RSC审稿具体流程

本人认为RSC的稿件处理流程还是很快的，具体流程为：

Manuscript tracking - current status descriptions

E-submission awaiting verification by editorial office

After e-submission the manuscript files are received at the editorial office, checked and an acknowledgement email sent

Assessment by editorial office

Once a manuscript is received at the editorial office it is subject to an initial assessment. This status may also appear during the refereeing procedure if a referee has declined to review a manuscript.

Manuscript with referees

Manuscripts are usually sent to two reviewers for peer-review. Once the editorial office receives reports back from the referees an editorial decision is made on your manuscript. If the two reports differ then the paper will be sent to a third adjudicative referee. Any decision will then be communicated to the authors as soon as possible.

Awaiting revised manuscript from author

The reviewers’ comments are forwarded to the authors so that changes can be made to the manuscript. The editorial office is now waiting for you to revise and return your manuscript. Revised manuscript received

Once a revised manuscript is received at the editorial office it is re-examined by the editorial staff and may be returned to an original referee before a final decision about publication is made. Manuscript being edited

On acceptance the original documents go through a number of stages to generate the proof. The original word processor documents are converted into XML, a highly structured format used to create print, web and archive forms of the paper. The graphics are extracted (if necessary) resized and renamed into standard resolution TIFF images. The text is then edited in XML and the graphics are checked.

Proofs of manuscript being prepared

Once editing is complete, the XML and graphics are used to create the first proof of the paper. Awaiting cover permission from author

Cover Permission forms give us formal authorisation to use an image supplied by an author on the

front cover of the journal. These need to be received before the image is used.