Introducing the 's manuscript resubmission deadlines: creating accountability structures for our authors.

J Med Libr Assoc

Co-Lead Editor, Journal of the Medical Library Association, Medical Library Director, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Published: April 2024

The () has made the decision to change our "revise-at-will" policy to instead adopt firmer deadlines for manuscript resubmissions. Beginning with this issue, manuscripts returned to authors with a "revise and resubmit" decision must be resubmitted within two months of the editorial decision. Likewise, manuscripts returned to authors with a "revisions required" decision must be resubmitted within one month of the editorial decision. This editorial discusses 's experience using a "revise-at-will" policy and outlines some anticipated benefits of the new resubmission deadlines.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11305476PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2024.1902DOI Listing

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