Overview
Most rejections are not verdicts on the science.
They are scope mismatches, desk rejections on formatting, or reviewer objections that a colleague would have caught in an afternoon.
This service handles the process around the paper: choosing where to send it, presenting it correctly, catching the objections before a referee does, and answering them properly when they come.
Who this is for
What is included
Everything covered by this service
All of the below is within the agreed scope. Revisions inside that scope are included rather than billed as extras.
Target journal selection
Scope, indexing, audience, realistic acceptance odds and turnaround weighed together, with a shortlist rather than one suggestion.
Pre-submission peer review
An independent reviewer reads the paper as a referee would and reports before you submit.
Cover letter drafting
A letter that tells the editor why this paper suits this journal, which is what a cover letter is actually for.
Submission handling
Portal forms, declarations, suggested reviewers and supplementary files prepared and checked.
Response-to-reviewer letters
Each point answered specifically, with changes located in the revised manuscript so the editor can verify them.
Resubmission strategy
When a rejection is final, advice on the next best venue and what to change before going there.
How it works
Four stages, agreed before we begin
Deliverables, owners and dates are fixed at the outset, so you always know what is happening and when.
Paper assessment
We read the manuscript and assess where it can realistically be placed.
Shortlist and letter
A ranked journal shortlist with reasoning, plus a drafted cover letter for your first choice.
Pre-submission review
An independent referee report, so you fix the obvious objections while it is still cheap to do so.
Through to decision
Submission support, and response-to-reviewer letters when the decision arrives.
Questions
Before you get in touch
The questions we are asked most often about this service.
All frequently asked questions
No. Acceptance rests with the journal's editors and reviewers, and anyone promising otherwise is not being honest with you.
Editing improves how the paper reads. Pre-submission review assesses whether the science and its presentation would survive a referee — scope, methods, evidence and the claims made from it.
We help you interpret the decision, decide whether to appeal, revise and resubmit, or move to a different journal, and prepare whichever of those you choose.
No. A shortlist of two credible venues is more useful than eight, and we will tell you if the paper needs more work before any of them.