When I submitted my paper earlier this year, my mom said, "I'm sure it will be accepted -- you're so smart!"
Now, I know she was trying to be positive and encourage me, and since she doesn't have any experience with science publishing, it was really the best she could come up with. But I responded, "don't say that, because by that logic if it gets rejected it will mean that I'm not so smart." She said, "oh. yeah. well, I hope it gets accepted."
It's kind of funny when people try so hard to say something really nice and it just comes out all wrong. My poor mom probably felt like there was no winning.
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I've already written here that the paper didn't get accepted, but I was invited to submit anew after revisions. The revisions were tricky, and then it took months for my co-authors to sign off on the revised manuscript. It's now under review again and I really hope it gets accepted. If it fails again, there is little hope that I can get it turned around and accepted elsewhere before I graduate. Plus, the journal's impact factor has risen significantly since I submitted the paper the first time such that it is now one of the highest in my field. This is the part of my PhD work with the broadest appeal, so I think it is my only chance for a paper in a high-ish IF journal for the time being. Wish me luck! In a better way than my mom.
11 comments:
Good luck! usually it is easier when you revise and resubmit with comments to the previous reviewers and editor.
try not to think too much about it. [talk about silly advice in vane, at least for me but still... gotta try] :)
Aw, your mom is sweet, despite any logical implications.
Good luck with the paper! Waiting is hard (for papers and other things).
Good luck with your paper. Although revisions can be hellish b/c you really just want that damn paper out of your life, you probably made a better stronger paper in the end.
Is that a little too silver lining? :)
Mums always mean well, eh?
Good luck with the second round of reviews
Good luck!!
I hope the reviewers read it when in a good mood! Good luck!
I hope the reviewers are in a good mood when they review your paper :)
My mom is the same way and I've recently learned that I fall into that logic too often. Oh this or that didn't happen so I must not be smart. Mom's mean well but habits are hard to change. I'll probably be completely opposite and never tell my kids their smart and mess them up differently.
Thanks, all! I too hope the reviewers are in a good mood. I also hope it goes back to the super positive and constructive reviewer, but not to the negative, grouchy one. It's considered a totally new submission at the same journal, but I had to include my responses to the comments and all.
And yes, MXX, it's definitely a stronger paper now.
Jennie, that is a hilarious thought. I'm sure the type of psychological pain we inflict on our kids alternates generations. :)
Best of luck!!
I recently re-reviewed a paper that I had previously reviewed and suggested revisions for. It was sent back to the authors and told that if they did the work and sent it in (with responses to the reviewers) as a new submission, it would be sent out to the same reviewers. Upon receiving it, and noticing that they accepted all my suggestions for major revisions, did the work, and write it up, I accepted it "As Is". I mean, what else could I possibly do? If they did everything I asked of them, how could I find further fault? I suppose I could have, but it would have been extremely jerkish of me to do so IMO.
Anyways, hopefully something similar may happen in your situation with your reviewers. You've done all they've asked after all.
In this case, it was a new submission with no promise that it would go to the same reviewers. As it turns out, it did not even go back to the same subject editor. So who knows what will happen.
Thanks for the positive thoughts, all!
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