European Science Editing 46: e52063, doi: 10.3897/ese.2020.e52063
Simplify manuscript submission and optimize authors’ resources by eliminating formatting and cover letters
Jaime Teixeira da Silva‡‡ Independent, Miki-cho, Japan
Corresponding author: Jaime Teixeira da Silva ( jaimetex@yahoo.com ) Academic editor: Ksenija Bazdaric © Jaime Teixeira da Silva. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
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Abstract
Academics are under constant pressure to optimize their time. Formatting requirements imposed on academics by journals or editors during initial manuscript submission may waste precious time, energy, and financial resources, especially if a paper is desk-rejected, and even more so when there are multiple rejections. Formatting, which does not reflect a manuscript’s academic quality, should not be a requirement during initial submission, but only after a paper has passed peer review and been approved for publication. Several publishers offer a formatting-free option during initial submission, allowing academics to optimize their time and energy.
Keywords
academic publishing, desk rejection, editorial vs author responsibility, peer review, quality control