Now that it’s been over a month since our last “how can we help you?” thread, it’s time for a new one.

For those of you unfamiliar with this series, this is a chance for you to post openly or anonymously in the comments section below on anything you could use help with related to the profession. After you post your query in the comments, I will then post new threads for readers to discuss your query. 

As usual, feel free to ask questions on anything (within the Cocoon’s mission) that you could use help with. Ask away – we’re here to help! 

Finally, a quick reminder of the following RULE: Please do not submit replies to other comments in this thread. It makes these threads unwieldy and difficult for me to keep track of. If you’d like to respond to a comment in this thread, please wait until I dedicate a new post to the person’s query myself and comment in that thread instead! I have not been enforcing this rule consistently recently, but need to recommit to it as it has been hard to manage these threads. Thanks!

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2 responses to “How can we help you? (June 2026)”

  1. Anonymous

    If a paper is taking a longish time (say, more than 3 months) at a journal, is there any point in sending an email inquiry as the author? I assume that the reviewers are being slow and that the editors are sending reminders. I also assume that there’s nothing the editors can really do to speed up reviewers that they are not already doing. Suppose I’m not considering retracting my submission (yet), is there any point in sending an inquiry?

  2. counterpart

    What is distinctive about a “lecturer” position in the US? Should my application materials for such positions be meaningfully different than other TT jobs?

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