Time is what you have the most in the competitive world of academia. At Fast Publications, we know that one delay in publishing your discoveries may spell the difference between being a pioneer in a field and a follower. Our services are dedicated to a Publication Strategy that facilitates the process of turning a completed manuscript into a published DOI.
We are a consultancy that is concerned with efficiency and not compromised integrity. We assist researchers to avoid the bottlenecks of peer review, formatting and journal selection to get your work into the presses when it still matters to the press.
It normally requires six months or a year to publish a research paper. Nevertheless, the right approach can hasten this timeline to a considerable degree. The turnaround must be accurate, proactive and also have an insight into the editorial machine to achieve a three months turnaround.
The First Day Pick on the Right Journal
Rejection cycles are the most widespread cause of delay. You send to a top-level journal, wait three months before they reject you, and begin anew. To publish within 90 days, you must select a journal that fits ideally with your scope and impact of the study.
Target the journals that offer Rapid Publication or Accelerated Peer Review. Most contemporary open-access journals focus on speed of turnaround, and most of them boast first decisions within 21 to 30 days. We guide you in identifying these high-velocity targets through our Publication Strategy Services, so you don’t have to spend weeks waiting in line at journals with huge backlogs.
Master the Pre-Submission Inquiry
Do not post your paper without any consideration. Send a pre-submission query to the Editor-in-Chief. In this short email we summarize your findings and request them to tell whether the work fits their editorial priorities or not.
In case the editor is interested, then you have already got the first step over the fence. When they say no, then you have saved weeks of waiting to have an administrative desk rejection. This is one measure that will save you a month to your overall schedule.
Smear Before Submission Polish
The bad formatting or the language problem often causes the rejection of the papers or major revisions by the editors. A paper that is to be revised is twice as fast in the system than one with Major Revisions.
- Proofread the Style Guide: Make sure that your citations, headings, and abstract are covered in the exact specifications of the journal.
- Professional Editing: Have a technical editor working on it to make the prose straight forward and active.
- Full package: add an effective cover letter, raw data files, and signed ethics statements.
Streamline Your Reviewer Methodology
The reviewers tend to procrastinate the process by identifying loopholes in the methodology. To avoid this, compose your methods section in an absolute manner. Grasping how a skeptic would anticipate questions to be asked and responding to them in the text.
The more you simplify the job of the reviewer, the quicker s/he delivers his or her reports. Offer good representations and quality graphics. A neatly printed paper acts as an indication to the editor that one is ready to be published in print and this usually places it at the top of the stack.
Peer Review Ping-Pong Management
After the comments of your reviewer are received, the clock begins to tick. You have between 7 and 10 days to submit your revisions in order to achieve a three-month goal.
The part of ‘Response to Reviewers’ is a masterpiece in diplomacy. Use a point-by-point format. Be sure to recognize all the recommendations and indicate where you modified the manuscript. In case you do not agree with a reviewer, create a polite and evidence-based response. An elaborate response paper will eliminate a second or third phase of minor questions.
Capitalize on Open Access and Digital-First Journals
Conventional print journals tend to possess page budgets. You may have to wait months after your work is accepted before it gets a place in a physical issue, even though your paper is accepted.
Digital first or Open Access journals publish papers as they become ready. It is a complete citable, fully formatted In Press or Early View version that aids you in achieving your publication objective in your three month deadline.
Use Professional Publication Strategy Services
It is difficult to succeed in rapid publishing by chance. It needs a system of contacts, database analytics, and an objective view of the quality of the manuscripts.
In Fast Publications we provide end to end support. We study the Time to First Decision (metrics) of thousands of journals to identify the quickest way to get your particular paper through. We will also do technical pre-reviewing to find out the mistakes that normally cause the occurrence of the Major Revisions.
Summary: Your 90-Day Countdown
- Weeks 1-2: Finalize manuscript and have pre-submission inquiries.
- Weeks 3-7: Official submission and first peer review.
- Weeks 8-9: Quick revision and resubmission.
- Week 10-12: Final editorial and hosting online.
Rapid publication is a trick that can be mastered. The ability to concentrate on journal alignment, prior-submission communication, and quick revision makes you control your academic output.
You have a manuscript prepared before the world? Waiting in line with slow editorial boards. Contact Fast Publications now and find out how our Publication Strategy Services can put your research on a high-speed boat to success.
