In our newest “how can we help you?” thread, a reader asks:

Is it normal/considered acceptable to get a revise-and-resubmit based on one referee report, and then get rejected based on a completely new report, with no sign of the original reviewer? I am kind of a compulsive manuscript status checker — bad habit, I know — and the thing went back “under review” within like 4 or 5 days after I submitted the revisions, so I’m somewhat skeptical there was a failed effort made to reconnect with the original reviewer, but suspect they immediately went for a new eye. The whole process took 14 months, pretty depressing…

What do readers think?

Posted in ,

2 responses to “R&R’s based on one report followed by a rejection by a different reviewer?”

  1. Anonymous

    Unfortunately it happens. I sympathise with OP. I’ve never been on the editor’s side though, so would love to hear why people do that.

  2. anonymous

    It could be that the original reviewer refused to read any further versions. Many manuscript submission portals have a checkbox with that option *at the point* of submitting reviews.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from The Philosophers' Cocoon

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading