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Protocol of review process of article submission [duplicate]
I am totally new to submitting articles to journals and I have only one (probably naive) question. I submitted a preprint (quite) some time ago and this is the protocol of the process:
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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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Is it appropriate to ask former mentors/professors to peer review a study?
I conducted research with my former professors and mentors during my internship and master's program at my former institution. We published one paper together, of which I was the lead author. Three ...
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Will posting my preprint that was accepted Cambridge university press cause issues with peer review? [duplicate]
I recently published a literature review manuscript on Cambridge University press's open engage journal, it was accepted and is now available on its public website. It has yet to pass peer review in a ...
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Confusion regarding manuscript status in IOP's article tracking system, the status of awaiting IOP staff decision made me very confused [duplicate]
In the ScholarOne Manuscript System, the status changed from "Awaiting Decision" to "Awaiting IOP Staff Decision". Do you know why the state changes from awaiting decision to ...
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Publish a paper about a contribution already briefly outlined in one of my papers?
Can I publish a paper about a contribution X that was already (very briefly) outlined in the Supplemental Information of a previous paper of mine ?
Background: X is significant and deserves a paper on ...
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Should I submit my paper to another journal after long delays in publication?
In January 2024, I submitted my paper to the University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Journal (UMURJ). I received confirmation of acceptance for review in March 2024, and after some back and ...
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How important is storytelling when submitting a grant application (or even a science paper)?
A recent paper titled “Elements of Successful NIH Grant Applications” https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2315735121 argued that telling a story is key to communicating science especially when ...
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Do referees get to see each other's reports?
I have submitted a paper to a physics journal. Two referees reviewed it, and I got their reports.
My questions are the following: Does each referee see another one's report? If yes, at which stage - ...
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Do longer papers have lower chances of being accepted because they take up more "space" in a journal issue (STEM)
Do long papers (all other factors being equal) have a lower chance of being published because they take up too much "space" in a journal?
I am specifically asking about the field of Computer ...
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What is interactive review stage in a journal's review process useful for?
I am in the process of revision of my manuscript that I have received feedback from reviewers. In the journal the paper is in the "interactive review" stage. I want to know what are the ...
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Does an ORCID alone convey any information?
Do the digits of an ORCID convey any information?
In particular, given two ORCIDs, can I infer anything about the order in which they were created? For example, if two ORCIDs had prefixes 0000-0001-...
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Why do some institutions have a Pre-Defense for PhD degrees?
The process of acquiring a PhD degree at my institution (after successfully completing comprehensive exams) is as follows:
Submitting a research proposal and defending it.
Approving the proposal by ...
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A predatory journal has a copy of our confidential abstract, what should I do?
Our group submitted an article to a prestigious journal and while under review, we received an email from a most probably "predatory" journal, basically saying that your article can be ...
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Paper got rejected without feedback
I had submitted a research paper to an IEEE conference recently. It's a new conference; the first occurrence of this conference. I submitted it, and did not receive a response from them even until a ...
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What is arXiv++, and who is behind it?
I have just learned of the existence of arXiv++ via an email, whose main content was:
The summary of your paper "Critical spin chains and loop models with $U(n)$ symmetry" has just received ...
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Resubmitting a grant application for a postdoc research: how to approach changes when you think one reviewer made some mistakes
I recently submitted an application for a interdisciplinary postdoc research with a grant specifically dedicated to skills development.
In a scale including "outstanding, excellent, very good, ...
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How come I haven't been accepted as a reviewer for Physical Review D?
A few months ago, I applied to become a referee in Physical Reviews D. I have seven publications there.
However, I still have not received any update on the status of the application. Could you please ...
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How long should one wait before declaring that an author "did not comment"? [closed]
Around a week ago, I sent an email to the author of an article published in an independent blog, requesting comment on a claim for which I cound find no evidence (and, in fact, not insignificant proof ...
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What to do if a work is too extensive to be properly presented in a single paper?
I have been working for years (started already as an undergraduate student) on a topic in computer science (robotics/AI). The work consists of many sub-contributions (i.e. novel ideas) in several sub-...
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How to handle reviews that are not about the content of the submission, but about the expanding the scope? [duplicate]
We recently submitted a paper and received the first round of reviews. For the sake of this question, lets say our paper was "On the bending durability of different types of natural reeds in ...
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Advisor won't let me push back against reviewer comments
I am a PhD student at a US institution and I am trying to revise a recent paper that I have submitted, to address some comments we have had from reviewers. I am first author, with my advisor also on ...
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Reviewing a paper that's badly written such that reading it takes a long time
I'm reviewing a paper for a journal, with a mathematical nature. Its content, from what I can gather from an initial pass, is probably ok. However, it has a tendency to reinvent things with its own ...
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How should one deal with criticism from formal superiors (advisors, reviewers) when they have misunderstood the criticized aspect of the work?
EDIT: I already mentiond this in the last paragraph of the original question, but the most voted answer so far seems to ignore the point: This is explicitely not about the (frequent) case that the ...
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Why the recent trend to not indicate deadlines anymore in reviewer invitation letters?
Over the last half year or so I have realised that very many letters that invite me to review papers for journals (all Springer journals, but there are also others) do not communicate a deadline ...
