Q: Should I revise the manuscript and resubmit it to the same journal?
My manuscript was recently rejected, and resubmission was suggested with the message below. From this message, I feel a resubmission to this journal would lead to a good result than submitting to another journal.
Actually I was thinking to submit to another journal, but do you think I should revise my manuscript and resubmit it to this same journal? Your advice would be much appreciated.
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Based on this evaluation, the Editorial Board has determined that your submission has merit but is not suitable for publication in its present form in Archives. The reviewers and I found your paper intriguing but were concerned that a number of significant issues need to be resolved before acceptance for publication could again be considered. Some appear relatively minor. While others may be more difficult, you may be able to address them. If you choose to do so, note that the revised paper should be submitted as a new submission (under the Article Type "Resubmission (w/ previous manuscript #)") in the manner outlined later in this letter. If you choose to resubmit the manuscript, please submit as a new submission. Under the article type, in step 1 of the submission process, choose "Resubmission (w/ previous manuscript #)". In your cover letter, please 1) reference this manuscript ID number (2) include AN ITEMIZED LIST of the revisions in a Detailed Response to Reviewers for Resubmission. (3) Use continuous line numbering in the text and reference the revisions made by line number in the cover letter. (4) Highlight changes made in one copy of the manuscript text. Submit another copy with all changes accepted and not highlighted. Please add "marked copy" to the file name of the highlighted version and "clean copy" to the file name of the clean version. Submit both clean and highlighted copies under the category titled Manuscript without author identifiers. Both should remain blinded for the review process.
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As you have correctly observed, it does seem from the editor's message that the journal would be interested in publishing your paper provided you can satisfactorily address the reviewer comments. If you feel that you can address most of the comments provided by the reviewers, it would definitely be advisable to resubmit to this journal rather than submitting to a new journal.
Since your paper has already gone through one round of peer review, the decision-making process would also be quicker for this journal. I think it's a good idea to revise your manuscript and resubmit it. However, please make sure that you follow all the instructions provided in the editor's message.
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