title: Postscript: follow-up after manuscript submission.
abstract: Tracking your manuscript is one way to help the review process go smoothly and it keeps you actively involved. Verifying the arrival of your manuscript and politely asking for feedback helps reduce needless frustrations. If a journal encourages you to revise and resubmit, the chances of acceptance and publication improve.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, USA. sharon.valente@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Valente
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014956:Writing