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Consequences of lack of honesty in editorial review
A journal claims to have a policy that if a paper is rejected then any later improved version of the paper is unwelcome.
A quick editorial review happens before the paper is sent to a referee, and ...
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The problem of incompetent peer-review
In which fraction of the recent papers is significant incompetence of review(s) observed in natural sciences? In my searching, I've only come across one example of such a review... is anyone familiar ...
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Is it acceptable to respond to a reviewer by indicating that their request is practically unfeasible, while providing valid justifications?
I am currently addressing feedback from a reviewer regarding my paper, in which the reviewer recommends comparing my results with those of other similar studies. However, such comparisons are not ...
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How to spot accidental/deliberate plagiarism and how to prove it?
This new question is related to this What to do when a section of a published paper has a section which contains similar results as mine?.
In my previous question(linked above), I had asked that ...
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File formats in the peer review process (if some do not use office/libreoffice editors)
I was wondering if there are any journals that do not use 'doc' or any other similar file formats in the review process
In my experience I have used 'track changes' in some document editor to ...
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Do you always need to show statistical significance of results in a paper?
Is it enough to discuss a higher mean in one set of results than another without statistical significance (as long as you are clear that significance wasn't tested)? Can this, in your experience, ...
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Number of reviewers [closed]
What is general rule regarding the number of reviewers? Date under manuscript status "under review" has now changed for third time within two months. What could this implicate?
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Chance of publication in top combinatorics journals after complicated submission history
(First appeared in Mathoverflow) In May 2020, I submitted a paper to a notable Combinatorics journal where a couple of earlier papers in the topic of my paper had been published. It was one of my ...
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What happen if the reviewer reject, but the editor give major revision? [duplicate]
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I submitted a paper, after 4 months I received major revisions from 2 reviewers. I made all the required amendments and submit again. One reviewer suggested to accepts it as is, the second didn'...
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How would someone submit a proposed proof of a Creator of the universe theory for peer review [closed]
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I'm aware of this question Getting peer review for research without submitting to conference or journal
Which asks specifically for what platforms are good for submitting a study for peer ...
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The number of ‘review invitations accepted' reduced?
I have a paper submission to Elsevier. It's a revised re-submission after one round of review. I got review feedback from 2 reviewers in the first round review. So for our re-submission I suspect the ...
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How many [conceptual] sections should an "Introduction" contain? [closed]
How many [conceptual] sections should an "Introduction" contain?
I need to know this so that I can better arrange the Introduction section of my paper.
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How can an independent researcher publish a well-written research paper / proof in a respected mathematical publication?
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How can an independent researcher publish a well-written research paper / proof in a respected mathematical publication?
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Who can help me . I am interested to be a reviwer [closed]
Shall anybody recommend me a journal -in the field of analytical chemistry- that can easily offer me to be a reviewer in it . I am very interested to do so although it will be the first!. I am a ...
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What category of peer-reviewed journals are more receptive to the idea of Conceptual Review Articles? [closed]
Given my personal experience, it boils down to the task of finding an open-minded editor/journal.
"Conceptual Papers: can bridge existing theories in interesting ways, link work across ...
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Evaluating Recommendation status [duplicate]
For a submitted paper, what does the status "Evaluating Recommendation" mean and how long does it last?
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how to reply to a blind reviewer? [closed]
I have a paper under review. Two of the reviewers have accepted the paper. The third reviewer is ......This is the first time that I met such a blind reviewer. Most of his questions are superficial ...
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