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Proof Check

You have now been sent the proof of your article for checking. We look forward to receiving any corrections and preparing your article for publication.

Proof being prepared

Congratulations, your manuscript has been accepted!
The article is now in production and the proof is being prepared.

Reject to resubmit

Unfortunately your submission isn’t suitable for publication, as the reviewers have asked for substantial changes. However you are welcome to resubmit your manuscript if you rewrite the article as explained in the reviewer reports. You will find lots of advice on how to prepare a paper on our website.
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Withdraw

We have now withdrawn your article from consideration.
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Reject & transfer

Your manuscript wasn’t a good fit for the journal, but we think it would have a good chance of being accepted in another of our titles. Find out how to do this on our website.

Flat reject

Sorry! Your manuscript wasn’t a good fit for the journal – you will have received an email explaining why. Think about what you could do to improve the paper for submission to a different journal. You will find lots of advice on how to prepare a paper on our website.
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Published

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In Production

Congratulations, your manuscript has been accepted!
Your article is now in production where the published version will be prepared.

 

Formal acceptance

Congratulations, your manuscript has been accepted! We have everything we need and your paper is now on it’s way to production. IOP Publishing makes the accepted article available online within 24 hours, so people can start reading and citing your work straight away!