What is the difference between ‘accept with revisions’ and ‘not accepted, but a revision and resubmission invited?
The “accept with revision” decision means that your manuscript will be accepted for publication in IDD if you make the revisions recommended by the Editor/Associate Editor. The Editor/Associate Editor will usually make the final decision on the revised manuscript based on his or her judgment, without further evaluation by reviewers. Authors who make the recommended revisions can expect to have their final manuscripts accepted for publication. The “not accepted, but a revision and resubmission invited” decision means that the revised manuscript will be sent to reviewers for their final evaluations. For this editorial decision, the Editor/Associate Editor will usually summarize areas for revision or concerns to be addressed by the author. Revised and resubmitted manuscripts are usually sent to the original reviewers, with the possibility that new reviewers may be asked to evaluate the manuscript. Approximately 50% of revised and resubmitted manuscripts are eventually accepted for publica
