Scholar’s Starry Sea

“Of course, the “normal” level on the CNS does not mean that the level of articles in the second and third-rate magazines is equivalent, but refers to the fact that there are many studies that reach this level in the world every year. It can only be described as "ordinary". For example, the graphene you are studying now has people claiming to solve its mass production problem almost every year."

Feng golden brilliance just finished speaking, Han Kangshun said Then added: "Next is the key point we want to talk to you. The first type of top-level work can be said that only a few people or teams in the whole world are doing it."

" I’m already quite a good person in my field, and he does the third type of'ordinary' work the most."

"Then the problem arises. CNS only has so much space, but there are so many good guys. , And these great people often bump into topics. You also study condensed matter, and I also study condensed matter. Whose article does CNS choose?"

Look at Han Kangshun, stop and look at him, Wu Bin After thinking about replied: "The author who has published articles in their magazine before?"

"Smart." Han Kangshun nodded, a student that can be taught, "because of the CNS editor's hand There is never a shortage of high-quality manuscripts. At every moment, there are a large number of well-known authors who have published many papers in CNS magazines waiting in line for articles. Authors who have never published articles in CNS magazines."

"Can this also be a monopoly?" Wu Bin was a little surprised.

"Ai, if one thing is done for a long time, a fixed circle will always be formed. This sounds a bit sour and a bit of conspiracy theory, but you can still find out in CNS journals of previous years. One thing is clear, only a fixed vote of people has the right to irrigate the CNS. If you are not in that circle, even if you have achieved the same level of results, or even if the level is high, it will be difficult to publish on the CNS. "

Speaking of Han Kangshun sighed: "Our country has a large number of manuscripts submitted to the CNS every year, but most of them are'ka-cha' at the editing level. Even if it is good luck, it passes. …"

"Okay, okay, what you said is like pouring cold water." Feng golden brilliance interrupted Han Kangshun, smiled and said to Wu Bin: "You have to understand that we are here Acid is okay. After all, there are still many powerful people who have published articles on the CNS. I believe you can too."

"Thank you for the encouragement of the teacher." After Xie Wu Bin asked curiously. Sentence, "Then... how can I enter the CNS circle?"

Feng golden brilliance thought about replied: "This answer should be relatively clear. If you have been in the CNS for a long time Even if the Daniel laboratory that publishes the article is mixed into the circle, to put it simply is to become their student, and even to be on the safe side, it is better to enter a few more CNS-Rank laboratories, if you are in the laboratory If you perform well enough and get the favor of your instructor, you can still easily post a few CNS articles."

"Well...Is this the reason why studying abroad is more likely to be better than studying in China?"

Hearing this sudden question from Wu Bin, Feng golden brilliance was stunned at first, and then replied: "It can be said to be one of the reasons. After all, many big cows in China follow this route."

After looking at Wu Bin’s thoughtful expression, Feng golden brilliance suddenly slapped his thigh and said, “Of course, it’s okay to publish articles with hard power. If you can make creative If the time comes, the CNS asks you to post articles in their journals."

"Well, yes. That’s the reason.” Han Kangshun listened to nodded, “but there is another worst kind of hard power that neither has the hard power of genius, nor can he enter the laboratory of CNS Da Niu. Newspaper) "publish the research results, which CN One day S Daniel discovered in his conscience that after reading all your academic papers, he said with emotion, "This person is really talented. If my name is in the article, he will definitely be able to publish it on the CNS. Once he has this idea several times. , It means sorry for rejecting you continuously. Of course, it’s not good for you to publish papers in PNAS in batches. "

"Teacher Han...You are so mourning today. "After listening to the story of Han Kangshun almost full of "unlucky ghosts", Wu Bin couldn't help but complain.

"hahaha, this guy's paper was rejected by EI again. Can you not lose it?" Feng golden brilliance laughed out loud.

"It's like you haven't been rejected. "Han Kangshun feels a little bit upset when he sees his friend smile so happily,

"At least, I have a better mentality than you. "Feng golden brilliance laughed again after he finished speaking.

……

For people who have been in the scientific research circle for a long time, the process of submitting papers and journals is nothing for them. As if I have never seen a pig run, but I have eaten pork, the basic process is still clear.

So after mixing with them for so long, Wu Bin's submission process for "Science" It’s relatively clear.

First of all, his paper must have passed the first test of the editor of "Science", because if the editor of "Science" thinks what you wrote is boring or not new. , That’s a direct second rejection, and this rejection is basically within 24 hours, which can be described as a second rejection in the journal industry.

As long as you persist for a day, it means that your paper has entered the second test, Editorialboard, Commonly known as the editorial board, it is to let some senior reviewers and peers in the industry see the quality of your article. This process takes about two weeks.

Then when your manuscript is converted into an underevaluation (underevaluation) )

At this time, ordinary undergraduates are already able to brag, and being able to break into this stage in the undergraduate course can be said to be quite capable.

The first manuscript submitted in Wu Bin is all. When around, he was looking at the literature and suddenly received an email. When he opened it, it was sent by the reviewer of "Science"!

'Finally in this legend Is the most troublesome stage.'

This stage is a tug-of-war with the reviewers, generally speaking, the reviewers will send you some rebuttals or questions, if only a few , That usually means that you need to explain or modify it, but if a dozen of them hit your face, you don’t need to change it and you can vote for another.

According to Feng golden brilliance, there is Many people rejected from "Science" to "PNAS", and then to some second-rate magazines in the scientific research field. A set of combo punches can give you rejection from "Science" to some small magazines with 4 or 5 points.

However, Wu Bin didn't see any trouble in his reviewer's email. They were all questions from a right perspective. So Wu Bin thought about answering and started to write a reply email.