How many reviewers usually see a paper?

How many reviewers usually see a paper?

The review process Manuscripts judged to be of potential interest to our readership are sent for formal review, typically to two or three reviewers, but sometimes more if special advice is needed (for example on statistics or a particular technique).

How much does it cost to publish a paper in Springer?

How much does it cost to publish in a Springer journal? For the majority of Springer journals, publishing an article is free of charge. If a journal requires page charges, you will find them on the journal’s springer.com homepage or in its Instructions for Authors.

How effective is peer review?

Peer review is perceived as one of the mainstays of scientific publishing. Papers that undergo the peer review process are generally considered to be of high quality since they are scrutinized by experts before publication.

How much does it cost to publish a paper in Elsevier?

Elsevier’s APC prices are set on a per journal basis, fees range between c$150 and c$9900 US Dollars, excluding tax, with prices clearly displayed on our APC price list and on journal homepages.

How long does it take Nature to review a paper?

How long did it take: “My paper took more than a year from submission to acceptance. The wait that felt the longest was the two months’ delay between submission and the initial comments. A typical timeline for my field is about one to two weeks for editorial decisions and two to three weeks for referee comments.

How do you publish a paper in Springer for free?

Publish your article open access by selecting the Open Choice option (if the journal is not a fully open access one). Assign the copyright of your article (if you don’t publish open access). Order printing of figures in color. Order paid offprints in addition to your free (electronic) offprint.

How long will it take to publish a paper?

(He chose the journals largely because they make the data easily accessible, and because he was waiting for a paper to be published in PLoS ONE.) He found that the mean review time had roughly doubled in the past decade, from 50–130 days to 150–250 days, depending on the journal (see go.nature.com/s3voeq).