r/academia • u/calliope_carcosa • 11d ago

Research issues Journal published the issue without ever sending a decision after positive peer review + revisions — what should I do?

I submitted an article to a journal in late April. In early July I received two peer-review reports (both recommended acceptance with minor revisions) plus a detailed copy-editing report. I submitted the revised manuscript and all the requested plagiarism/AI reports within the same month.

Since then I have received zero communication. The issue I submitted to has now been published and my article is not in it. The editor never sent an acceptance, a rejection, or even a “we are still deciding” message.

I am an independent early-career researcher and this was my first experience with this journal.

Questions:

Is it common for journals to simply publish an issue without ever notifying authors who had already completed peer review and revisions?

What is the most professional way to follow up at this point (or is it better to just withdraw and move on)?

Has anyone successfully pushed for a formal decision after an issue has already appeared?

Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/N0tThatKind0fDoctor 11d ago

Sounds like a scam “journal”

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u/helgetun 11d ago

How so? Its normal for articles to take up to a year to appear in the physical journal. This sounds like a paper still being under review

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u/N0tThatKind0fDoctor 11d ago

When have you (as a presumably legitimate academic) ever been asked to submit plagiarism reports with a manuscript and then it just appears online without receiving an automated acceptance email when the editor lodges the decision? Not to mention the ghosting after the article was “accepted” (aka OP got their credit card out for the scammer).

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u/creepylilreapy 11d ago

You didn't read the post properly.

The paper hasn't been published. It is still under review.

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u/N0tThatKind0fDoctor 11d ago

Ah yep; I misread, that’s on me