How to get your PI to submit your papers?

[Treg]

Death threats? Blackmail?

Arg!



Treg

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[Dodohead]

What do you mean by submit? I'm generally the one in charge of submitting my own papers in our own lab.

 

[Treg]

What do you mean by submit? I'm generally the one in charge of submitting my own papers in our own lab.

I mean to actually look at the manuscript, make a few changes, and sign off on its submission

My boss is ridiculously slow at doing this...

Treg

 

[Dodohead]

OH, THAT kind of submit

My adviser is hardly ever around, so I can understand the pain. Maybe a couple of death threats and some bomb scares might do the trick If not, there is always good ole', ole' fashioned bribery

Oh a (slightly) more serious note, have you tried nagging? Sometimes when I bring up a subject every time I see my adviser, I tend to keep it on his mind and it gets done a little faster.

Where are you submitting to?

 

[Treg]

I am submitting to Diabetes. I have nagged quite a bit. I even wrote a significant portion of a grant hoping that it would persuade him to return the favor with my manuscript. Sigh...

We have set a deadline, which is in a few weeks, so I will post what happens (if anything) when the time comes.

Treg

 

[Fixed Gear]

Nudge/annoy/ask your PI what progress they have made on your paper.......EVERY DAY. Start making daily goals for them, and let them know what they are. Sometimes students have to hold their PIs hand to get a paper out.

 

[Primate]

Second the "every day" part. More than that, even. Every time you see him/her. Eventually they'll submit the paper or their head will explode. Either way, very entertaining.

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[Sohalia]

What's worse is when you do get your PI's revision back and you don't like it!

 

[EvoDevo]

Second the "every day" part. More than that, even. Every time you see him/her. Eventually they'll submit the paper or their head will explode. Either way, very entertaining.

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I third/fourth/fifth this idea. It works!