The time taken from submission of a manuscript to acceptance for 카지노 쪽박걸 in a journal can vary considerably, ranging from a few months to 3-4 years. Why so long? Because manuscripts typically get rejected rather than accepted by the first journal they are submitted to. Indeed, it is not uncommon for a paper to be rejected up to 3 or 4 times before it is finally accepted by a journal.
카지노 쪽박걸 is often a matter of when, not if
3 million: number of manuscripts submitted to 카지노 쪽박걸s each year1
1.5 million: number of manuscripts that are then rejected by the 카지노 쪽박걸s1
95%: rejection rate of 카지노 쪽박걸s like Cell, Lancet, and Nature
62%: percentage of published papers in epidemiology that had been rejected at least once2
79%: percentage of manuscripts initially rejected by the 카지노 쪽박걸 Radiology but subsequently published within 3-4 years3
20%: percentage of papers published by top ecologists that were rejected at least once4
3-6 times: estimated number of times that manuscripts are submitted to journals before getting accepted for 카지노 쪽박걸5
2 years: period within which at least 50% of manuscripts across disciplines were published after getting rejected by the first 카지노 쪽박걸 they were submitted to6
Any author wanting to get his/her paper published in a journal must factor in the possibility of rejection and accordingly prepare a 카지노 쪽박걸 schedule.
Given below are some of the major decisions/actions that authors should take while creating a 카지노 쪽박걸 schedule.
Decide the format of 카지노 쪽박걸r paper
Should your paper be written up as a full-length original research article or a brief technical report? If you are in a hurry to have part of your findings published, even before you have completed the full study, then a rapid communication is the best option for publishing quickly. You should not try to write up your research in an unsuitable format just because you want to publish in a particular 카지노 쪽박걸 (e.g., don’t turn a case report into an original article just because the 카지노 쪽박걸 of your choice does not accept case reports).
Determine your 카지노 쪽박걸 strategy
You should create a list of at least 5 카지노 쪽박걸s to submit your manuscript to. As explained above, there is a high chance that the paper will not get accepted by the first 카지노 쪽박걸 you submit to. You might need to consider various strategies while determining this list of 카지노 쪽박걸s. For example, is publishing in a prestigious 카지노 쪽박걸 your most important consideration? Then you might wish to try your luck with 3 prestigious 카지노 쪽박걸s before lowering the target for the last 2 카지노 쪽박걸s. Or would you like to publish in a prestigious 카지노 쪽박걸 but cannot afford to risk waiting a year or two to publish? Then you might want to submit to a prestigious 카지노 쪽박걸 initially, but lower the target gradually; as you go down the list, pick 카지노 쪽박걸s where you have an increasingly higher likelihood of being accepted.
Ensure that you meet all the submission requirements of the target 카지노 쪽박걸
Submission requirements vary across journals. For example, some journals may require only a single cover letter stating that all authors agree to 카지노 쪽박걸, while others may require that all authors read and sign the journal’s authorship agreement form. Thus, it can take anywhere from a week to a month before you are ready to complete the submission of your paper to a journal. You should also factor in time to reformat the manuscript in accordance with the journal’s instructions for authors. When compiling your list of journals, try to ensure that the journals don’t have radically different formats for manuscripts. For example, if your paper is 5000 words in length, it is best to avoid journals that have a word count restriction of 3000 words.
Take advantage of pre-submission inquiries
Many 카지노 쪽박걸s let you submit an abstract or short summary to ask their opinion on whether the topic or research will be of interest to the 카지노 쪽박걸. If your selected 카지노 쪽박걸 allows this option, take advantage of it. If the 카지노 쪽박걸 is not interested, it will save you loads of time in avoiding the entire submission process with that 카지노 쪽박걸.
Determine next steps to be taken once you receive a decision from the 카지노 쪽박걸
Scenario 2:The manuscript is rejected by the 카지노 쪽박걸 without peer review
In this scenario, the decision of the 카지노 쪽박걸 editor is likely to be communicated to you very quickly, sometimes as quickly as a day and typically in less than a month. If this happens, you have no option but to consider another 카지노 쪽박걸. This is why it is important to keep a list of backup 카지노 쪽박걸s ready. Select the next 카지노 쪽박걸 on your list and immediately begin the submission process, without wasting time in between to look for another 카지노 쪽박걸.
Scenario 2:Manuscript is rejected after peer review
Type 1: Cond카지노 쪽박걸ional rejection
A cond카지노 쪽박걸ional rejectionis not bad news. It means that the journal is willing to reconsider the paper for 카지노 쪽박걸 if you follow the reviewers’ and editor’s suggestions. You have two options available: reject/ignore the changes suggested, or revise the manuscript on the basis of the reviewers’ comments. It is highly advisable to go with the second option (unless you fundamentally disagree with the reviewer), since the journal has already indicated its interest in the paper by asking you to resubmit. It will also be quicker because the journal is already familiar with your paper and may even decide to go ahead and publish it without another round of review.
Type 2: Outright rejection
After receiving an outright rejection, authors should ideally consider the reasons for rejection. Incorporating the reviewers’ and editor’s comments can increase the chances of 카지노 쪽박걸 in another journal. Indeed, one study did a case study of a journal and found that in the case of manuscripts rejected by the journals, those that were revised by the authors following reviewers’ suggestions were subsequently published in journals with higher impact factors than those that were not revised (they also found that some of the manuscripts took over 28 months to get published).7If, however, reviewers identified a major flaw in the research, then the author would be well advised to devote some more time to improving the research before considering another 카지노 쪽박걸, rather than waste time submitting the manuscript to one 카지노 쪽박걸 after another.
Scenario 3: Manuscript is accepted for 카지노 쪽박걸
Congratulations! Most of your work is done. Be sure to provide thoughtful and well-reasoned responses to the reviewers’ comments, especially in the case of a conditional acceptance. And make sure you complete all the revisions, proofing, and figure production work that the journal requests on time, to avoid 카지노 쪽박걸 delays.
Planning
A recommended approach to creating a 카지노 쪽박걸 schedule is to work backwards from the target date of 카지노 쪽박걸.
Figure: A mock schedule for 카지노 쪽박걸 planning. Target: Publish by end of 2012; Start date: September 1, 2011.
Of course, the times given above can vary widely. Peer review periods can be difficult to estimate. Further, a single author may well be able to revise the paper and prepare all submission requirements within a few days of receiving a 카지노 쪽박걸 decision. However, if you have 10 co-authors, it may take you a few months just to revise the paper.
Conclusion
Rejection rather than acceptance is the norm in academic publishing. But most papers end up getting published if the authors stay persistent. Authors should factor in time to submit their paper to more than one journal prior to 카지노 쪽박걸. Plan well ahead! If you need a paper to be published in 2013, you should begin the journal submission process no later than January 2012.
- House of Commons Science and Technology Comm카지노 쪽박걸tee (2011).Peer review in scientific 카지노 쪽박걸sVol 1. House of Commons: London, UK.
- Hall SA & Wilcox AJ (2007).The fate of epidemiologic manuscripts: A study of papers subm카지노 쪽박걸ted to Epidemiology. Epidemiology 18(2):262–65.
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