1Now that the paper has been rejected by the first journal, we need to rethink our submission strategy.
2The reviewers were not entirely negative, though; one of them praised the originality of our dataset.
3True, but the main criticism was methodological, and addressing it properly means rerunning several of the statistical models.
4That is feasible, but only if the laboratory can process the new samples before the end of next month.
5Doctor Ellerby, spelt E-L-L-E-R-B-Y, assured me the lab could finish them by the twenty-eighth at the latest.
6Then we should aim for a mid-range journal with a faster turnaround rather than the top-tier one.
7I would rather strengthen the paper first and try a better journal than settle for a weaker outlet.
8Perhaps, but remember our funding report is due in March, and an accepted paper would help enormously.
9Fair point. What if we split the work, and you handle the revisions while I draft the cover letter?
10That division works for me, provided we exchange drafts every week and meet on Thursday afternoons.
11Agreed. I will also ask the library about the article processing charge, which may have risen again.
12Good idea, because last year it was eighteen hundred pounds, and budgets are tighter this year.