Things I've learned during my time as an editor. A thread.
1) Editors have 4 options: accept, accept w/ minor rev, accept with major rev, decline. The letters for the first & last options are obvious. The letter for the middle two sound like the MS is rejected.
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1) Editors have 4 options: accept, accept w/ minor rev, accept with major rev, decline. The letters for the first & last options are obvious. The letter for the middle two sound like the MS is rejected.
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2) Basically, no one gets accept on the first submission.
3) Good reviewers are hard to find. Corollary: Be a good reviewer.
4) Authors argue with editor decisions way more often than I realized. Corollary: Being polite and fact-driven is really important. #phdlife
3) Good reviewers are hard to find. Corollary: Be a good reviewer.
4) Authors argue with editor decisions way more often than I realized. Corollary: Being polite and fact-driven is really important. #phdlife
5) Don't plagiarize. Yes, this needs to be said.
6) Don't just cite yourself & two of your friends in your reference list.
7) You don't have to make every change requested by the reviewers, but you do have to explain why.
8) The cover letter is really important.
#publishing
6) Don't just cite yourself & two of your friends in your reference list.
7) You don't have to make every change requested by the reviewers, but you do have to explain why.
8) The cover letter is really important.
#publishing
