Chapter 793 Review

Generally speaking, when a student publishes a thesis, the corresponding author is his own supervisor.

However, Professor Moriarty hesitated.

If he fills in his name in the corresponding author column, the benefits are obvious.

When the journal editor receives the manuscript and recognizes him as a character, he may greet the reviewers in private, and Joan's paper will be easier to pass the review.

The problem is, he wasn't involved in Joan's research on arachnids from the Underdark.

Listing myself as the corresponding author of the paper is suspected of stealing the students' achievements.

If he doesn't sign it, and the corresponding author and first author are Qiao An himself, then this paper is a bit dangerous.

Journal editors and reviewers don't recognize the name "Joan Vida", and some things are more difficult to handle.

Professor Moriarty hesitated for a long time, and finally made a bold decision - to fill in Joan's name in the corresponding author column.

"It's not a bad thing to experience the cruel reality of the academic circle earlier."

Qiao An didn't quite understand what the tutor meant, but she felt a little uneasy.

This time, I received a reply three days after submitting the manuscript.

After pinching the thin envelope, Joan secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

There is no original manuscript, presumably it is not a rejection letter.

Opening the envelope, there is only a routine notification letter inside, telling him that the submitted paper has entered the review process, please wait patiently.

The editorial department will send a separate letter to notify you of the review results.

This letter made Joan feel mixed.

He was relieved that the manuscript was not rejected again.

But the reviewer's level is probably more difficult than the editor's level, and there is still the possibility of being killed.

This feeling of worrying about gains and losses entangled Qiao An for two whole weeks, and finally received the second letter from the editorial department of the journal.

The three reviewers have similar attitudes towards his paper. In short, they criticize more than affirm.

The conclusion is to review after revision.

With the experience of the first rejection of the manuscript at the bottom, after Qiao An read the reviewers' criticisms, although he was also hit, his mentality was much calmer.

At the very least, it won't cause the feeling of wanting to die.

Now he just wants to find a wall and use his head to test the impact resistance of the wall.

Joann didn't really hit the wall.

After tidying up her broken self-esteem a little, Qiao An took the letter back and went to the laboratory to complain to her tutor.

The result was beyond his expectations. Professor Moriarty, after reading the reviewers' comments, instead of being angry, laughed happily.

"Teacher, what's so happy about this?"

Joan was very puzzled.

"Of course I'm happy for you."

Professor Moriarty smiled and patted Joan on the shoulder.

"My dear student, it's time to say congratulations to you."

"Aren't you kidding?" Joan pointed to the letter paper in surprise, "Isn't this a rejection letter?"

"Something, but not quite."

Professor Moriarty patiently explained to him.

"The reviewer's opinion is to ask you to revise the paper with reference to their suggestions, and then submit it again. After they read it, if they think there are no other problems, they will agree to publish it."

"Compared to rejecting the manuscript, isn't this the difference between a suspended sentence and a death sentence?" Joan complained resentfully.

"Probation is better than death penalty, and judging from the attitude of the reviewers, you probably won't die this time."

Professor Moriarty comforted with a smile.

"In the future, you will know that it is normal for students like you, including young scholars, to be sent back to revise their papers by reviewers. Everyone has come here like this, and there are very few exceptions."

"But, can it really be published after revision?"

Joan was a little pessimistic.

"Not necessarily, sometimes it's enough to change it once, and sometimes you can go back and change it three or four times and still can't pass the test. It can really torture people to death. The key is to see the attitude of the reviewers."

Professor Moriarty flicked the letter paper with his fingers, with a determined expression on his face.

"I have also served as a reviewer for core journals. From my experience, these three reviewers are still very optimistic about you, but those old guys are arrogant and always have to pick some bones out of eggs. , Refuse to praise young people so easily, just one or two words of affirmation, you are already worthy of your pride."

"In short, if there are no accidents, you only need to modify this time to pass the level!"

The mentor's encouragement brought some comfort to Joan.

In the following time, he followed the suggestions of the three reviewers and under the guidance of Professor Moriarty, devoted himself to revising his thesis.

The next morning, Qiao An took the revised manuscript to the tutor for review.

After watching it, Professor Moriarty said that he would definitely be able to pass this time.

Joan himself lacked confidence, and even suspected that the energy he spent revising the thesis was purely useless work.

In his opinion, the suggestions made by the reviewers cannot be said to be bad, but most of them are minor problems that are not painful.

Even if you make revisions in full accordance with the reviewers' opinions, it will not be able to essentially improve the grade of a paper.

If it is said that the editorial department of "Ofa Review" refused to publish his paper before because the level of the paper did not meet the requirements of the journal, then after the revision, can it meet the publication standard?

Joan was deeply suspicious of this.

In his view, truly high-level papers are high-level from the beginning, not by revision.

If an article has to rely on minor repairs to meet the publication standards, it can only be said that the level is still not high enough, and it is nothing more than hovering around the "pass line".

Whether such a paper can be published in the end does not depend on how many times the author has repeatedly revised it, but largely depends on the mood of the journal editors and reviewers.

Thinking of this, Joan couldn't help but feel dull.

"Teacher, after this modification, if the paper is returned again, forget it."

"What does 'forget it' mean?"

Professor Moriarty looked at Joan in surprise.

"That is to say, if it is returned again, I will lock the manuscript in a drawer and no longer seek publication."

Joan was afraid that his instructor would mistake him for giving up on himself, so he quickly explained.

"My original purpose of writing this paper was not to publish it publicly and gain reputation, but to sort out my notes during the expedition and make a summary of the knowledge and insights gained during the expedition."

"The thesis has been written, no matter what the quality is, my original goal has been achieved."

"It's good to be able to publish it and gain the approval of others. If I can't publish it, it shows that my knowledge accumulation and research ability are still lacking."

"Repeatedly revising a low-level article is like repeatedly chewing unnutritious food. Instead of wasting time and energy like this, it is better to learn more valuable things to enrich yourself and improve your academic level."

"I will try to write a better thesis when my academic level improves to a certain level in the future."

"If my thesis level is high enough, even if others want to pick bones from eggs, they will not be able to pick them out."

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