Simplify manuscript submission and optimize authors’ resources by eliminating formatting and cover letters

[摘要] Academics are under constant pressure to optimize their time. Formatting requirements imposed on academics by journals or editors during initial manuscript submission may waste precious time, energy, and financial resources, especially if a paper is desk-rejected, and even more so when there are multiple rejections. Formatting, which does not reflect a manuscript’s academicquality, should not be a requirement during initial submission, but only after a paper has passed peer review and been approvedfor publication. Several publishers offer a formatting-free option during initial submission, allowing academics to optimize theirtime and energy.

[学科分类] 工业工程学

[关键词] academic publishing;desk rejection;editorial vs author responsibility;peer review;quality control