In short, “major revisions” means
you’ve got work to do on your manuscript
, but you’re still very much in the game. Your target journal’s editor has sent your manuscript to two or more peer reviewers. At least one of them felt that some substantial changes were needed before the journal can publish your work.
Does major revision mean accepted?
To my experience, major revision in general
leads to the acceptance of a manuscript reviewed and re-reviewed for several rounds
. Minor revision may undergo referee evaluation; however, in most cases, the editor accepts the paper without sending the revised manuscript to the reviewer.
Can a paper be rejected after major revision?
The probability of major revised paper is more than 50%. If one addresses the reviewers/editors comment properly, the paper acceptance chance is more.
A very few papers rejected after revisions
. … Rejection is only possible in rare cases when authors ignore required modifications by reviewers/editor.
How long do major revisions take?
Most journals normally take
4-8 weeks to review manuscripts
. The ‘decision in process’ status implies that your manuscript has passed through peer review and the editorial board is now making a decision. In this step, the editor carefully evaluates all the comments by the peer-reviewers and examines the manuscript.
What are the chances of acceptance after major revision?
Papers having two reviewers’ recommendations to accept and minor revision have much greater chance of acceptance (more than 98%) than papers receiving two reviewers’ recommendations that include a major revision and a reject or two rejections (which results in an acceptance rate
of less than 5
%): (Figure 1). Figure 1.
Is revise and resubmit good?
Authors should view an invitation to revise and resubmit as
good news
because it means the journal has found value with the article. If authors make a considered effort to address reviewers’ comments, then in all proba- bility, the resubmitted article will be accepted for publication.
What is meant by minor revision?
Minor revision means that
your paper accepted by about 70 % but not final acceptance until you fix further comments
. Time varies from journal to others, but within one month.
What is a significant revision?
A revision that will alter the meaning of what is being revised
.
What is a risky revision?
As there is likely to be uncertainty on whether and how certain issues can be addressed and what the revised article will look like and its value, the term “risky revision” is common
in editorial reports for first round submissions that are not rejected
.
Can minor revision get rejected?
Sometimes a revised manuscript goes out to a new reviewer, so although the minor revisions may have been done in a thorough manner, the new may identify other issues with the manuscript, which might result in a recommendation to reject.
How long should a revise and resubmit take?
After the initial cycle, the “ball is back in the authors’ court” for a revision. On average, authors took
about 11 weeks
to resubmit, nearly as long as HSR took to get reviews.
How long does it take to accept a revised manuscript?
For a minor revision, the editor may decide to send the revised manuscript to the peer reviewer for a final check or review the manuscript themselves if the changes were indeed minor. Based on this, it may take
about two-three weeks
for this round of review and for the final decision.
What is meant by required reviews completed?
When the status shows “Required reviews completed,” it means
that the reviews have come in, but it might not mean that your paper is being evaluated by the editor
. Generally, big journals such as Elsevier receive a large number of submissions and the editor has to handle multiple submissions.
Can a paper be rejected after acceptance?
In other words, the acceptance decision should be made with pages in mind. While
it is reasonable to reject a paper up front
due to lack of space, backlog of similar papers, etc, it is not reasonable to do this once the paper has been accepted for publication.
What does moderate revision mean?
Moderate revision
Your article has a good chance of being accepted
, but requires additional changes to be made to satisfy our reviewers. These changes usually require more time and it is likely we will need to send the revised article back to at least one of the reviewers.
Do minor revisions go back to reviewers?
6 Answers. Minor revision usually implies that
the reviewers
(and the editor) think that authors can correct the paper in a way that will address all of the concerns, and the reviewers not need to see the paper again before publication.
