Withdrawing a Submission

You can withdraw a submission you sent until the final decision is issued. A submission that has been accepted, rejected or already withdrawn cannot be withdrawn.

1. Open the submission on the Author & reviewer → My submissions screen.
2. Open the Actions menu at the top right of the page.
3. Press Withdraw submission.
4. Enter a reason of at least 5 characters in the Reason (sent to the editors) field.
5. Press Withdraw submission in the dialog.

Effects of withdrawing

• The review stops and the open reviewer invitations are closed.
• The editors are notified.
• The editors see your reason in the submission's timeline. The reason is not put in e-mails and is not shown to the reviewers.
• A withdrawn submission cannot be reopened. To send the work again, you need to start a new submission.

A draft that has not been sent cannot be withdrawn. To delete a draft, follow the steps in Deleting and Restoring Drafts.