I received two rejections today, but they were my first ones. Are editors required to read the whole article, or do they stop reading as sonn as they find one error? I revised one article, and the revision request was minor. I was very surprised when it was rejected again, and the editor mentioned items that were never indicated the first time. Thank you.
Abby
Question about Editorial Process
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Re: Question about Editorial Process
If you get a rejection, always take the opportunity to check the article thoroughly for needed revisions before resubmitting. I suspect that editors don't always read on once they have decided to reject, and they certainly won't if the problem is a formatting one.
Re: Question about Editorial Process
It was not a formatting issue, but this information is helpful. Thanks. Abby
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Re: Question about Editorial Process
Abby,abbylgs wrote:I received two rejections today, but they were my first ones. Are editors required to read the whole article, or do they stop reading as sonn as they find one error? I revised one article, and the revision request was minor. I was very surprised when it was rejected again, and the editor mentioned items that were never indicated the first time. Thank you.
Abby
Once the editors hit an error they stop reading. They will use one of the pre-canned rejection notices in most cases, and bump it back to you. If there are other errors, you'd better find them before resubmitting.