11-论文的审稿及发表程序：如何与编辑沟通

卢宝荣复旦大学生命科学学院科学研究方法与论文写作ScientificMethodology&ScientificPaperWriting复旦大学卢宝荣11.论文的审稿及发表程序：如何与编辑沟通Manyeditorsseethemselvesasgiftedsculptors,attemptingtoturnablockofmarbleintoalovelystatues,&writersascrudechisels.Infact,thewritersarethestatues,&theeditorsarepigeons.——DougRobarchek复旦大学卢宝荣复旦大学卢宝荣3Scientificmisconduct1.Concurrentduplicatesubmissions2.Serialunalteredsubmissions(‘‘journalshopping’’)3.Serialminimallyalteredrepublication4.Self-plagiarism5.Nondisclosureofconflictofinterestbyoneormoreoftheauthors复旦大学卢宝荣如何发表你的论文?当你的论文投递出一段时间以后你会收到来自杂志Editor的decisionletterThedecisionletter:rejectorprovisionallyacceptyourmanuscript你将如何应对不同的decision…复旦大学卢宝荣TheEditor’sRoleResponsibleformaintainingthereputation&competitivenessofaJOURNALMakinginitialdecisionastowhetherasubmittedmanuscriptwillbesenttoreviewersCommunicatingwithauthorsfortheirmanuscript复旦大学卢宝荣编辑以及编辑的作用有两类编辑：科学编辑（ScientificEditors）管理或责任编辑（Managing&ExecutiveEditors）复旦大学卢宝荣编辑的功能/作用（1）科学编辑（ScientificEditors）著名的科学家（自愿者volunteer）决定论文是否可以在本刊发表分派每一篇论文的编辑/审稿人有关论文的科学问题（如接受与否）可以与科学编辑联系复旦大学卢宝荣（2）ManagingEditors全职的专业人员（有工资）不决定论文的“接受”or“拒稿”确定论文审稿和发表过程中的所有事务性和管理型的工作负责将接受后的稿件转变成发表的论文在论文的“校样”和“出版”的过程中若有问题，可以与managingeditor联系复旦大学卢宝荣有问题、找编辑？论文接受以前的所有问题：通常联系ScientificEditors论文接受以后的所有问题：通常联系ManagingEditors复旦大学卢宝荣审稿的一般过程为有效沟通，应当了解审稿的一般过程了解编辑部的决策方式和过程，可以提高论文的命中（接受）率Theeditorial,reviewing&publicationprocesses……复旦大学卢宝荣审稿的一般过程每一个杂志都有编委会，不同编辑负责审理相关领域的稿件（Editorslistedinthejournal）每一个杂志都有自己的审稿专家库有时杂志在年终时致谢审稿专家通常，编辑邀请2-3位审稿专家对论文进行审阅审稿意见有分歧时请第三位审稿专家复旦大学卢宝荣审稿专家的责任TotickingtheboxesTowritetheircommentsaboutanyproblemswiththeMSTosuggestimprovementthatneedtobefollowedbeforetheMScanbeconsideredforpublicationinthejournalReturntheircomments&recommendationstotheeditor复旦大学卢宝荣Reviewer’sreport(tickingboxes)X复旦大学卢宝荣Recommendation:EBRX复旦大学卢宝荣复旦大学卢宝荣Editor’sdecisionEditorreceivesreportsofreviewers&decideswhatresponseswillbemadetotheauthorsEditor’sdecisioniseasyifallreviewersrecommend“accept”withnoorminorrevisionWhenreviewershavecontradictoryopinionsEditormakesdecisionbasedonhis/herjudgment复旦大学卢宝荣Theeditor’sdecisionIfcannotdecide,EditorwillsendMStothethirdreviewerforanadditionalopinionTheeditorthenwritestothecorrespondingauthor,tellingher/himofthedecisionAcceptorrejectormodify(major/minor)复旦大学卢宝荣Questions复旦大学卢宝荣如何处理退（修）回的稿件？如何与Editor和Reviewer沟通？复旦大学卢宝荣1.PaperacceptedsubjecttominorrevisionRespondquicklyTrytomakeallthechangesDon’tstartanyunnecessaryarguments复旦大学卢宝荣2.PaperacceptedsubjecttomajorrevisionMaynotbenecessarytoreactimmediatelyTrytoreadthereviewer/Editorscomments&suggestionscarefullyUnderstandwhataretheproblemsDiscussamongthecoauthorsbeforemakerevisions复旦大学卢宝荣3.PaperrejectedwithnewsubmissionencouragedTheEditorfeelsthatthisresearchmightbesuitableforthejournal,butnotinitspresentformBecausethewriting&structureneedstobeimprovedBecausethepresentation&interpretationoftheresultsneedtobechanged复旦大学卢宝荣3.PaperrejectedwithnewsubmissionencouragedMajorrewritingisrequiredThereisnotimelimit,butyoushoulddoitwhileitisstillfreshinyourmindIfyouresubmitarevisedMS,itwillusuallygobacktoreviewers,normallyoneormoreoftheoriginalreviewers复旦大学卢宝荣4.PaperrejectedRejectiondoesnotmeanthatthescienceisnotgoodorthepaperisnotwellwrittenRejectionisapartofthesubmissionprocess22%ofpaperseventuallyacceptedhadbeenrejectedatleastonceSeniorscientists&scientistswithmorepublicationshadhigherrejectionrate复旦大学卢宝荣RejectionwithoutreviewThetopicisnotsuitablefortheJournal(e.g.,wrongsubjectarea,nogeneralinterest)Thelanguageorstructureofthepaperispoor,thereforeMScannotbesenttoreviewersThereareclear&obviousflawsinthescienceNotorganizedfollowingthejournal’sstyle(e.g.,References)复旦大学卢宝荣Howtoreviseyourpaper:therulesVeryrarethattherefereeiscompletelyright&theauthorcompletelywrongToaccommodatetherefereebyaddressingtheircommentswithoutcompromisingthemessageofthepaperAlwaysshowtheeditoryouaredoingtherightthing–bepolite复旦大学卢宝荣Whyisapaperrejected?ThepapermaynotfitthescopeofthejournalRefereesmaynotreadorunderstandthepaperenoughtoappreciateit(thereviewprocessisunpaidworkforbusypeople)Somethingmayhaveannoyedthereviewer–theyareunpredictable复旦大学卢宝荣CommonproblemsinyourMSAimsofthestudyarenotclearThehypothesisonwhichtheworkisbasedischallengedTheexperimentaldesignoranalysismethodsarechallengedYouareaskedtosupplyadditiondataorinformationthatwouldimprovethepaperYouareaskedtoremoveinformationordiscussionTheconclusionsareconsideredincorrect,weakortoostrongUnspecificnegativecomments–e.g.poorlydesigned/written/organized复旦大学卢宝荣Problem&solutionNotsuitableforthejournal–submittoanotherjournalProblemswithdesignormethod–trytopublishthegoodpartsResearchnotnewornot‘important’enough–submittolowerrankingjournalIfsubmittingthesamemanuscript,makechangesrecommendedbyreviewers!!!复旦大学卢宝荣接收函(Theacceptingletter)WhenyoureceivetheacceptletterfromtheEditorItisgoodtimetoappreciateyourhardworkUsually,only5-30%oftheMSareacceptforpublication复旦大学卢宝荣接收函复旦大学卢宝荣32如何处理校样(Proof)Beforeofficialpublication,MSgoesthroughacopy-editi