I Am Revenging Refusal of Publication of Criticism

I Am Revenging Refusal of Publication of Criticism
August 6, 2025

Title: "There are No Short-Term Oscillations in Plant Transpiration. The Observed Weight Scale Signal Oscillations Were an Artifact."
Tracking #: 2025-17193
Authors: Ledata

Dear Dr. Ledata,

Thank you for submitting your manuscript "There are No Short-Term Oscillations in Plant Transpiration. The Observed Weight Scale Signal Oscillations Were an Artifact." for consideration by PNAS.


The results of our assessment have led us to the decision to decline to consider it for publication at this time. PNAS is a multidisciplinary journal that aims to publish high-impact research of general interest to the scientific community. Because we receive more than 20, 000 submissions every year, incoming manuscripts undergo an initial evaluation by a member of the Editorial Board, who is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, to determine whether the potential novelty, impact, and relevance in the broad scientific community merit further detailed technical review. In your case, our assessment is that your manuscript does not meet one or more of the principal aims of our journal and on this basis we expect that the likelihood that detailed review will lead to publication is low. This decision is necessarily subjective and does not reflect an evaluation of the technical quality of your work or of its appropriateness for a more specialized audience.


Although we expect that this outcome is disappointing, we hope that the rationale for our decision is clear. We thank you for choosing PNAS as a potential venue for publishing your work and we hope that you'll continue to consider PNAS for future submissions.

Thank you for your understanding.

Yours,
May R. Berenbaum
Editor-in-Chief, PNAS
(e) pnaseic@nas.edu

PNAS
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