Questions tagged [paper-submission]
On the process of submitting a paper for review or publication by a conference or journal. Typical questions with this tag relate to selection of preferred or conflicted reviewers, timeline of the submission process, and typesetting or compilation by the publisher.
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Posting an extension of the under review paper on the arXiv
I am a postdoc in mathematics, currently finishing a paper that extends a previous one which has been under review for three months. As I am actively seeking job opportunities, I am considering ...
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Approximate timeline for annals of maths journal? [duplicate]
For those who have published in the Annals of Mathematics, since there is no editorial manager, how long should one wait before emailing the editor?
Additionally, after how much time can one expect ...
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Correct anonymization of submission using Latex
For a double blind review process, the venue (CHI) requires complete anonymization of submission files. Does this include the source files? More specifically, at the top in latex, you would normally ...
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What is the consequence of not mentioning an in-text citation in Bibliography
I have recently submitted a paper to a reputed Wiley Journal. I have used in-text citations in the main body, with all references alphabetically arranged at the end of paper in a bibliographical ...
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Submitting a paper as a nonacademic practitioner in a field
I am a professional with an undergraduate education. Out of both curiosity and a commitment to continued education I read papers and research related to the field that I am interested in.
I recently ...
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What does it indicate if a manuscript status goes from "Awaiting Reviewer Selection" to "Awaiting EIC Decision" a few days later? [duplicate]
This is after the manuscript has been revised and resubmitted
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Is there a general guideline to conjure up a mathematical expression to convey a system? [closed]
Pardon my naivety. I'm new to academic paper authorship. I would like to understand, is there a general guideline on how to think & express concepts in terms of mathematical expression.
Often ...
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Is it good idea to divide a paper in pure mathematics?
I have written an almost 30-page paper in mathematics (in number theory).
The paper contains two parts.
The first part is an independent study, which is a generalisation of previous work by other ...
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First paper submission reproducibility AAAi25
I'm preparing my submission for AAAI25, and I came across the requirement for a reproducibility checklist. I am a bit confused about how this checklist should be submitted. Should it be included as an ...
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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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How to make a case based on factual evidence that my colleague's writing style for submitted manuscripts has got to be overhauled?
Background (and, OK, venting a little frustration):
I have a colleague who's writing with English as a second language. They've learned a scientific writing style that was probably already outdated ...
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Does OpenReview Automatically Notify All Authors Upon Submission?
I am preparing a submission for the AAAI 2025 Conference via OpenReview, and I have a question about the notification process for co-authors.
When I submit the paper, does OpenReview automatically ...
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Technical Notes - what are they?
I am a new PhD student in aerospace engineering. I am currently already a member of a research group. Suffice it to say I am not in an American institution.
As I learn more about the research culture, ...
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Can I submit an abstract to a different conference before withdrawing from another?
I submitted a paper to Neurips, but I'm not very happy with the reviews/scores, so I'm thinking about withdrawing my paper to resubmit elsewhere. There is still an opportunity to raise the scores in ...
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Writing a Book Chapter and Adjusting One's Scholarly Tone (Writing Style)
I'm turning my master's dissertation into a book chapter and I'm worried about my scholarly tone. When I read other articles they don't sound like the way I have written my dissertation and I'll be ...
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Turning a Master's Dissertation into a Journal Article
I'm supposed to turn my masters dissertation into a journal article. The journal has no problem with me doing so as long as my work has not been published before, which it hasn't. However, I was ...
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Splitting a scoping review by themes
I am on a team with 2 others in completing a scoping review. The journal that invited us to submit the article has a word limit of 4000 words. Therefore, we split it by themes identified in the ...
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Is it useful to mention that you are an early career researcher in journal article cover letters?
I recently attended a political science conference where there was a workshop for early career researchers (ECR). During the workshop, a senior scholar mentioned that it is useful for him a journal ...
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Submitting a journal paper based on the conference paper before the actual conference happens
I'm working on research which I plan to finish in the next 2-3 months. I want to present some preliminary results as a short paper at the conference. The deadline for the short papers submission is ...
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Difference in approach when reviewing papers vs grants
Normally, we begin our experiences as peer-reviewers by answering request from journals and conferences to review papers. In these cases, all the details are included and the quality of the science ...
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Is it normal for journal reviewers to reject submissions based on non-scientific reasoning? [closed]
Is it normal for reviewers to use nonfactual statements as reasons to reject journal submissions? Here, nonfactual statements will be defined as statements that are in contradiction with verified ...
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What does this mean when I submitted the revised manuscript (the decison is minor revision )? [duplicate]
I have submitted a manuscript to IEEE TRANS Journal.
After rounds of revisions, I have gone through the major revision, minor revision, and minor revision.
I have just submitted the revised manuscript ...
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Should you ever pick "recommended" or "opposed" reviewers for journal submissions in social science?
This question applies to all disciplines but I am curious here about social science journals in particular. Is it ever a good idea to name/identify specific reviewers that you would like to have them ...
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Status of a manuscript whose required reviews are completed
I have submitted a paper to a good math journal in first week of May 2024. After a month (+ a week at most), the online system shows the status “Required reviews completed”. However, to this day, I ...
