Most manuscripts have not been rejected after delivery, and there is no further news. In the author's opinion, the situation is like a stone sinking into the sea, mainly because of the delay of the reviewers. That is to say, the journal editor sent the manuscript to several reviewers early, but one or several reviewers didn't give me the good news of not reviewing the manuscript, nor did they reply to the review opinions (although the journal has requirements on the review time). I'm too busy, so I have to delay! As a periodical editor, busy with work and constantly handling new manuscripts, he probably has no energy to pay attention to this situation that has been sent out but has not been replied by reviewers. So, on the author's side, there is no news.
In this case, what should we writers do The answer is naturally: Q. If the delivery of the manuscript exceeds the turnaround time promised by the journal, you might as well write a polite letter stating the situation (when was your manuscript sent out and there is still no further news), and then ask what stage the manuscript is being processed at present? When a periodical editor receives such a letter, he will remember such a thing and then urge the reviewers again. If the reviewer still does not reply regularly, the journal editor may also consider changing the reviewer.
In most cases, journal editors will give the author an answer without being offended. After all, from the point of view of journal editors, their task is to decide the available manuscripts as soon as possible, and it is not good for them to delay indefinitely.
Of course, in the process of reviewing manuscripts, you can try not to rush the manuscript. Magazines have their own set of manuscript processing procedures. General editors first evaluate the manuscript, and then invite reviewers if they think the manuscript is suitable for the magazine. After processing the manuscript, the reviewers will feed back the comments to the magazine, and the magazine society will evaluate the comments and the manuscript, and finally feed back the comments to the contributors.
If there are special circumstances that need to be urged, we should also pay attention to ways and means, and try to express our opinions in a euphemistic tone, but we should also point out problems, such as the review period exceeding the requirements of the magazine. There will be many templates of dunning letters online. You can download and modify it yourself. Here's one, too. Please correct me if there is anything wrong.
Dear Editor/Professor:
I'm sorry to bother you. I don't know if it's appropriate to contact you. I have published an article entitled "* * * *" in "* * *" magazine for more than three months. Usually, the review time of your magazine is less than 3 months. However, we haven't received any comments on our manuscript. Can you help me check the progress and status of my manuscript?
Thank you very much for your kindness and look forward to hearing from you. I wish you happy every day!
Yours, sincerely
corresponding author
To sum up, we must do a good job before submitting the manuscript, be familiar with the review cycle of the magazine, and try not to rush the manuscript within the review cycle of the magazine. If you exceed the review cycle for a long time, you can choose to rush the manuscript, but the tone must be polite and polite, and you should not rush the manuscript frequently.
In addition, there will be many templates for you to choose from online. You can also download one from the internet and modify it according to your own needs.
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