Poetics

[culturallycurious]

Does anybody have experience submitting to Poetics? I understand the particular stance of the journal, but I'm curious about response times, review quality, etc. Thanks!

[yesindeedy]

I published in Poetics a few years ago. They were very speedy, had really helpful constructive reviews, and very good editor feedback. Very good turnaround time all around. It was a really positive experience for me.

[author]

I too had a positive experience and recently published with the journal. Really good feedback from reviewers that strengthened my paper. Very good editors that highlighted exactly what I needed to do with the paper. Very fast turnaround time.

[holdup]

Does anybody know what is going on there right now? I am hearing about submissions getting held up a very long time.

[Anony]

Bump.

Any word?

[Question]

Is the hold up / delay on submissions still going on?

[waiting]

I have a paper that has been under review there for 13 months so far...so yes.

[Question]

Waiting - that's crazy. First review or first review plus R&R? It's really a shame that there's no accountability for journals (except for people not to submit there). Delays happen - that's fine. But that seems extremely excessive and authors have nothing to do except wait. Especially since it's such a long time, pulling it doesn't seem like an option because "what if" reviews are in...then if you pull it, you would lose over a year without much substantive feedback. (I use the universal you, not you, waiting, specifically).

[poet]

Have you tried contacting the editors? One of the former co-editors left in late 2012 and your paper may have gotten lost in the shuffle.
I reviewed for them last year and looking at the online system the paper I reviewed took less than 4 months between initial submission and editor letter with decision.

[waiting]

First review. Four months ago the editor said (in response to an email) that the reviews were in and a decision letter was forthcoming. I've tried to contact him since, with no luck.

[foxtrot]

Jan 7, 2014 14:49:27 GMT -5 waiting said:

First review. Four months ago the editor said (in response to an email) that the reviews were in and a decision letter was forthcoming. I've tried to contact him since, with no luck.

That's insane and rather unprofessional. It takes a lot of effort and time to write an article. You would think editors would keep this in mind. Have you considered withdrawing the paper? Even if you get an R&R, you might run into same delays and unresponsiveness. 

[waiting]

I have, but I've already invested so much time!

[an opinion]

Yeah, I think you might want to send another email to the editor asking what is up, maybe with the assistant editor CC'd. Emails can certainly slip through the cracks. You've waited a decent amount of time, so just preface the email apologetically and send a gentle reminder asking what is up.

Other people please correct me if you think this is a bad idea.

[waiting]

Thanks for you concern, but I have done that already, don't worry! I just posted here because I wanted to keep others from having the same experience.

[waitingtoo]

I have had an experience nearly the same as the one described by "waiting." Upwards of a year waiting for first review, promised a decision letter months ago.