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« on: October 25, 2009, 11:39:38 PM » |
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Long story short: A year and a half ago I submitted a piece to a journal and have been through two rounds of 'revise and resubmit'. The letter explaining the last 'r & r' said they were 'very interested' in having me submit a revised piece. I resubmitted the piece for the second time in June and wrote the editors last week to find out its status.
The assistant said the editors have received the reviews and will be making their mind up shortly.
Should I deduce that since they haven't e-mailed me that I will soon receive a rejection letter? Do editors e-mail folks if they've accepted the piece and send snail mail for rejections?
Come on, already...
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erzuliefreda
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2009, 06:29:10 AM » |
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I would think they are still deciding. Best of luck!
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ls410
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2009, 07:45:28 AM » |
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It might be a decision about whether to accept pending a few more revisions or another revise and resubmit (see the threats on having 4 or more RandR).
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tenured_feminist
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2009, 09:05:54 AM » |
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They probably had to harass one of the re-reviewers to extract the review, and yours is now in the queue for consideration pending the editors' digestion of the reviews. "The editors" are probably also administering and grading midterms and whining over on In the Classroom, so chill a little while and hope for good news soon.
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offthemarket
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2009, 12:33:18 PM » |
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They just forgot about it. It's happened to me a few times.
Actually, in these circumstances, I think it worked out in my favor as the editors were chagrined enough for the slow service, that (I suspect) they gave the papers an 'accept' instead of a 'minor revision' just to make up for time lost.
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canadatourismguy
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2009, 12:42:46 PM » |
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Chime...
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oatmeal
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2009, 03:40:21 PM » |
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You should not assume anything. I would just try to be as patient as you can (which is not easy, I know). You will hear soon enough... Good luck.
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pink_
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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2009, 04:14:36 PM » |
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The only thing that means that they rejected your piece is the letter you receive which states, "Unfortunately, we will not be publishing your paper" or something similar.
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klausk
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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 04:55:49 PM » |
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I once submitted a paper to a journal and the 1st round took a lifetime. I couldn't take it anymore, emailed the editor, heard nothing from him and got totally pissed off. It turned out that the editor had unexpectedly died.
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ucprof
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« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2009, 07:20:31 PM » |
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Just relax and wait for the reviews/response. This could mean anything - don't read into it. Some journals have a policy that some particular editor has to sign off on things - it could be just that. But like I said don't read into it.
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gerogal
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2009, 03:58:18 PM » |
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Chime. It does not mean anything yet. "Under Review"
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svenc
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2009, 10:26:35 PM » |
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Wait - am I to understand from the OP that there are journals that still use snail mail to communicate with article authors?
I'm pretty sure the last time I received written correspondence from a journal was 2003.
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