Dear Robin
I hope you had a good time in Australia.
Thank you for your enthusiasm regarding the publication of your article. As much as you have been worried about your article, many of us in the editorial team have been worried by the article. As you yourself have had some editorial experience, I hope you will realize that your article does not have a good foundation. On the top of that, there are many issues which have not been addressed properly despite repeated correspondences from the editors. I am sure you know that you can not just hurriedly address those issues. You have to patiently address them, which takes time. Plagiarism, in particular, has been a major issue. This, and other methodological issues, almost led to the rejection of the manuscript. We, on our side, have been actually trying our best to uplift the status of the article, and make it presentable, and publishable.
So, I request you to kindly address the issues raised - calmly and patiently. Do not resubmit, like, in an hour, thinking that it is now done and should be publishable. We are also yet to be ready with other articles for the next issue, so it is not like that you are going to miss the train. But please do resubmit on time.
I hope you understand this.
Thank you very much.
Regards
Abhinav
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Abhinav Vaidya MBBS MD PhD
Associate Professor of Community Medicine
Cardiovascular Health Epidemiology and Promotion Consultant
Dept. of Community Medicine
Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tel: 0977-1-4469064 Ext. 3502