In our September “how can we help you?” thread, a reader asks:
We often talk about delays before acceptance: unresponsive editors, slow reviewers, and papers stuck in limbo. But how much variation is there once a paper is actually accepted?
A paper of mine was recently accepted by a reputable journal with a major publisher. Peer review took nearly a year, but I’ve now spent almost three months waiting for it to appear online. Proofs were delayed, and despite returning everything and signing the contract straight away, it has gone completely quiet.
When post-acceptance drags on like this, is the bottleneck typically with the journal’s editorial team or the publisher’s central production department?
I’d be curious to hear other people’s experiences, and whether there are noticeable differences between publishers and journals.
Do readers have any helpful insights to share?
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