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Do you know how many journal articles Prof. Mcloughlin has published in his journal? Around 800. And how many papers would he and his editorial staff have screened to identify those 800 articles that were of the quality his journal expected? Thousands!

So assuming that the journal you want to publish your paper in also receives a lot of submissions (and resubmissions), how do you make sure that your resubmission stands out from among the thousands of papers a journal editor looks at? By following the tips Prof. Mcloughlin begins sharing here.

Typically when authors receive a paper with a lot of comments, they react emotionally and assume that peer reviewers did not like their work. According to Prof. Mcloughlin, there is no need to feel dejected. The more comments you receive, the higher the likelihood of the reviewers taking an interest in what you are trying to say and wanting you to say it better.

Quick recap

Here’s a list of the tips Prof. Mcloughlin shared in this lecture:

Case study

We'd like to share with you the case of an author who was disheartened by a revise and resubmit decision.

Why authors should not be deterred by a "revise and resubmit" decision

Have you faced such a situation? How did you deal with it?



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