Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks

Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks

What does an editorial decision of ‘major revisions’ actually mean?

Research authors are often very confused about the messages they receive back from journals AFTER first peer review.

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Gareth Dyke
May 29, 2023
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One of our papers came back from review the other day with a decision of ‘major revisions required’. I got really confused.

‘Dear Dr.,

I have now received referee reports for your paper entitled "xxxx”…

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