Dealing with Reviews. Rejection hurts, but is it fatal?
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Dealing with Reviews
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Rejection hurts, but is it fatal?
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Publication ProcessPublication ProcessCOMPLETION OF RESEARCHCOMPLETION OF RESEARCH
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTPREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTSUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT
ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEWASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW
DECISIONDECISION
REJECTIONREJECTION REVISIONREVISION
RESUBMISSIONRESUBMISSION
RE-REVIEWRE-REVIEW
ACCEPTANCE REJECTIONACCEPTANCE REJECTION
PUBLICATION!PUBLICATION!
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Editorial Decision
• Accepted with no revisions – this is very rare!
• Modify• Read critiques carefully• Revise manuscript to address concerns• Send in revisions
• Rejected• Read critiques carefully• Revise manuscript to address concerns• Resubmit to another journal
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Response• Don’t look for bias and intent
• Begin with the presumption that the reviewers were unbiased
• They put substantial (unpaid) effort into understanding your work
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After Receiving Your Reviews…
• Read and get mad; put reviews away for 24-48 hours
• Re-read reviews
• Try to understand what reviewers are saying
• Discuss reviews with collaborators
• Look for clues in editor’s cover letter
• Reviewer is ALWAYS right
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CluesHere’s one you don’t want to receive!
“Dear Authors:
Thank you for your submission. We have included two rejection letters. One for this submission and one for your next submission.”
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Response to Acceptance Letter
• Celebrate!
• Wait for the proofs
• Acceptance is much more common following revisions
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Proofs• A preliminary copy of the printed article
• Read carefully
• Usually can not make drastic changes
• Answer all queries
• Usually requires quick, often 48-hour response from you!
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Accepted with Revision: Revising Manuscript• Re-write sections of manuscript where confusing
• Give manuscript to someone else to read along with reviewer comments
• If you decide not to revise the manuscript, contact the editor and withdraw it
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Response to Modify Letter
• Do additional experiments or data analysis if needed• Make appropriate revisions in manuscript• Point-by-point response to comments by the editor and by the reviewers
• Respond to the letter and the intent of the suggestions
• Explain any additional changes• Return revisions in a timely manner (>60%)
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More on Responding
• Thank the reviewer and editor
• Consider which issues are critical
• Give way on minor inconsequential points
• Draft response to each point made
• Detail changes made to manuscript
• If you think reviewer is wrong, give reasons and politely disagree
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The Revised Manuscript
• Follow journal (editor) instructions
• Return to proper location (usually the corresponding editor)
• Include a cover letter and manuscript identification information
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Response to Reject Letter
• Evaluate reviews and identify the problem(s)
• Revise and resubmit to same journal
• Revise and resubmit elsewhere
• Do not lose hope or your temper
• Most journals >60%
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More on Rejection
• Don’t take it personally. Look for the good points and build on them.
• Editor can help resolve conflicting reviews
• Rebut and resubmit, but don’t pretend to fix something if you haven’t!
• If sending to a different journal, is the previous rejection relevant?
• Be diplomatic
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Why a Manuscript Gets Rejected
• Inappropriate for journal
• Research is merely confirmatory
• Study is an incremental advance only
• Study was poorly designed
• Conclusions made are not supported by data
• Manuscript was poorly written or organized
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Contacting the Editor
• Don’t understand reviewers’ comments
• Inappropriate reviewer comments
• Question regarding additional experiments
• Withdrawing manuscript
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Check List• Re-read the decision letter and reviews
• Have you answered all the questions?• Have you followed the instructions?
• Are your responses concise, clear, and effective?
• Do you need to eliminate any angry or inappropriate comments?
• Did you make any modifications that were not suggested?• Describe any major changes and explain why
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Rejection• Accept
• Modify
• Reject
• Painful