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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Do I need to disclose that a manuscript has been rejected from another journal in my cover letter?
I have a manuscript which has been submitted and rejected by a journal. I am now preparing the manuscript for submission to another journal.
The cover letter guidelines for the new journal state that ...
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Rebuttal sent but no response from journal
I submitted a paper to a journal where four reviewing cycles were done by two reviewers. One of the two reviewers had no comments and accepted the paper as is, while the other reviewer had comments at ...
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Why are journals so pesky about partial submissions?
I recently began the submission process at a few potential journals for my paper to verify the process / requirements. Having not submitted these yet, the journals seem to be very concerned with these ...
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Is 18 references in a 18 page article too little?
I'm about to submit my paper which is about predicting the apparent geothermal gradient in a country using a machine learning algorythm, the main motivation is the fact that the country only has heat ...
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Should I provide trademarks/real names in my scientific paper?
Let's assume I want to compare the nutrient content of selected beverages available on the market. The number of beverages is limited to about 10 items. The aim of this small project is to show that ...
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How to see submitted manuscript status as co-author for the IEEE Access journal?
The IEEE Access journal's submission has been changed to https://ieee.atyponrex.com. However, I cannot see the co-author's submitted manuscript in this new system. I would appreciate it if someone ...
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Seeking Recommendations for Platforms to Submit Preprints for Endorsement and Publication on arXiv [duplicate]
I've recently completed a number theory article that I'm eager to publish on arXiv. However, I require an endorsement to proceed with the publication. Could someone kindly assist me with this matter? ...
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My name was published on abstract but my name was not published on the final manuscript?
Can I send a letter to the editor and get my name published on the paper if my name was published on the abstract but not the final accepted manuscript. How should I best handle this sensitive ...
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What is a reviewer integrity check in this particular context?
I recently submitted a manuscript to a well-known journal in my field. It is published by Wiley and Hindawi. I received a "major revision" decision based on two reviews. One of the reviewers ...
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"Decision in process" after the median number of days from submission meaning
My manuscript went from "With the Editor" to "Decision in Process" after I submitted it to a journal, which had a median decision time of 10 days. After 18 days the status changed ...
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High similarity index on turntin
My paper got accepted for a conference. Before submitting the paper, I used Turntin to check for any similarity and found only 6%. But after the conference reviewed my paper and sent it to me, I again ...
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When is it useful to wait for the resubmission of a revised manuscript?
I recently attended a conference and witnessed an interesting discussion between a PhD and his supervisor. The supervisor recommended his student to "wait with the re-submission until the very ...
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"Awaiting Referee Assignment" Does that mean my submission passed the first decision? [duplicate]
I submitted a paper yesterday to a SAGE journal, and it went very quickly from with journal administrator (or something like that) to Awaiting Referee Assignment. There is an editor attached to it as ...
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ORCID iD Inclusion in SpringNature Manuscript Submission
I am currently preparing a paper for submission to the International Journal of Data Science and Analytics (JDSA) by SpringNature. I have filled out all the required information in the submission ...
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Upon resubmission, can I oppose some previous reviewers if I stronly disagree with their comments?
I submitted a manuscript to an Elsevier journal. I was given a major revision after a two-month review period. The comments from the two reviewers are positive and constructive. It took me a month to ...
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Request for Changes to the Author List
I need to change the corresponding author in my paper. The journal asked to submit a form which is about changes in the author list. The text is as follows :
Do I still need to submit this form. I ...
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Being in "1 Reviewer(s) invited" state for 4 months, What should I do? [duplicate]
I have submitted an article in a math journal, the status has remained at "1 Reviewer(s) invited" for the past 4 months. In an attempt to understand the reasons behind this delay and seek an ...
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Status "Reviewed by all reviewers" hasn't changed in 20 days [duplicate]
On the journal website my research papers' status is “Reviewed by all reviewers”. It has been almost 20 days without a change in status. Should I mail the editor/the journal? What should I write?
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Collatz conjecture proof [closed]
A while ago a submitted an article to ENT about the Collatz conjecture, it consists the proof that I derived from within the structure stress theory which is a theory a I devolved to view the Riemann ...
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After a successful appeal and resubmission, the same reviewer rejected our paper again, what can we do?
The last time I submitted my manuscript in 2022, it was rejected by the newly added reviewer x after major and minor revisions. The reason was that the method of one of the sections was questioned ...
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What does “ awaiting assessment “ mean within the context of a ScholarOne submission system? [duplicate]
I submitted a paper to New Phytologist journal that uses the ScholarOne submission system. The manuscript status has changed to “awaiting assessment “, What does this mean?
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Is there a chain-of-command among authors for settling disputes in the textual content of the paper?
Context : Let us say we had submit a paper in microbiology, received reviews and are discussing changes to be made for better explanation to the reviewers. The authors are a grad student and two ...
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Editor does not respond after a month of completion of second revision [duplicate]
Our paper underwent a second minor revision after the first major revision. This second revision has been completed by the reviewer 1 month ago, yet the editor has not even seen this report. I know ...
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Study on number of papers in math during the pandemic
I would like to know if there is a serious study about how the disruption caused by COVID-19 affected the publication figures of some mathematics journals during 2020 and 2021.
Was a downward trend ...
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Can I submit a demo paper to a conference while the journal paper of the algorithm is being processed?
We have submitted a journal paper and it is now being processed with the experiments and the algorithm description.
We want also the submit a demo paper about the user interface software we created to ...
