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One more doubt: please help!

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:39 am
by mathewf4rr3l
If my article in not up to the standards, will the editors request modifications?

or

It will be rejected at the first time itself?

I have submitted one article and expecting result. Will they give me suggestions for modification?

Thanks in advance.

mathewf4rr3l

Re: One more doubt: please help!

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:06 am
by jadedragon
If your article contains errors it will be sent back for revisions with stated (maybe vague) reasons. It takes some practice to get the hang of self editing, so just try and continue to improve.

Re: One more doubt: please help!

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:47 am
by mathewf4rr3l
thanks a lot jade

Re: One more doubt: please help!

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:44 am
by JoyRCalderwood
usually some small hint is given as to your error. I understand, however, that the editor stops at the first error, which will mean he hasn't checked the entire article.

Re: One more doubt: please help!

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:32 pm
by jadedragon
Joy is correct that often Ed stops at the first error. If you get a reject, carefully proofread for errors (noted and otherwise) then resubmit.

Re: One more doubt: please help!

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:37 pm
by Celeste Stewart
If your error is in the last paragraph, you're probably good LOL! Also, look at the context of the message. If the message says, "Wrong font" chances are good that the article was not looked at beyond the initial opening of the document. On the other hand, if the message is specific along the lines of, "Article has comma issues throughout and lacks a cohesive conclusion" then you can surmise that it was read completely and those two issues are the main reasons for the rejections. As you re-do it, do another round of proofreading as you never know what you - or the CC editor - might have missed on the first round. There are no guarantees that if you fix the comma errors and add a cohesive conclusion that another error might not get noticed on the second pass.