Chapter 199 Tug of War

"Of course, the 'ordinary' level in CNS does not mean that it is equivalent to the level of articles in second- and third-rate magazines, but it means that there are many studies that reach this level around the world every year, so many that they can only be described as 'ordinary', such as The graphene you are studying now, almost every year someone claims to have solved its mass production problem.”

As soon as Feng Jinhui finished speaking, Han Kangshun added: "The next thing we want to talk to you about is that the first type of top-level work can be said to be done by only a few people or a few teams in the world."

"Most of the people who are already very good in their fields still do the third category of 'ordinary' jobs."

"Then a problem arises. CNS only has such a small space, but there are so many talented people, and these talented people often bump into topics. You also study condensed matter, and I also study condensed matter. So whose article does CNS choose? "

Seeing Han Kangshun stop and look at him, Wu Bin thought for a moment and replied: "An author who has published articles in their magazine before?"

"Smart." Han Kangshun nodded, looking like a coward who could be taught, "Because CNS editors never lack high-quality manuscripts, and they always have a large number of papers that have been published in CNS magazines many times. Well-known authors are queuing up to publish articles, which results in CNS almost never considering authors who have never published articles in CNS journals.”

"This can also be a monopoly?" Wu Bin was a little surprised.

"Well, if you do something for a long time, a fixed circle will always form. This statement sounds a bit sour and a bit conspiracy theory, but you can still find some clues by looking through the CNS journals of previous years. There is only one vote. Fixed talents have the right to pour water into CNS. If you are not in that circle, even if you produce the same level of results, or even a slightly higher level, it will be difficult to publish on CNS."

As he spoke, Han Kangshun sighed: "In our country, a large number of manuscripts are submitted to CNS every year, but most of them are 'clicked' at the editing level. Even if they are lucky and pass..."

"Okay, okay, what you said is like pouring cold water on me." Feng Jinhui interrupted Han Kangshun and said to Wu Bin with a smile: "You have to understand that it's okay for us to be sour. After all, there are still many powerful Chinese people here. If you have published articles on CNS, I believe you can do it too."

"Thank you, teacher, for your encouragement." After thanking Wu Bin, he asked curiously, "Then...how can I enter the CNS circle?"

Feng Jinhui thought for a while and replied: "The answer should be relatively clear. If you have entered the labs of those big cows who have published articles on CNS for a long time, you have joined the circle. To put it simply, you have become their student. Even to be on the safe side, it is best to enter a few more CNS-level laboratories. If you perform well enough in the laboratory and are favored by your tutor, you can easily publish a few CNS articles."

"Hmm...Is this why studying abroad is most likely better than studying at home?"

Hearing Wu Bin's sudden question, Feng Jinhui was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "It can be said to be one of the reasons. After all, many big names in the country are taking this route."

After speaking, looking at Wu Bin's thoughtful expression, Feng Jinhui suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Of course, it's absolutely fine to rely on hard power to publish an article. If you can make a groundbreaking work that can convince the whole world, If you have great research, then it doesn’t matter whether you are in a circle or not. When the time comes, it will be CNS that begs you to publish articles in their journals.”

"Well, that's the truth." Han Kangshun nodded, "But there is another kind of worst situation, which is the person who neither has the hard power of a genius nor can he get into the laboratory of a CNS expert, but just keeps working on "PNAS". Publish your research results in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and wait for some CNS expert to realize it one day. After reading all your academic papers, he will say with emotion, "This person is really talented. If my name is on the article, he will definitely be able to work in CNS." Once your idea appears several times, he will be embarrassed to reject you continuously. Of course, if you can publish a batch of papers in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), you are considered awesome."

"Teacher Han... you are so sad today." After listening to Han Kangshun's story that was almost full of "unlucky ghosts", Wu Bin couldn't help but complain.

"Hahaha, this guy's paper was rejected by EI again, how can you not be disappointed?" Feng Jinhui laughed out loud.

"Say it as if you have never been rejected." Seeing his bad friend smiling so happily, Han Kangshun was a little unhappy.

"At least I have a better mentality than you." Feng Jinhui laughed again after saying this.

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For people who have been in the scientific research circle for a long time, the process of submitting papers to journals is like having eaten pork even though they have never seen a pig running. The basic process is still clear to them.

Therefore, after Wu Bin has been with them for so long, he is relatively clear about the submission process of "Science".

First of all, his paper must have passed the first hurdle of being edited by Science, because if the editor of Science thinks that what you wrote is just a piece of cake or has no originality and is boring, then it will be rejected immediately, and this rejection will Basically, within 24 hours, it can be said to be rejected instantly in the journal industry.

As long as you persist for one day, it means that your paper has entered the second level. The Editorial board, commonly known as the editorial board, is to let some more senior reviewers and industry peers see the quality of your paper. This process takes about two days. week.

Then when your manuscript is converted to under evaluation (under evaluation)

At this time, ordinary undergraduates can already brag. Being able to break into this stage as an undergraduate can be said to be quite capable.

On the fourth week after Wu Bin submitted his manuscript, he suddenly received an email while he was looking at the literature. When he opened it, he saw that it was from a reviewer of "Science"!

‘Have we finally reached the most troublesome stage in this legend? ’

This stage is a tug-of-war with the reviewers. Generally speaking, the reviewers will send you some rebuttals or questions. If there are only a few, they usually ask you to explain or modify the meaning, but If a dozen of them hit you in the face, then there is no need to change it, just submit another one.

According to Feng Jinhui, many people have been rejected from "Science" to "PNAS" and then to some second-rate magazines in the scientific research world. A set of punches can get you from "Science" to some 4 or 5 Small magazine.

However, Wu Bin didn't see any hint of making things difficult for him in his reviewer's emails. They were all questions from a very positive angle, so Wu Bin thought about his answer and started writing a reply email.