The main editor is usually quite quick (a couple of days or so) because their just gauging scope and relavence. You don't need to, and shouldn't, make a rash decision. If Nature declines to publish a paper and does not suggest resubmission, authors are strongly advised to submit their paper for publication elsewhere. I have also worked as a subject matter expert in the field of Biomedicine. Special attention is paid by the editors to the readability of submitted material. [CDATA[// > The editor will then decide whether to accept your work as is, request minor or major revisions, or reject the paper due to unresolvable concerns. Once the decision has been made to peer-review the paper, the choice of referees is made by the editor who has been assigned the manuscript, who will be handling other papers in the same field, in consultation with editors handling submissions in related fields when necessary. More importantly, in the rejection letter it was evident that the Editor had taken the time to read through our manuscript and had given it some thought . . The average number of days between the date of manuscript submission and date of receiving the editorial acceptance decision. b. I regret giving them his address. The author submits a manuscript and it receives a tracking number. What does this mean and should I contact the editor? In replying to the referees comments, authors are advised to use language that would not cause offence when their paper is shown again to the referees, and to bear in mind that if a point was not clear to the referees and/or editors, it is unlikely that it would be clear to the nonspecialist readers of Nature. Register for comprehensive research tips and expert advice on English writing, journal publishing, good publication practices, trends in publishing, and a lot more. Got lab stories? Do roots of these polynomials approach the negative of the Euler-Mascheroni constant? How to proceed? What does the status 'under editor evaluation' mean? Although Nature's editors regard it as essential that any technical failings noted by referees are addressed, they are not so strictly bound by referees editorial opinions as to whether the work belongs in Nature. Rejections based on serious errors are frustrating for authors and damaging to the journal's credibility, and so we have a procedure for reconsidering decisions at the author's request. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a2b13d3eec43de7 I am currently continuing at SunAgri as an R&D engineer. All referees agree to Nature's conditions before Nature sends them a manuscript to assess. For those who have contemplated pleading for that precious second chance, we simply don't know where to start. Sometimes, the decision for the editor is really easy and quick and sometimes rather difficult and time-consuming. resubmitnoveltyresubmit, 4. Weigh all of your options and look at the merits of the rejection. Authors submitting to Nature do so on the understanding that they agree to these policies. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.
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