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beyondthewall(@beyondthewall)
17/09/2024 6:59 PM
#107
I had my first publishing experience with this journal a few years ago, and while it was a bit disappointing, it ended up being a valuable learning experience. The review feedback I received was minimal. It included just a few sentences from two reviewers and lacked detail. One of the reviewers criticized my paper for “just synthesizing earlier studies,” completely missing the point of what a systematic review is supposed to do! Given that systematic reviews are meant to synthesize existing literature, the reviewer’s comments were both irrelevant and unacceptable.
I felt compelled to write a rebuttal to the editor and pointed out that the second review was not aligned with the journal’s policies and that a decision based on one reviewer’s (admittedly constructive) feedback would be unfair. I requested that my paper be reconsidered. Afterward, the status of the paper changed from rejected to major revision. I made the necessary changes and resubmitted. To my surprise, the paper was accepted without any further revisions, and it has since become one of my most highly cited works.
If you truly believe you’re right, don’t hesitate to stand your ground and fight for your work!
clucero(@clucero)
04/12/2024 5:30 AM
#129
I was trying to submit my paper to a Scopus-indexed journal. I had many rejections, but this journal accepted mine for review. There were so many reviews, back and forth, and I think some of the reviewers changed along the way. I almost gave up because some reviewers would say change this, and then when I changed it, another reviewer would say it lacked this. It took me a year to fix my submission, which was finally accepted. I was happier with the journey and the learnings than with the actual acceptance.
I had my first publishing experience with this journal a few years ago, and while it was a bit disappointing, it ended up being a valuable learning experience. The review feedback I received was minimal. It included just a few sentences from two reviewers and lacked detail. One of the reviewers criticized my paper for “just synthesizing earlier studies,” completely missing the point of what a systematic review is supposed to do! Given that systematic reviews are meant to synthesize existing literature, the reviewer’s comments were both irrelevant and unacceptable.
I felt compelled to write a rebuttal to the editor and pointed out that the second review was not aligned with the journal’s policies and that a decision based on one reviewer’s (admittedly constructive) feedback would be unfair. I requested that my paper be reconsidered. Afterward, the status of the paper changed from rejected to major revision. I made the necessary changes and resubmitted. To my surprise, the paper was accepted without any further revisions, and it has since become one of my most highly cited works.
If you truly believe you’re right, don’t hesitate to stand your ground and fight for your work!
I was trying to submit my paper to a Scopus-indexed journal. I had many rejections, but this journal accepted mine for review. There were so many reviews, back and forth, and I think some of the reviewers changed along the way. I almost gave up because some reviewers would say change this, and then when I changed it, another reviewer would say it lacked this. It took me a year to fix my submission, which was finally accepted. I was happier with the journey and the learnings than with the actual acceptance.