Can authors appeal an editorial decision?
PLoS Genetics encourages input from all community members regarding editorial and publishing policy. However, appeals of manuscript decisions should be a) limited to the specific manuscript in question, b) made only by the corresponding author, and c) sent by e-mail to plosgenetics [at] plos.org. Telephone or other informal appeals will not be considered. Appeals should be made only when a reviewer or an editor is thought to have made a significant factual error or their objectivity is compromised by a documented competing interest, and when a reversal based on those grounds would have changed the original decision. Both the senior editor and the Associate Editor will be involved in considering an appeal; additional editorial board members may also be consulted. The editors will try to handle an appeal expeditiously; however, each appeal is unique and the journal cannot guarantee the turnaround time or the outcome.
