Updating Schools on Publication?

[CyclistOK]

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So, as of now, it looks as if a manuscript i'm on as a 3rd author is headed for Nature sometime before December, and I was looking for opinions on whether or not it worth updating schools about (once published of course), or if I should just wait and mention it in interviews if asked...

 

[JamesBond15]

I would surely update them. If there is space on the secondary do it there. You can also send an update letter after your turn in your secondary.

 

[CdnHopeful]

Would you guys update even if you had submitted (say 3 papers including 2 first authors), but none of them have been accepted yet? I'm saying this because I will submit 3 in August (and with a few months of waiting time for review/acceptance, I'm worried that waiting till later on to send an update letter is too late)

 

[CyclistOK]

I would surely update them. If there is space on the secondary do it there. You can also send an update letter after your turn in your secondary.

Thanks for the advice. My quandary is that it hasn't been published yet, and I didn't know if I should wait until it is official...

 

[orrghead16]

I would update only when it is accepted and in press. "Submitted" manuscripts can end up doing/being any number of things.

If it is accepted to Nature, update that ASAP telling them it is currently in press for November. If it is going to be submitted in November, don't bother updating w/ a letter until it is accepted. But DO bring it up in interviews that it is submitted.

 

[BerlinDude]

I would update only when it is accepted and in press. "Submitted" manuscripts can end up doing/being any number of things.

If it is accepted to Nature, update that ASAP telling them it is currently in press for November. If it is going to be submitted in November, don't bother updating w/ a letter until it is accepted. But DO bring it up in interviews that it is submitted.

Amen brother.

OP, have you read a Nature paper? If you look at the submission dates vs accepted dates, you'll see it can take a year for a paper to be accepted from the date the manuscript is sent. Consider also that the majority of manuscripts submitted to top journals are rejected. If you're saying that it will be sent before December, it is almost certain it will not be accepted before the admissions decision is made.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

If you're saying that it will be sent before December, it is almost certain it will not be accepted before the admissions decision is made.

Yup, in fact it likely won't ever be accepted to nature.