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Q: How can one assess the quality of a book or monograph, especially that in the humanities and social sciences (HSS)?

Detailed question-Understanding [Assessing] the reliability of academic journals is quite simple even for those who are not academics or researchers. However, in the case of books or…
  • Asked on August 27, 2020

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Assuming you mean academic books, their quality may be assessed based on the same types of factors used to evaluate journal papers. The reputation of the publisher,…

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Q: How does one evaluate the quality of a monograph that is not peer reviewed?

Detailed question-If a publishing house does not provide for peer review, is the monograph then evaluated after publication by other scholars in the same field?
  • Asked on August 14, 2020

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‘Monograph’ is the correct term, although the more common term is a book, typically a book on a…

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Q: How many editors will be involved at the Under Review stage for my manuscript?

Detailed question-I submitted to Environment and Planning B from SAGE. The manuscript status is ‘Under Review.’ How many editors will be involved at this stage?
  • Asked on July 24, 2020

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Firstly, your area of research is quite interesting. It’s not just urban planning, but analytics…

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Q: What is the difference between 'general and specific corrections' and 'minor and major corrections'?

Detailed question-I received my paper after the peer review process. For corrections, one reviewer differentiated them into minor and major corrections. Another reviewer differentiated…
  • Asked on July 22, 2020

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Actually, you needn’t worry too much about this segregation. From what you have described, while the two reviewers have identified their suggested/requested changes…

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Q: Can we make changes in the manuscript after the initial screening?

  • Asked on June 30, 2020

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I guess by ‘initial screening,’ you mean the initial editorial check at the journal. If so, this means that your manuscript is presently undergoing this check. This…

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Q: Are there any recommended peer reviewers for BJC?

Detailed question-I am submitting to BJC. Are there any recommended peer reviewers for this journal?
  • Asked on June 28, 2020

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It’s great that you are looking at Nature’s British Journal of Cancer (BJC). Both are well-known…

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Q: What does the status 'Awaiting reviewer scores' without assigning GE mean?

Detailed question-A month ago, I submitted my paper to the Emerald journal, which uses the ScholarOne manuscript system. A few days ago, the status changed from 'Awaiting reviewer…
  • Asked on June 12, 2020

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Hi. There are some parts of your query that were not clear. So, we have either edited them or are attempting to clarify them here.

Firstly, you have talked…

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Q: What is the meaning of ‘Under review’ preceded by ‘Required reviews completed’ in Springer’s editorial system?

Detailed question-I submitted a paper 10 months ago to Springer on behalf of Pramana – Journal of Physics. The status changed to ‘Reviewer assigned’ approximately three times every three…

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Hi Abanoub – welcome to the forum!

Firstly, it was interesting to note that you submitted to Springer on behalf of Pramana – Journal of Physics. We see that…

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Q: Why did the editor invite new reviewers for my revised paper?

Detailed question-After submission, I got a major revision decision from two reviewers. I revised and resubmitted. After 14 days, I received the decision [communication] that both the…
  • Asked on May 28, 2020

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Hmm, there seem to be two questions here: why the editor asked for a second major revision (and…

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Q: Should I inform the suggested peer reviewers that I have provided their names to a journal for reviewing my paper?

Detailed question-I have some potential peer reviewers in mind. Do I need to contact them personally to check their availability and/or readiness to review my paper before I suggest their…

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Firstly, that’s an impeccably framed query, both the header question and the detailed question…

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