Ok to send unpublished paper?

[Haybrant]

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Hi,

Do you guys think it is ok to send in an abstract from an unpublished paper to a school; will they be ok with that, or is it not a good idea. My PI said it's ok if I want to.

 

[MadameLULU]

Hi,

Do you guys think it is ok to send in an abstract from an unpublished paper to a school; will they be ok with that, or is it not a good idea. My PI said it's ok if I want to.

Have you submitted it? If so, I would note that it has been submitted to Journal X...

 

[sdnstud]

good question. I am working on several papers that are about to be submitted. I think I will wait until I submit my papers before I inform the schools.

Hi,

Do you guys think it is ok to send in an abstract from an unpublished paper to a school; will they be ok with that, or is it not a good idea. My PI said it's ok if I want to.

 

[ajt2003]

Have you submitted it? If so, I would note that it has been submitted to Journal X...

I've heard that most schools don't want to read an entire paper - what might be best is to just write a letter to let the school know in which journal the paper is intended to be published, and then perhaps cut and paste the abstract.

Just my two cents - oh, and congrats!

 

[Haybrant]

I've heard that most schools don't want to read an entire paper - what might be best is to just write a letter to let the school know in which journal the paper is intended to be published, and then perhaps cut and paste the abstract.

Just my two cents - oh, and congrats!

yah i will send the abstract but I wonder if they will think its premature to send since I just submitted the paper...i.e what if it doesnt get accepted; that might look bad

 

[ajt2003]

yah i will send the abstract but I wonder if they will think its premature to send since I just submitted the paper...i.e what if it doesnt get accepted; that might look bad

It might - but I think at the very least it shows the schools that you're heading in the right direction, reminds them about your application, etc. I have two papers pending publication and recently sent the medical schools to which I applied both abstracts, as well as a general work update (new studies I started up, additional projects, etc.) and a personal life update.

If anything, it's another paper to place in your file - which means your file has to be found and potentially looked at!

If you'd prefer to wait, that's completely your choice (obviously). I just haven't heard from as many schools as I would like, so I'm hoping this pushes me into the interview category...or the reject pile...or SOMETHING.

 

[VienneseWaltz]

Absolutely, tell your schools about it. I didn't put my submitted papers on my application because I had the same thoughts you did (submission doesn't equal acceptance), but when the subject came up in interviews, my schools were surprised I hadn't mentioned it.

They know that peer-reviewed publication takes time and that preparing a paper for submission is a lot of work. If you look at your professors' CVs, you will see papers cited as "submitted" or "working paper."

Congrats & good luck.

 

[Haybrant]

It might - but I think at the very least it shows the schools that you're heading in the right direction, reminds them about your application, etc. I have two papers pending publication and recently sent the medical schools to which I applied both abstracts, as well as a general work update (new studies I started up, additional projects, etc.) and a personal life update.

If anything, it's another paper to place in your file - which means your file has to be found and potentially looked at!

If you'd prefer to wait, that's completely your choice (obviously). I just haven't heard from as many schools as I would like, so I'm hoping this pushes me into the interview category...or the reject pile...or SOMETHING.

yah let me know if this helps them speed up your file b.c i havent heard from many school yet either and was thinking I should send in more of my papers/abstracts; thanks!

 

[xanthines]

Go ahead and list them as submitted. You don't have to name the journal, either because that might change. As a previous poster stated before, the adcoms know the peer-review process takes time. It could be 2 months before you hear back from a journal! Then you have to adress any criticisms and send a revised version which could take several more months until you hear about that. THEN you get to tell everyone your article is accepted.

-X

yah let me know if this helps them speed up your file b.c i havent heard from many school yet either and was thinking I should send in more of my papers/abstracts; thanks!

 

[Stanford_Playah]

Haybrant, tell them that it is "pending review" for publication in the journal to which you submitted. I think that would be perfectly fine to say, although it might not give as much of a boost as already having it published. But perhaps you can update them later when that does happen.