailed question-Dear All, My paper has gone through the following phases: 'Decision in Process' on May 14th, 'Decision Rescinded' on May 17th, 'Under Review' on May 19th, and 'Required…

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Q: Should I write to the editor about reconsidering the rejected paper?

Detailed question-I submitted to Scientific Reports this February. The editor wrote to me on April 22 requesting a major revision. I resubmitted in a month, but heard this from the editor…
  • Asked on June 3, 2020

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Sorry to hear that your paper has been rejected, that too, after about four months of being in the process. Rejection,…

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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: Can you recommend journals where my rejected manuscript has a high probability of getting published?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript that was edited by Editage, but it was rejected because “the contents are not academic enough.” The manuscript is about behavioral change of…
  • Asked on June 1, 2020

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Sorry to know that your manuscript was rejected, especially as Editage had edited it. Based on the editor’s comment, it…

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Q: Should I resubmit a rejected manuscript to the same journal or to another journal?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript and it was rejected after six months of review. It seems that the opinions of the reviewers were divided, that’s why it took so long. The editor…
  • Asked on June 1, 2020

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Sorry to hear that your manuscript was rejected, that too, after being with the journal for…

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Q: What does a change from 'Awaiting Reviewer Assignment' to 'Under Review' after three months indicate in ScholarOne?

Detailed question-My manuscript status in the ScholarOne submission system remained 'Awaiting Reviewer Assignment' for three months and then changed to 'Under Review.' What does this…

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Hi Amal – welcome back to the forum! This question seems on similar lines to your earlier query,…

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Q: Why did my manuscript's status go directly from 'With Editor' to 'Decision in Process' and has remained so for over two weeks?

Detailed question-My manuscript's status changed from 'With Editor' directly to 'Decision in Process' in a week, and it has remained so for over two weeks. It did not go for peer review…
  • Asked on May 29, 2020

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You seem quite clued in to the journal submission and review process, which is a good thing. :-)…

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Q: What should I do if my paper was accepted 10 months back, but I received no proofs and my files have already been archived?

Detailed question-Dear Editage [Insights],My paper was accepted 10 months ago, but I still haven’t received proofs. When I emailed the editor, there was no response. Now, I find my files…

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Q: Why is the status of my submission to Nature Physics only 'Manuscript Received' after 14 days?

Detailed question-I submitted a paper to Nature Physics 14 days ago. Why is the status of my paper only ‘Manuscript Received’ till now? Two days ago, I sent a message to the journal but…
  • Asked on May 28, 2020

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Hello. Thanks for writing in again. We trust you would have seen our responses to your earlier…

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