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Including unpublished quotes in research proposals
Currently, I am writing a research proposal for the purpose of obtaining a one-year grant. The proposal centers around a mathematical algorithm that possibly has applications in oncology. As far as I ...
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Are there any special actions that I should execute as a reviewer of a sloppy manuscript?
Occasionally, I review a paper that is submitted to a high-quality journal that is one of the journals regarded as the most prestigious journals in my field, and the manuscript is sloppy. The ...
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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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What annoys reviewers more: Missing information or a paper that is too long? (STEM-related field) [closed]
I for myself, when reading papers, almost always miss important information such as justifications for certain design decisions, implementation details or more detailed differentiation to related work....
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How important is it to use publically available data in publication? [closed]
I have access a lot of data from hospitals and we as a team have been publishing works on application of AI models using the data.
recently, in one of the reviewers comments, the reviewer was ...
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What is a "recent" investigation?
I am writing a doctoral thesis in philosophy (Europe) on an author who passed away in 1980. Over the past 20 years, there has been a significant volume of research on his thought. In my thesis, I ...
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Can I include ideas from a referee report from a paper with a coauthor without involving the coauthor in the next project?
I am a young researcher. In the past, I have collaborated with someone a few times whose contribution was very minimal, and their claim to coauthorship is questionable (yet I let them have it). Awhile ...
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What to consider as reviewer before dooming a paper
I am conflicted about what should influence my recommendation as reviewer.
A few times, I've been in a situation similar to the current one. Consider a paper that, after receiving a major revision, ...
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How to react to a rejection based on a single one-line negative review?
I’m a beginner researcher. Several months ago I submitted an article to a seemingly reputable journal and recently received a decision letter. The decision was to reject my article. There were no ...
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Manuscript in 'Decision in Process' for 6 weeks and no response to email requesting update [duplicate]
I seem to be having a recurring issue with a journal. I submitted a manuscript in April of this year that was sent out to peer-review and the reviews were completed relatively quickly. The manuscript ...
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How to reply to a revise and resubmit review, saying is all good? [duplicate]
I am a reviewer for a paper that has undergone three revision and resubmit stages - the paper has greatly improved - and the authors have made great efforts to address all the comments they received ...
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over 2 weeks with editor after major revision [duplicate]
I would like to know if it is normal 2 weeks after major revision my paper is still with editor and he doesn't send it to reviewers. I'm concerned that maybe my revision wasn't satisfactory.
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Asked to suggest referees 9 months after submission: what to do? [closed]
I submitted a research paper to a mainstream journal of my math subject domain in December 2023. I did not hear anything from them since, so last month I reached out to them. My editor informed me ...
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Should I report a review I suspect to be AI-generated? [duplicate]
We've recently received reviews for a paper submitted to a top (STEM) journal in my field. Most reviews were helpful, but one was particularly sloppy, heavily misunderstanding our paper and making ...
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How to reply to reviewers who ask for more work by responding that the paper is complete as it stands?
I have a paper under review at a journal. Reviewers have very positive feedback, but have brought up a few of the limitations of the method (which I had described and suggested as future work) and ...
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Sharing reviewers’ comments with all reviewers when a manuscript is rejected?
Imagine the following, very common case: A manuscript was submitted to a journal. The editor sent it to two to three reviewers. The review forms are ready and sent back to the editor. The final ...
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Are the peer reviewers of a journal article allowed to voice surprise to the editor at a "minor revision" decision?
Are reviewers allowed to express surprise to an editor? I was shocked by the ‘minor revision’ decision for an article I reviewed. Reviewer 1 was positive and listed a few minor points.
My review and ...
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I submitted a paper and later realised one reference was missing, although I had written the authors in the body text. What could happen?
I'm a PhD student who has submitted his first article and I have a question that makes me upset and embarrassed.
After submitting the article I realised that one of my references which I cited in the ...
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Paper rejected as out-of-scope after submitting a minor revision
I sent my paper to a journal. The editor sent it for reviewing. I then received an email from the editor to congratulate me. I had have to revise the paper according to the minor corrections ...
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How do journals treat papers that have been transferred to them by a sister journal?
My recent submission to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) was rejected after the first round of reviews. The journal suggested transfer of the manuscript (after revision and ...
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Response to reviewers as sole author
I am about to submit a response to reviewers on a paper where I am sole author. As it's my first paper of this kind, I am quite confused on using the first person in singular/plural form or third ...
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Is it ethical/acceptable to recommend a reviewer who gave a positive review to a previous submission of the same MS?
I (and my co-authors) recently received a rejection notice regarding a manuscript we submitted for publication. We had one positive and one negative review. The positive reviewer chose to reveal his ...
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Refereeing papers by people you are very close to
I was recently asked to referee a paper. I opened the paper and it was one of my former postdoc mentor. I disclosed my relationship to the journal and they didn't mind. I had already read the paper so ...
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Does a cancellation of an accepted review request before the due date happen often?
I accepted a paper review request of an ESCI journal last month. A few days later the editorial office wrote me they no longer needed my review. Last week they sent a request for the same paper again. ...
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Forgot to Anonymize Paper for Double-Blind Review
I recently submitted a paper to a conference, and I realized six days after submission that I forgot to remove the authors' names. The guidelines clearly state:
"All papers will be double-blind ...
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