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Q: Should I send a reminder if my paper has been under review for nearly four months?

Detailed question-I submitted an article to The Pacific Review nearly four months ago. The status is still Under Review. Should I send them a reminder email?
  • Asked on January 21, 2021

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Q: What does the 'Revision' status mean for a journal?

Detailed question-I submitted a revised paper. After the status 'Awaiting reviewer scores,' the status changed to 'Revision,' and the status is still active. I don't understand what this…

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Q: I want to know whether or not the editor forgot to attach the review comments.

Detailed question-I had recently submitted my manuscript. Today, the editor sent a mail asking me to revise my submission based on the reviewer comments. However, I’m not able to find the…
  • Asked on January 19, 2021

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Q: What does it mean if the status has been 'Awaiting EIC Decision' for the past 20 days?

Detailed question-After more than a year of passing through review > major review > review > minor revision > review, the status has been ‘Awaiting EIC decision’ for the past…
  • Asked on January 19, 2021

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Q: What is the meaning of the notification 'The revised manuscript has been submitted successfully (EE)'?

Detailed question-Hi. After submitting my revised manuscript to the journal, I received the following notification: The revised manuscript has been submitted successfully (EE). What does…

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This is basically an auto-message from the journal acknowledging receipt of your revised…

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Q: How do I respond to a potential case of plagiarism in a paper I am reviewing?

Detailed question-I have to review a paper sent by a journal. In the conclusion, the authors have mentioned a country that is different from the country analyzed in the paper. Is this a…
  • Asked on January 14, 2021

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This is a good catch… and a thought-provoking question. One of the main responsibilities of a peer reviewer, as you may…

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Q: How exactly do I fill the right number of keywords in the form for submission to the journal?

Detailed question-I have tried more than once to fill the form for submission to the journal, but the box for keywords (requiring 5+ keywords) says that I haven't entered the [right…

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We responded to a very similar query recently. You may go through it to see if it answers your…

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Q: How long does a revised paper remain at the status 'Required reviews completed'?

  • Asked on January 13, 2021

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There’s no fixed timeline really, but given the time of the year (just after the holiday season)…

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Q: How long should I wait for an update after resubmitting a paper that was accepted with minor revision?

Detailed question-I received a decision of ‘accept after minor revision’ for my submission to a Springer Nature journal. I made the revision and resubmitted in the last week of November…

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Firstly, congrats on your paper being accepted! So, we can understand that, if along with being…

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Q: What does it mean if I receive an acceptance letter but the status remains 'Under Review'?

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript to a Brill journal. The status was ‘Submission Being Processed.’ After three months, I received an acceptance letter, but the status remains …
  • Asked on January 12, 2021

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This is very unusual. So, we understand you mean an ‘acceptance letter’ and not an …

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