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6 years ago in Journal paper writing , Manuscript , Review Article By Kairei
What to do if the journal hasn’t replied for about 4 months even after the revised manuscript has been submitted?
Hi everyone, I need your opinions and suggestions for this one.
I submitted my manuscript in a renowned journal around two years ago. It went through the peer review process and after that I was asked to do some major revisions. After I made the revisions and submitted it again, I was told (after some time) that minor changes are required and those minor changes were requested for the editor only in which I was told that the manuscript won’t go under another peer review but will be checked by the editorial team only.
I did accordingly and resubmitted the manuscript considering the changes required for publication. It’s been almost 4 months since and I haven’t received any reply or responses from them. It just shows that the manuscript is “with editor”. I tried contacting them via email two times and both times, I received the email saying that they have asked the editor to accelerate the process.
Now, I don’t know what exactly to do? Should I wait or should I withdraw my manuscript and submit it to another journal?
Your opinions are most appreciated.
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By Chris Answered 6 years ago
I hope you hear good news. All the best.
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By Saqib Answered 6 years ago
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By Zack Answered 6 years ago
And yes, the peer review and editorial review differ from each other a s editorial review is not as strict as the peer review. It generally sticks with the publishing possibility and editor’s responsibility.
However, I would like to agree with other comments above of waiting for a response and keep contacting the editing team meanwhile. I ho
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By Daniel Answered 6 years ago
I am myself a reviewer and we are given 2-3 weeks to provide a report on the research. I hardly saw a manuscript taking more than 6 months in getting published in my subject domain; chemistry.
I would advise you to contact the editor-in-chief directly and ask the reason behind this delay. If you don’t get any revert, it is better to send an email informing them about the withdrawal.
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By Meredith Answered 6 years ago
It could be that the editor resigned or is on a long leave.
The manuscript might have been sent to the same reviewers and they sidelined it or slept over it.
Maybe the revised manuscript got misplaced during the transit.
It could also be the case of the unfortunate death of the editor. I can say this as it happened with one of the editors I knew who died of a cardiac arrest the next day he brought the manuscript for review. Although even in that case, the family returned the manuscript to the journal after week realising the significance of the paper.
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By Kate Answered 6 years ago
Just keep sending them mails demanding the progress status.
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By Daniel Answered 5 years ago
If the issue has been sorted out, please let all the people involved in this thread know about the result as I see people are still giving their opinions.
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By Kairei Answered 5 years ago
Hi everyone, thank you for your responses. I am sorry I couldn’t reply earlier. They sent me their decision in February, and the manuscript got rejected. For the reason, they just told me that the manuscript got rejected because it was in a latex document. I don’t even know what the revisions were for then, and why they didn’t tell me about this.
I already had a bad experience with the same journal in the past. I feel so stupid to trust the journal again.
I have submitted the manuscript to another journal after making the revisions. Let’s see how it goes.
Thank you once again for all the answers.
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