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Can you submit for journal publication an institutional working paper?
Journals are nowadays fairly open to preprints before submission (e.g. Nature policies here https://www.nature.com/nature-portfolio/editorial-policies/preprints-and-conference-proceedings). However, ...
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Which date should I print as submission date on the title of my thesis when I send it by post to the deanery?
Tomorrow I will print my thesis. On the title page, I have to write
Submitted on: xx.xx.xxxx
Typically, that is not an issue if you go to the deanery by foot and submit the thesis. However, I will ...
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When resubmitting the revised manuscript, what if response to reviewers missed?
I misunderstood the way of submitting response to reviewers document, so I submitted the revised manuscript before uploading response to reviewers. I contacted the journal with the attachment of ...
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desk reject without reason - email to ask?
I recently had a paper desk-rejected (i.e., by the editor without review). I was disappointed sure, but more annoyed because no reason was given at all (verbatim email with redactions):
I am sorry to ...
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What happens after paper is accepted but not yet published [duplicate]
I want to know what actually happens, when a paper is accepted but not yet published. What happens in behind the scenes after I sign the copyrights.
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How to proceed after paper submission on Number Theory rejected by arXiv? [duplicate]
This is the first time I am writing here and I hope not to be very repetitive with regards to similar topics already covered, so I will try to be as much specific as I can. Before all, I am an ...
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Do published research papers cite preprints?
Do journals publish papers that cite preprints? I have an article where a good chunk of work is based on a preprint and I have cited it, accordingly. But that preprint was released on arXiv in 2021 ...
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Duration of Initial Quality Check period for "Scientific Report" Journal [duplicate]
I have submitted a manuscript to Scientific Reports at the "Initial Technical Check Stage." So please give me an idea of how long it usually takes for this stage to be over.
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How to resolve accidental double submission
I submitted a paper a couple months ago. I wasn't super happy with the results I published and ended up rewriting major sections of the paper (mainly for clarity rather than content). I got some ...
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Should I put the whole comment responding to reviewers' comments [duplicate]
My goal is to respond to reviewers' comments. While doing that should I put the whole comments or only the parts I am asked to change. Related: Proper way of responding to reviewers' comments
In a ...
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Awaiting post-review checks in ScholarOne [duplicate]
After "Awaiting Reviewers Scores" the status of my paper is "Awaiting post-review checks". What does it mean?
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Writing the introduction section of an academic journal
I have a question about writing the introduction section of an academic journal.
In particular, is it appropriate to include the potential impact of the research being proposed in the introduction ...
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Authorship Disputes and Contributions in Collaborative Research Projects
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My colleague (referred to as X) and I collaborated on two research endeavors, termed A and B. While our overarching goals aligned, our specific inputs varied due to individual commitments, ...
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Acknowledgment part of manuscript before submission [duplicate]
I am going to submit a manuscript to a journal. Should the acknowledgment section be written after the acceptance of the article or it can be written in the first step of submission? In my case, I ...
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Can authors see changes in NeurIPS reviewer scores after the rebuttal period ends? (openreview platform)
Reviewers can change their score during the rebuttal phase and these changes are visible to the authors, other reviewers, ACs SACs, and PCs.
I know that the reviewers can also change their scores ...
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"Communicated by" in AMS [duplicate]
I have seen that manuscripts published in the Proceedings of American mathematical society have "communicated by x" , just below the title of manuscript. I was thinking how to decide which ...
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How to send an email to a senior editor?
We have sent a comment paper to Physical Review B, but the editor told us to extend this comment paper and convert it to a regular paper. But we have already written a regular paper and wanted to send ...
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Paper submitted to a Nature sub-journal with 3 weeks without updates, what can it mean? [duplicate]
I'm a postdoc working in the field of cancer genomics. Recently I submitted my work to a Nature sub-journal. It quickly went from "manuscript submitted" to "editor assigned" and &...
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When moving from one institution to another, at what point should I change the affiliation on the papers? [duplicate]
When publishing a paper, I normally go through the following stages (which I imagine are fairly universal):
Figuring out the solution to a new problem and writing it down.
Polishing up the ...
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How to handle payment requests from a predatory journal?
I sent an article to the journal at a promotional price. The article has already been published. They asked for a surcharge for the review and I paid but according to them I was late and they want to ...
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Should I inform the Editor that I won't resubmit after a "Reject and Resubmit" verdict?
My paper has been rejected (with a "Reject and Resubmit" status), and the Editor has recommended resubmitting it with the revision contents that incorporate the reviewer's feedback. I am ...
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Will a presentation at a conference with no proceedings or publication help my CV for grad school application?
Ahmedabad University is going to organize an annual economic conference. I have completed my graduation this year. A few conferences which were held at my university published the accepted papers in a ...
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Does publishing in Russian journals or collaborating with Russian researchers on a paper harm my reputation? [duplicate]
Ever since the escalation of the war in Ukraine in 2022, numerous institutions have reacted to the event in different ways. Some cut partnerships with Russian scholars completely while others took a ...
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Absent / unavailability periods in ScholarOne and other platforms. When are these options useful?
Submission systems like ScholarOne or Editorial Manager have options where one can indicate absence / unavailability periods. In what context are these options useful and do you make use of them?
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Submitted to jounal status average time [duplicate]
What is the average time for a manuscript status to stay " submitted to journal" in elsevier? I submitted over 2 weeks ago and still no change, this has never happened with me before, ...
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