The Publication Process
Seven steps from consultation to acceptance, with nothing hidden in between.
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Journal selection, manuscript writing, submission and reviewer response.
Papers are rejected for two kinds of reason. The first is that the science is not strong enough, which no service can fix. The second is everything else — and everything else is where most rejections actually come from.
Desk rejection is the outcome most authors do not plan for. The editor never sends the manuscript to reviewers at all: the scope does not fit the journal, the structure does not match the required format, the English needs work, the reporting is incomplete, or the reference style is wrong throughout. All of these are avoidable, and all of them cost weeks.
The eight blocks on the poster are the ones we work through: journal selection and recommendation, manuscript writing and editing, data analysis and interpretation, plagiarism check and proofreading, formatting and reference management, submission support and follow-up, and response to reviewer and revision support.
The last of those is underrated. A revise-and-resubmit decision is good news, and a large number of authors damage their chances at that point by responding defensively, by addressing only some comments, or by failing to point the editor at what changed. A well-written response letter converts revisions into acceptances.
The publication support sheet, sized square for social posts. Open in HD
Everything between a finished analysis and a decision letter.
The single most useful thing you can do is choose the target journal before you write, not after. Journals differ in structure, word limit, reporting requirements, reference style, figure specification and — most importantly — in what they consider interesting. A paper written for one and then reformatted for another usually shows it.
We shortlist on four criteria in order: does the journal actually publish work like yours, is it indexed where your institution requires, what is the realistic review time, and what is the acceptance prospect given the strength of the study. Impact factor is part of that picture but it is not the first question, and chasing it is how authors lose a year.
We also screen against predatory publishers. The signs are consistent: solicitation by email, promises of review in days, a fee that appears only after acceptance, an editorial board that cannot be verified, and indexing claims that do not survive checking. Publishing there does not count in most evaluations and is difficult to undo.
We read the study and tell you honestly what level of journal it can realistically reach. This is free and it is sometimes an uncomfortable conversation.
Three to five candidates with scope, indexing, review time and fee laid out so you can choose with your supervisor.
Structuring, writing support, language editing and reporting checks against the journal's own guide for authors.
Everything rebuilt to the journal's specification, including the reference style applied consistently.
Cover letter, metadata, suggested reviewers where permitted, and help with the portal itself.
A point-by-point response to every comment, the changes made and marked, and a resubmission that makes the editor's job easy.
We do not guarantee publication, and we will not tell you otherwise. Acceptance is decided by editors and peer reviewers on the merits of the work. Any service that guarantees acceptance is either misleading you or planning to submit to a journal that will publish anything for a fee, and both of those damage your record permanently.
We also do not sell authorship, arrange to add your name to someone else's paper, or take part in citation-exchange schemes. These practices are increasingly detected, and retraction follows the author rather than the service.
What we do promise is that the manuscript will be as strong as the underlying study allows, that it will not be rejected for a formatting or language reason, that the journal will be one worth publishing in, and that you will understand every change we made and why.
| What you receive |
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| Journal shortlist with the reasoning for each candidate |
| Manuscript formatted to the target journal's guide |
| Edited text with tracked changes |
| Figures and tables to journal specification |
| Reference library and formatted bibliography |
| Similarity report |
| Cover letter to the editor |
| Point-by-point reviewer response letter |
No, and nobody honestly can. We can improve the manuscript, target it well and prepare it to the journal's standard, which materially improves the odds. The decision remains with the editor and the reviewers.
From submission to first decision is typically six weeks to six months depending on the journal, and total time to acceptance is often longer because of revision rounds. Any journal promising acceptance in a week is one you should avoid.
Open-access journals charge the author instead of the reader, and legitimate charges are published openly on the journal's site before you submit. A fee that appears only after acceptance, or that is negotiated by email, is a warning sign. We flag the charge for every journal on your shortlist.
Yes, and this is a common starting point. We read the decision letter and the reviews, separate the fixable problems from the fundamental ones, and tell you whether the right move is revision and resubmission elsewhere or more work on the study itself.
It depends on the journal. Many now permit or encourage preprints, some still treat them as prior publication, and the policy is stated in the guide for authors. We check it before you post anything, because withdrawing a preprint does not undo the problem if a journal objects.
Seven steps from consultation to acceptance, with nothing hidden in between.
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