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Q: Is there a service for advanced review and editing for a manuscript?

Detailed question-My manuscript in Japanese was rejected. Is there any service that checks the rejected manuscript and the review comments and makes necessary editing work for the…

Asked by Akihiro Aoyama on March 1, 2019

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Editage offers resubmission support as part of its publication support services.

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Q: Is it possible to resubmit a manuscript previously rejected to the same journal after making significant changes?

Detailed question-After my manuscript was rejected by Journal A, I made significant changes to the contents and the title, and submitted it to Journal B. It was rejected because of 30%…

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The answer depends on what was the reason for rejection from Journal A. If Journal A rejected the manuscript due to…

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Q: Can I resubmit a rejected paper to the same journal as the editor unable find suitable reviewers?

Detailed question-I submitted a paper to a journal with suggested reviewers, after 6 months the paper got rejected as they were unable to find suitable reviewers including the reviewers I…

Asked by Prabha Nagarajan on October 6, 2021

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It is an unfortunate situation to have your paper rejected for a lack of available reviewers. In fact, it is widely acknowledged that…

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Q: Should I resubmit to the same journal a manuscript they rejected but suggested for modification?

Detailed question-My paper was rejected before review. However, the reviewer asked me to modify it, mentioning that he would be interested in evaluating it after the modification. So,…

Asked by Nora Adem on January 17, 2020

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I see your manuscript has received a desk rejection. However, even while rejecting it, the Associate Editor (AE) seems to see some…

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Q: What should I do if the editor made a mistake and then rejected my paper?

Detailed question-After two rounds of revision and after an evaluation as follows: the study concept is acceptable with sufficient scientific data, the editor sent an email to me to…

Asked on September 28, 2021

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Thank you for your question. We’re sorry to hear that your paper was rejected. Here, it seems that while the editor did not notice that you had already replied to the…

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Q: How do I enhance a rejected paper?

Detailed question-My paper has been rejected. I guess it was mainly for poor writing skills (unnoticed errors). I had used a normal method with some novelty. How should I improve the…

Asked on October 14, 2020

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Sorry to hear that your paper has been rejected. However, you seem to be handling the…

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Q: how the presence of happiness in the workplace affects employee engagement that leads to organizational success

Detailed question-how to draft the problem statement for above topic. in this study workplace happiness is dependent variable and employee engagement is independent

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Welcome to the Editage Insights Q&A Forum! Thank you for your question on writing a problem statement.

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Q: How can I proceed with this manuscript?

Detailed question-Hi all, I submitted a manuscript to one of the medical sciences journals and it was accepted for publication after minor revision. Unfortunately, the editor informed us…

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Dear Author, thank you for your query.

Most journals have a set similarity index and if that index for your manuscript is higher than the limit set by the…

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Q: How i can write a research background for a thesis.

Detailed question-Research topic is effects of thermal radiation on micro polar fluid flow on a porous shirinking sheet

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Q: Can I ask for the same reviewers when changing my target journal?

Detailed question-The journal I submitted to had rejected my manuscript. Now, I am planning to submit to a new journal.In that case, can I request the same reviewers again as I did for…

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