Timeline for Editor rejected manuscript claiming it is similar to a not-yet-published manuscript (that I haven't seen). How to proceed?
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| Mar 27, 2018 at 12:04 | comment | added | Scott Seidman | Letting it go and resubmitting to another journal just promulgates bad review practice. I think good practice is worth defending here. We have enough moving targets we have to attend to without worrying about this sort of stuff. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 at 12:02 | comment | added | Scott Seidman | I think that if the document the review was based upon cannot be produced, than the reviewer was very likely in conflict, and a new reviewer should be requested. I think it's actually quite clear. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 at 6:42 | comment | added | sean | @CTNT I agree with Michael. If I were you, I would put a draft on arxiv first, then submit later. In CS, you can always find a journal that allows arxiv. | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 18:50 | comment | added | Michael | This sounds like a sketchy reason to reject, and the editor is not doing a good job with conflicts of interest or with transparency. The reviewer, who has not given you a precise reference to the related work, is not providing a constructive review. The only disadvantage of asking the editor for clarification/reconsideration is the time it takes for him/her to get back to you. So Nate's approach of going elsewhere now may be best (to reduce delay). Also, you can always submit an arxiv version today to get a timestamp (assuming the journals you submit to allow arxiv): arxiv.org | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 11:25 | comment | added | Lightness Races in Orbit | @DmitryGrigoryev: Without reading the similar work, or even really knowing anything about it, that is impossible to answer. This in itself is reason enough to submit your own work and let the community decide. The similarities could be small or large. | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 8:45 | comment | added | camden_kid | @DmitryGrigoryev According to the OP the manuscript "was submitted (not published) in another journal". | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 8:20 | comment | added | Dmitry Grigoryev | Isn't trying to submit a manuscript knowing that a similar work is already being published a little questionable? What benefit does it bring to the community? | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 8:09 | comment | added | camden_kid | @CTNT "there is always the risk of being rejected again if the other paper is published". That's why Nate Eldredge suggests you should submit elsewhere quickly. | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 1:05 | comment | added | CTNT | Thank you for your answer. I was considering this exact option. Submit an improved version of the paper based on the comments of the other reviewer's which were really helpful. They posed some extra questions which I managed to answer and as a result an improved algorithm was obtained. However, there is always the risk of being rejected again if the other paper is published. | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 0:49 | history | answered | Nate Eldredge | CC BY-SA 3.0 |