The paper we submitted to the GlamorMag is going out for review! We're ecstatic. Everyone cross your fingers for the next six weeks or so. kthnx.
On the other hand, all the other papers are such a struggle. And you know, getting feedback, or even a rejection, doesn't bum me out in a defensive way. I rarely feel like the reviewers are stupid or assholes or whatever and the comments almost always make the paper much stronger. But frankly, I'm over it. I'm tired of most of the papers I'm working on. My reaction to substantive comments is can't it just be done? Can't I just not have to look at this fucker anymore?
I'm making it sound worse than it is, of course. I'm venting my frustrations because what's a blog for, after all? In addition to finding out about our paper's progress at the GlamorMag, there has been movement on a couple of other publications this week. I submitted the meeting report on Monday, and we already heard back that they don't want it as is, but they invited us to try again with a change in focus (requiring major revision). That's fantastic and the paper will be much more interesting, but can't I just be done with it? I also tweaked a draft of a manuscript from my thesis work and resent it to the coauthors today, but I'm expecting requests for big annoying changes. Can't it just be pretty much fine?
I say, it's a hard knock life being a scientist with stuff to publish.
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"Can't I just be done with it?"
I hear you. Oh, do I hear you on this one.
Well, congrats on having the one go out to review. Maybe you can put off the one that needs a change in focus until some future time like early summer, just to get a break (yeah, maybe you can't for fear of the scooping problem).
i hear you. i've been working on one manuscript for so long, that i had completely forgotten that when we sent it to Journal X in a previous form, they rejected it but welcomed it back if we really overhauled it. Which we've done, but for another journal (and there have been a few other in between). I just ran across the editor's letter, and I was like "oh, right! we sent Version1.0 there! Huh." Sheesh. I'm really down the rabbit hole on this thing.
i hear you. i've been working on one manuscript for so long, that i had completely forgotten that when we sent it to Journal X in a previous form, they rejected it but welcomed it back if we really overhauled it. Which we've done, but for another journal (and there have been a few other in between). I just ran across the editor's letter, and I was like "oh, right! we sent Version1.0 there! Huh." Sheesh. I'm really down the rabbit hole on this thing.
AA - I believe it. Sucks, huh?
SF - Since that one is supposed to be a commentary based on the conference we had, the publication needs to be sort of timely. I feel like it's already getting kind of long since the meeting, so I feel like I shouldn't put it off too much.
gigirose - That sucks! I haven't gone to so many journals yet, but my coauthors sure do demand a lot of revisions. Good luck to you!
Good luck! It's hard to find that patience and digging in again... especially when it's been long...
As soon as they are out the door, it feels so much better!!
"I say, it's a hard knock life being a scientist with stuff to publish."
Well, when you put it that way... =)
Seriously, congrats on submitting to the GlamorMag! That is awesome. Good luck on the review process and on all the other manuscripts, too. And I do remember that feeling of "oh god, can't it all just be over with"--but what a good problem to have =)
pffff I feel the pain. In order to finish my PhD research and defend I have to have 3 accepted articles. I have 1 and 6 months of paychecks left....
writing writing writing....
Chall, it better feel better!
Bean-mom, I'm glad you could detect my irony font. :)
Lin - that's tough! I'm sure it will be really good for you to have so many papers from your thesis already published when you graduate, but do you feel like it's an effective requirement? It sounds like a lot of stress, and maybe pressure to submit things before they're actually ready.
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