Letters
Letters for authors: submission, revision, waivers
Six ready-to-send letters — a journal cover letter, a response to reviewers, and four for negotiating an article processing charge. Pick your situation, fill the fields, copy or open in your email client.
Which letter
Cover letter for a journal submissionOne page, four required statements, built from Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and ICMJE guidance.Response to reviewersPoint-by-point letter after a revise decision: quote, answer, show the change.Confirm a full APC waiverYour country is listed in the journal's waiver policy and you want written confirmation before you submit.Ask for a discount when you are not eligibleYour country is not on the waiver list and your institution has no APC budget. You are asking for a discretionary reduction.Confirm your institution's agreement covers the journalYour university has a read-and-publish agreement with the publisher and you want to be sure this specific journal is included before you submit.Appeal a declined waiverYou asked for a waiver, it was refused, and you have grounds to ask for reconsideration.