What is editorial decision?

What is editorial decision?

The journal editor or editorial board considers the feedback provided by the peer reviewers and arrives at a decision. The following are the most common decisions that are made: accept without any changes (acceptance): the journal will publish the paper in its original form.

What is an editorial process?

#1 Editors identify what works, what doesn’t, and evaluate a manuscript’s potential. #2 Editors help the author make the manuscript better through revision guidance. #3 Editors polish the writing and make it read as well as possible. #4 And finally, editors make sure the copy is correct and ready for publication.

What is decision in process in journal?

Answer: When a journal displays the “decision in process” status, it means that the editorial board is in the process of making the final decision about your paper. There’s no specific time frame for this; the time may vary depending on the journal and the field.

What does editor decision started mean nature?

If this is nature group and it is “editor decision started” then it means the editor did something, including receiving a review report or selecting a new reviewer (from what I have experienced)

What editorial means?

An editorial, leading article (US) or leader (UK), is an article written by the senior editorial staff or publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or any other written document, often unsigned. Illustrated editorials may appear in the form of editorial cartoons.

What does awaiting referee scores mean?

Answer: Typically, in a ScholarOne system, the “Awaiting reviewer assignment” status is shown when invitations have been sent out to reviewers, but reviewers haven’t accepted them yet. On the other hand, the status “Awaiting reviewer scores” means that the paper is under review.

What does awaiting AE assignment mean?

Associate Editor

What is the meaning of awaiting reviewer assignment?

The status “Awaiting reviewer assignment” indicates that the editor has sent out reviewer invitations. In such cases, they inform the editor immediately and the editor begins to look for a new reviewer. Once the new reviewer accepts the invitation, the status will change to “Awaiting reviewer scores” once again.

What are two purposes of scholarly journals?

The basic function of a research journal is registration, certification, dissemination and archiving.

How long does it take to publish a journal article?

For example, although we try to limit the review period as much as possible we are highly dependent on the availability of reviewers and the time they are able to allot to each review, and therefore for a full research article the review process can typically take from 3 to 6 months.

How long does it take to publish in a journal?

If you receive a revise and resubmit it may take another 2–4 months to hear back on the revised article. If your article is accepted, it could take anywhere from a few months to three years for the journal to publish your piece.

How often do papers get rejected?

At Cell, Nature and Science, out of every 100 submissions received, merely three make it through the editor’s review and then peer review. In other words, rejection rates in these journals are as high as 97 percent! Even at journals where screening is comparatively relaxed, acceptance rates rarely exceed 40 percent.

What do you do after paper rejection?

Here are the most common options for next steps after rejection:

1. Appeal the rejection.
2. Resubmit to the same journal.
3. Make changes and submit to a different journal.
4. Make no changes and submit to another journal.
5. File the manuscript away and never resubmit it.