If the manuscript is reviewed and responded to according to the normal process, then we naturally expect the most. But often times, the review process is delayed again and again at a certain step. At this time, we will think of the issue of urging the manuscript. So what should we pay attention to about urging manuscripts?
The vast majority of submitted manuscripts are neither rejected nor received any further news. In the eyes of the contributors, the situation is like a stone sinking, mainly due to the delay of the reviewer. That is to say, the journal editor sends the manuscript to several reviewers early, but one or more reviewers neither give a warm word that they will not review the manuscript, nor respond to the review comments for a long time (although the journal There is a requirement for review time). Because I am too busy, I can only procrastinate! As a journal editor, I am busy with work and constantly have to deal with new manuscripts. It is very likely that I do not have the energy to keep an eye on the situation that has been sent but has not been responded to by the reviewers. As a result, there was no news from the author's side.
In this case, what should we authors do? The answer is naturally: ask. If the manuscript is submitted and exceeds the turnaround time promised by the journal (manuscript processing turnaround time), you may wish to write a polite letter stating the situation (when your manuscript was sent, and there is still no further news), and then consult At what stage is the manuscript currently being processed? When the journal editor receives such a letter, he will remember that such a thing happened, and he will urge the reviewers again. If the reviewer still does not respond after a period of time, the journal editor may also consider changing the reviewer.
In most cases, journal editors will respond to authors who write to inquire without being offended. After all, from a journal editor's perspective, their task is to decide on available manuscripts as quickly as possible, and indefinite delays would not be in their favor.
Of course, during the review process, try not to urge the manuscript if you can. The magazine has its own set of manuscript processing procedures. Generally, the editor first evaluates the manuscript. If he feels that the manuscript is suitable for the magazine requirements, and then invite reviewers, and then the formal review process begins. After the reviewers have processed the manuscript, they will feedback their review comments to the magazine. The magazine will evaluate the review comments and manuscript, and finally Feedback the review comments to the contributor.
If there are special circumstances that require urging the manuscript, we must also pay attention to the methods and methods, try to express our opinions in a tactful tone, but we must also point out the problem, such as the review period exceeding the requirements of the journal, etc. There are many templates for reminder letters on the Internet. You can download and modify them by yourself. Here is a copy. If there are any inappropriate places, you are welcome to correct them.
Dear editor/professor,
I feel so sorry for troubling you. I do not know whether it is the appropriate time to contact with you. I have submitted onearticle entitled "*** *” in the journal “****” for over3 months. Usually, the review time of manuscripts in yourjournal is less than 3 months. However, we have not received the comments of our manuscript yet. Could you help check the progress and current status of mymanuscript please?
Thanks very much for your kindness and lookingforward to hearing from you. Wish you happy every day!
Yours, Sincerely
Corresponding author
To summarize, before submitting a manuscript, you must do a good job in pre-submission, be familiar with the journal’s review cycle, etc., and try not to urge the manuscript within the journal’s review cycle. If the review cycle is exceeded, it will be longer. If the paper is long, you can choose to urge the manuscript, but the tone must be tactful and polite. In addition, do not urge the manuscript frequently.
In addition, regarding the issue of reminder letters, there are many templates on the Internet for you to choose from. You can also download one from the Internet and then modify it according to your needs.
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