Reposted by Naima Bhana-Lopez
Great piece on how publication delays negatively impact careers and the pace of science.
We just had a reviewer ask us why it's taken us so long to publish our data. It was because 2 other journals dragged review out for months and months only to reject it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Dear editors, your publication delays are damaging our careers
Chia-Hsuan Hsu waited 18 months before chasing an editor for a decision on a paper. The answer surprised him.