Q: What does it mean when a paper is archived?

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Based on the journal, a paper is assigned the Archived status in any of the following scenarios:

  • The paper has been accepted and all work required by the author(s), right up to proofing, is complete. The post-proofing activities up to the publication of the paper are the responsibility of the journal and do not require the paper to be in the submission system any more.
  • The paper has been desk-rejected for various reasons. In this case, the journal sends a mail about the rejection to the author. If you don’t recall receiving this mail, you may wish to look up the Spam / Junk Mail folder of your mail service.
  • The paper is presently not of interest to the journal. While the paper presently does not interest the editor, they may wish to revisit it at a later point in time. Again, they would have communicated this to you. So, again, you may need to look in your Spam / Junk mail folder if you haven’t received this mail in your inbox.

In case of the latter two scenarios, in case you haven’t received the mail, you may write to the editor about the exact decision on your paper. In case it’s a desk-rejection, do not be disheartened. You could submit it to another journal, with modifications if needed. All the best for the next steps!

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