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Is there a limit to the number of times a journal editor will send my paper for review if referees keep declining?
I submitted a paper to Physical Review D, an APS journal, approximately a month ago. So far, the editor has forwarded my paper to six referees for review, all of whom have declined. I suspect this may ...
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Not proud of work, should I allow submission?
One of the students in a research group I worked with years ago has picked up my old work and is trying to get it published, but I am not proud of the quality of work. The paper is based on a ...
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Submission of a manuscript to two special issues of the same journal
I have noticed that the content of my paper is in the scope of two special issues of a journal. Is it reasonable to submit that to both of them at the same time, or do I have to wait for the result of ...
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Which recognized mathematical journal accepts submissions in Chinese language [closed]
I know from experience that some [mathematical-journals] from France allow French submissions. And on the arXiv you can see now and then a math paper in French and not only in English.
I've checked ...
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Register to 2 conferences at almost the same time with the same talk abstract/paper
I don't know how to do to prevent being blacklisted from journals. I wanted to give a talk at an international conference (and not to publish this work as a conference paper). I did not know that it ...
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I forgot to remove all authors' names from the appendix for a double-blind journal submission. What are the potential consequences?
I submitted a paper to a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. Unfortunately, I noticed that we forgot to remove the authors' names from the appendix. The submission was very recent, and until now, only ...
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Does Elsevier inform authors (or corresponding author) once they received the payment for Article Publishing Charge (APC) for open access?
I have submitted a manuscript to a fully open access journal in Elsevier and they accepted it after several revision rounds. However, after acceptance I received an invoice and I submitted it to my ...
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Should I ask permission from my former PI after finishing my contract when I'm sole author of the paper?
I'm a postdoc and I worked with a PI with whom I had many issues and disagreement. I even went to HR to report him for breaking the law. He told me to write the paper by myself as a single author. ...
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Whether to upload a conference paper?
I am going to a (large) conference this summer, and participants are expected to upload their papers so the chair, the discussant and the conference-goers can read them beforehand. Today, I received ...
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Paper rejected because it did not fit the scope of a journal
I recently finished my paper and I submitted it to a journal. A few days later, I got a response from the editor saying that my manuscript had been rejected because it did not fit the scope of the ...
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Are journals interested in reviews of books that are several years old? [closed]
It seems that most book reviews are published within a year of the publication of the book. I assume that the more recent the book, the more interested a journal will be in publishing a review. But at ...
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Who should I ask if I need further information about the submission guidelines of a journal?
Who should I ask if I want some further information about journal policies? I found something unclear in the author guideline of a journal in which I am interested in. I think the editor in chief is ...
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Should I retract my submission to a CS conference after finding a couple of errors in manuscript?
I spotted two errors in my submission post-deadline for the first round of review (the next and final round is a rebuttal round where we can address the reviewers' comments). The errors are as follows:...
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Sharing the data and code "after" acceptance?
Is it common practice to make data and code available only after manuscript acceptance in academic publishing?
Basically, I intend to provide a link to an OSF repo for my data and code, but leave it ...
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My supervisor is promoting my work (that I think has flaws) everywhere - what to do?
I am in a situation that might seems a bit odd. I published my research work in a pretty good journal. However, I believe that peer review wasn’t very strict (in my opinion). And this work is ...
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Review not needed after review
After reviewing a paper 1 month ago, I received the following email:
"It has since become clear that I will not need you to review the submitted manuscript at this time."
Has anyone ...
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Who has the final say in making revisions to a manuscript after it has been returned by reviewers?
You wrote a paper as first author and submitted to a journal. Months later, you get the paper back with suggested revisions from reviewers. One of your much more senior and accomplished co-authors ...
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How to find journals accepting submissions in literary criticism? [closed]
I've been trying to find academic journals looking for submissions, but when I search for literary journals, all I find are journals looking for fiction or poetry submissions, not essays. Additionally,...
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Will submitting an overly long article decrease my chance of acceptance? [closed]
After several months of work, I have almost finished a paper about an alternative axiomatization of quantum mechanics. The work is linked to the quantum reconstruction program.
The problem is that the ...
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What happens if two reviewers have incompatible recommendations for a paper?
I submitted a paper to an IOP journal (classical and quantum gravity) two or three months back and two reviewers were assigned. One of them was ok with the paper and recommended it for publication but ...
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Is the approval of a co-author required after submitting a paper to a journal?
After submitting a paper to a journal, usually an email is sent to the corresponding author and the co-authors, wherein it demands the approve of them for their contributions to the paper. If the ...
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What is the proper way to submit a "response" paper without offending the one I am responding to?
I am considering submitting a response to another scholar's paper. While I assume it is always best to first approach the journal in which the original article was published, is there a "best-...
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Can I post my article to an e-print archive (like arXiv) before submitting to an APS online journal?
I have read in some discussion forum that it should be safe, but I did not find any statement about this on the APS site.
If the answer is yes, does this rule apply for any e-print archive, other than ...
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Requesting multiple extension for manuscript revision and decision
We have received a major revision for a paper for an Elsevier journal at the end of April this year and initially got the deadline on May 25th.
Due to tight marking deadlines and international travel ...
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