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Dealing with Editor’s Response & Revision . By Sang- arun Isaramalaia , Asst. Prof., RN, PhD Jarurat Sriratanaprapat , RN,FNP, PhD. . Jarurat S. Before their reviews. “Copyeditors” Follow guidelines? Bad English? Yes! or No!. Jarurat S. Editor’s Responses.
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Dealing with Editor’s Response & Revision By Sang-arunIsaramalaia, Asst. Prof., RN, PhD JaruratSriratanaprapat, RN,FNP, PhD. Jarurat S.
Before their reviews “Copyeditors” • Follow guidelines? • Bad English? Yes! or No! Jarurat S.
Editor’s Responses • Congratulation! Your manuscript is accepted for publication. • Accepted with minor revision • Accepted with moderate revision • Accepted with major revision • Rejected! Jarurat S.
Any “accepted with…” is good. There is a good chance of getting published. Jarurat S.
Successful Revision What is it all about? Establish professional relationship with editor Successfully completed required tasks Jarurat S.
Successful Revision: How to do it? • Be humble • Understand editors • Carefully check for English mistakes • Effective communication • Take responsibility • Meet dateline • Style differences Jarurat S.
1. Be Humble Editors are experienced. Be respectful “ Yes, sir.” “Yes, ma’am.” No, you are not a mindless robot!!! Jarurat S.
2. Understand Editors What’s their job? What’s yours? Jarurat S.
3. Carefully Check for English Mistakes • Content • Grammar • Spelling • Punctuation • Capitalization • Citation www.grammarly.com www.manuscriptedit.com www.oxfordediting.com Jarurat S.
4. Effective Communication • Ask questions • Comprehend situation • Take directions • If not clear, clarify it • Be formal, right to the point Jarurat S.
5. Take Responsibility REMEMBER Writing is still your job! Give the best you’ve gotten Seek answers Keep resources Make it easy for them Jarurat S.
6. Meet Dateline What if you can’t? Jarurat S.
7. Style Differences • Accept different writing style • Learn from editors Jarurat S.
Rejected manuscript: What should you do? Jarurat S.
What should you really do? • Calm down • Accept criticism • Make decision Jarurat S.
Calm Down You are not going to die. Don’t take it personal. Jarurat S.
Accept Criticism Jarurat S.
Make Decision • Abandon paper • Complete missing data • Revise and resubmit to the same journal • Revise and resubmit to another journal Jarurat S.
REMEMBERIt’s unethical to submit a paper to more than one journal at the same time. Jarurat S.
THANK YOU Jarurat S.