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1 ?. }! z4 u. ~. p. R1. Submitted to Journal
/ l2 ]$ X2 E8 f当上传结束后，显示的状态是Submitted to Journal，这个状态是自然形成的无需处理。
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+ Y4 Q" R0 j6 W: D2. With editor
: Z0 S0 M( K- B" f3 n% \如果在投稿的时候没有要求选择编辑，就先到主编那，主编会分派给别的编辑。这当中就会有另两个状态：: Z/ H9 X0 @- {7 A8 i' C* }
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3. Editor assigned  4. Editor Declined Invitation
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9 e7 z! p8 R* _2 Z如果编辑接手处理了就会邀请审稿人了。
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1 ]4 Q, ~6 s- k' B4 W# e8 [5. Reviewer(s) invited$ K3 ~* V; o9 J7 W

6 W+ `/ h3 \9 `- [3 B+ b如果审稿人接受那就会是以下状态：6 c+ ^- s( e6 q1 z5 }  {' S1 ]
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6. Under review* L/ M( \2 `3 U' o. R2 y- Y; ^; W
这应该是一个漫长的等待。当然前面各步骤也可能很慢的，要看编辑的处理情况。. a& G0 R+ V. }& v1 M. P+ s1 V
如果被邀请审稿人不想审，就会decline，编辑会重新邀请别的审稿人。* o5 z  x5 E( X; J
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7. required review completed
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到了这一步就快要有结果了，编辑开始考虑是给修改还是直接拒，当然也有可能直接接受的，但可能性很小，呵呵。
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! S7 v( A1 H; H9. Minor revision/Major revision
7 n, j: k/ P$ B  d3 |8 y, b: b这个时候可以稍微庆祝一下了，问题不大了，因为有修改就有可能。具体怎么改就不多说了，谦虚谨慎是不可少的。4 n# I- q* ]* F! O- H
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10. Revision Submitted to Journal, T5 ~" Y# l' u& G9 K
又开始了一个循环。9 b3 m; \8 S. I. ^' i
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11. Accepted
0 r  P$ Y5 ]" q: @7 _如果不要再审，只是小修改，编辑看后会马上显示这个状态，但如果要再审也会有上面的部分状态。一步会比较快，但也有慢的。看杂志的。# z% n9 y1 z# X, |3 {# B
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还有个状态是Rejected。希望不要出现。4 K! f6 j" o3 A( O' i8 Q' I# H

6 `- l9 X  E; d! y# s' p其他库的状态，基本是大同小异，供参考：
/ s% B' T. X6 @8 TIn the Rapid Review® system, your manuscript has a different status assigned to it at various stages in the process. Below is a list of the status descriptions used with brief explanations.
4 Q" ?$ M& Z: N6 T. v; E4 ~9 V( D* EIncomplete Submission... you have begun the submission process.The submission has been assigned a temporary (TMP) manuscript number.You must complete the submission process.& O* m' R4 s& `' u8 G' H  N
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4 r% V3 f. w+ c* k" WConversion to PDF in Process... If the manuscript was submitteddigitally, the MS PDF did not pass the QC process and is not suitablefor review purposes. The staff may be in the process of converting thedigital files to a new MS PDF or staff may have requested that theauthor send new file(s). The Journal Office is waiting for the file(s)to upload for conversion purposes.8 w# u- U+ q% B- \3 L
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& e) ^; K3 C5 e! k2 U9 u$ IMS in Revision (Optional)... a decision to accept the paper withoptional revisions (as suggested in the reviewer or editor comments)has been made by the editor, and a letter requesting these revisionshas been sent to the author. Resubmission is anticipated.: g& l- p  C( z2 K# |" K
MS in Revision (Minor)... a decision to accept the paper withminor revisions (as suggested in the reviewer or editor comments) hasbeen made by the editor, and a letter requesting these revisions hasbeen sent to the author. Resubmission is anticipated.
* b& h: G$ S7 _9 q0 I  E" S4 U; NMS in Revision (Major)... a decision to reconsider the paperafter major revisions (as suggested in the reviewer or editor comments)has been made by the editor, and a letter requesting these revisionshas been sent to the author. Resubmission is permitted.+ X7 ?2 y  e# e0 {) ]. G
MS Rejected... a decision to decline publication has been made by the editor, and a rejection letter has been sent to the author.
$ e4 T0 B6 G% zMS Accepted... a decision to accept the paper has been made by the editor, and an acceptance letter has been sent to the author.8 n/ C9 J; A- ]7 D2 D' A9 f
MS Withdrawn... the manuscript has been withdrawn at theauthor's request. No resubmission is permitted. Any further versionmust be considered as a brand new submission.; j) F0 D, W" [' @2 d, X
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6 g, L5 ]# W, k) s+ k) K% rMS Published... the review process is complete and the manuscript is awaiting publication or it has already been published./ ?5 k' q3 ?' `9 l( C
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