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Q: What should I do if the status has not changed from Approaching Reviewers for a month?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript, and the EO and EE were decided immediately. However, after the status changed to Approaching Reviewers, there has been no update, and it has…

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Yes, it’s quite fine to make an inquiry now. It’s been a month since the editor started looking for (inviting) peer…

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Q: What are the specific things a journal's editor looks for during the review process?

  • Asked on January 31, 2021

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It’s not entirely clear if you mean the initial review (desk screening) or the peer review. To…

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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 long should I wait after submitting for a minor revision?

Detailed question-I submitted a minor revision for my paper based on the comments by the editor and Reviewers 1 and 2. It has been over two weeks, but the status is still displayed as …
  • Asked on January 8, 2021

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As you submitted during the holiday period, that’s probably the reason for the delay. Editors…

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Q: Why has the status of our revised manuscript submission to Science changed from 'To review' to 'Under evaluation' to 'To review' again?

Detailed question-Hi. We had submitted our paper and got three relatively positive reviews, [only] one reviewer asking for a few additional experiments. After sending our revised…
  • Asked on January 6, 2021

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Firstly, note that we have made some edits to the question for a more accurate understanding…

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Q: What is the meaning of the Decision in Process status after the Required Reviews Completed status in the first round of review?

Detailed question-I had submitted a manuscript to a Springer journal. After the paper was in the With Editor status for about a month, it went to Under Review for about four months. Then,…
  • Asked on January 5, 2021

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We can sense just what you are getting at: that after about six months, you are looking at a…

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Q: What does the status '3 Reviewer(s) accepted' mean after the resubmission of a revised manuscript?

Detailed question-I submitted a revised manuscript to Scientific Reports, and the status updated to ‘3 Reviewer(s) accepted’ after a while. What does this status mean?
  • Asked on December 10, 2020

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You haven’t mentioned how many reviewers accepted the peer review the first time. However, for…

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Q: Will my revised manuscript be rejected if there are some grammatical errors?

Detailed question-I have submitted for a major revision. Some grammatical errors are still there, but I have addressed all questions very nicely. I want to know: Will these grammatical…
  • Asked on December 9, 2020

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There’s a simple answer to this, and there’s a complex answer.

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Q: How can I politely ask the editor about the progress of my manuscript?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript to a journal that mentions that they would respond about one month after submission. However, I have not received any response even half a year…
  • Asked on December 7, 2020

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Six months is a bit long for the journal not to have still found a reviewer. So, you could do a few things. You could…

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