J Med Libr Assoc. 2024 Apr 1;112(2):64-66. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2024.1902. Epub 2024 May 22.
The () has made the decision to change our "revise-at-will" policy to instead adopt firmer deadlines for manuscript resubmissions. Beginning with this issue, manuscripts returned to authors with a "revise and resubmit" decision must be resubmitted within two months of the editorial decision. Likewise, manuscripts returned to authors with a "revisions required" decision must be resubmitted within one month of the editorial decision. This editorial discusses 's experience using a "revise-at-will" policy and outlines some anticipated benefits of the new resubmission deadlines.
本刊已决定修改“随时修改”政策,转而对投稿的再次提交设定更严格的时间限制。从本期开始,收到“修改后重新提交”决定的投稿必须在收到编辑决定后两个月内重新提交。同样,收到“需要修改”决定的投稿必须在收到编辑决定后一个月内重新提交。本文档讨论了本刊使用“随时修改”政策的经验,并概述了新的提交截止日期的一些预期好处。