How to write and publish a scientific paper - Barbara Gastel, Robert A. Day 2022

Confirmation of receipt
How to submit the manuscript
Publishing the paper

Most journals send out an acknowledgment of receipt by email or other means when the manuscript is received, or they have a mechanism by which authors check the journal website to see whether submission is complete. Indeed, many journals now have online means by which authors can track the progress of their manuscripts from receipt, through review, to publication. If you do not receive acknowledgment within 2 weeks (or less for electronically submitted manuscripts), call or write to the editorial office to verify that your manuscript was indeed received. We know of one author whose manuscript was lost in transit, and not until 9 months later was the problem brought to light by his meek inquiry as to whether the reviewers had reached a decision about his manuscript. Do be sure that your manuscript was received.