Difference between 'under consideration' and 'under editorial consideration'
Jihoon Oh
Saturday, 31 October 2009 01:23 UTC
Recently, I submitted manuscript to different nature journals.
Through manuscript tracking system, I could see the status of submitted
manuscript.
And I just wondered what is the difference between
‘manuscript under consideration’ and
‘manuscript under editorial consideration’.
the latter status showed after the ‘manuscript under consideration’
Does manuscript under editorial consideration mean, editors decided to peer-review it?
p.s. Although mts system is very convenient to co-authors, several terms are
still difficult to understand. I also wondered what is the meaning of
‘RTA-DC’ in decision section.
Thanks
Updated 02 November 2009 07:39 UTC
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Dear Jihoon Oh
Thank you for your enquiry. In general terms, “manuscript under consideration” means that the journal has received the manuscript but not yet assigned it to an editor. “Under editorial consideration” means that it has been assigned to an editor.Further questions can be directed to the journal to which you submitted your manuscript.
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Dear Maxine Clarke
Thanks for kind reply.
I heard at least one editor reviews submited manuscript in nature
journals. But, according to the talk with my collegues, several manuscripts are rejected at the stage of ‘manuscript under consideration’in nature journals.I just wonder if there is some kind of screening process before
editors are assgined, or all decisions are made by the editor.Thanks
JihoonOh -
All manuscripts submitted to a Nature journal are read by an editor. Many are declined at that stage, without being further considered by more editors and without being sent for peer-review.
It is quite common for the editor who first reads the manuscript to consult with colleagues before deciding on which peer-reviewers to ask to review the manuscript. Each editor handles a different subdiscipline, so more than one editor will look at a ms at an early stage if the ms covers more than one subdiscipline.
Later in the process, more editors are involved in the decisions.
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Dear Maxine Clarke
Many thanks to your kind replay and have a nice day
with Regards
JihoonOh
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