Hi guys,

I have been trying to increase my publications list. Last summer I wrote an article on a certain doctrine and the need to review it in a certain developing country. The first journal (Oxbridge journal) I sent it to said the paper was great but long (but they would like to carry a short version of the same) and even send it to a reviewer in one of the developing countries who they said would be very interested in the full version: the reviewer never bothered to get back to me. After a few months I wrote to the reviewer cancelling my submission and sent it to a second journal.
The second journal I sent the paper to which was developing country based said it was not well researched. Usually, in this country it is common to get a response from such a professor as a peer reviewer who will belittle your work either because they want to retain it as they own or they don't want any other experts coming up in the area.
My next move was to send the full version the same paper to an English journal. The reviewers comments were too many that I would need a complete rewrite and at the time I felt that I did not have the time to address them all so I decided to reduce the length of the article and resend as short version to the first journal.
The first journal then get back to me saying that the article is great but as most developed countries have dealt with this issue they don't see why they should carry the paper in their journal. Unless I show recent invalidities of this doctrine in the country in question, which I can't because there are none dealing the particular aspect. Only surrounding areas.
Anyway, at this point I decided to forget about the article because the problem seemed to be the area and not the quality. A week ago I hear from the third journal asking me if I have done the corrections yet. I tell them that I have shortened the paper and I will send it in a week's time.

My question: Should I just send as it. Frankly speaking am bored of reviewing this paper a hundred times. Nothing ever changes in that country am writing about. A friend did send me some material but it was on surrounding instances and not specific to what am dealing with. I see some papers in this journal from practictioners that are a page long. Mine is now 1500 words which is the length journal 1 wanted. Should I bother reading this other material or send as is and see if I can get away with it. Remember am a perfectionist - which is why I may be struggling with this. Not that the paper is bad. I even just read it. I reads ok. And am writing up, I do not want to be distracted by sideshows!

Advice anyone?

thanks guys for your silence.

i decided to send as is. :-)

wow jojo that's a bit harsh...i was thinking about ur predicament over the weekend and thought it's best to do the corrections and send it in, after all the effort no point giving up and just sending it as is, but i see you've made your decision. good luck.

thanks for your view Algaequeen.

i thought it best to see what this ones say before i waste some precious time doing corrections that may not be appreciated.

fingers crossed. am hoping for a positive outcome this time. corrections or not. at least then the corrections will be targetted towards the reviewers of this last submission.

back to thesis now. trying to avoid getting distracted with -on-the-side- achievements.

hope your thesis is going well.