What caused "Science" to reject the manuscript? Lu Qiujian frowned. If he just wanted to publish this paper, relying on the reputation gained by the previous papers, "Annals of Mathematics" would definitely not reject him.

of manuscripts.

But he will return to China for development in the future, so "Science" can increase his capital. After all, these three journals are completely different from other journals in China, and articles published here can easily be found by scientists in other fields.

A sense of presence will be of great benefit to future actions.

Of course, he did not fail to consider the problems that would arise when he decided to submit the manuscript, because "Science" is a comprehensive journal for interdisciplinary readers. It has limited space, is too long, is too professional, and is difficult to be read by interdisciplinary readers.

, those that have not made a large-scale contribution to the development of science and technology will be rejected. On the contrary, those articles on common biology or experimental physics are easy to be published, because these articles have a low threshold for cross-professional reading.

Lu Qiujian's paper on Poincaré's conjecture happens to be too long, too technical, and difficult to be understood by people across disciplines. It has not yet made a large-scale contribution to the development of science and technology. These four rejection criteria are not that his results are not good enough.

Awesome, just inappropriate.

But even if the full text cannot be published, can it at least be reported in a news column? Lu Qiujian shook his head depressedly and pulled the mouse to browse the full text of the email. He saw on the email that the reviewer believed that there were still some issues in these two papers.

It is an obvious loophole, so it will not pass the review. It is recommended to revise it before publishing it.

Ah! It’s exactly what I thought! The paper completed based on Professor Thurston’s advice does have such a problem, but it would be dozens of pages without the details written out. If it were written out in full, it would probably take hundreds of pages!

From now on, it is even more impossible for "Science" to publish it!

Haha, this is all because my reputation is not enough. If I could reach the status of Einstein, I would have no problem turning "Science" into my own special issue, right?

If you can't get your manuscript approved by yourself, then go find someone else for help! If there are scholars with great reputations and high academic status like Thurston, Gowers, and Wiles recommending it, "Science" will probably reconsider the review results.

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Lu Qiujian changed his clothes and walked out to the office building of the Department of Mathematics. His first stop was to go to Professor Thurston. After all, he had read his article and had done in-depth research on the Poincaré conjecture. In "Science"

There are also internal connections. If you go to him, you can at least find out the real reason why your paper was rejected.

"The manuscript was rejected?" Professor Thurston was stunned for a moment after hearing the news, and then said with a nonchalant smile, "That is their loss, not yours! Since it was rejected, you can forward it to "

"Annual Review of Mathematics", I believe they will publish your article in the shortest time and in the best layout!"

The papers in "Science" and "Nature" are generally novel, eye-catching, and popular, but their depth and rigor are not very good, and mathematical papers that show proofs through technical details are incompatible with their overall style, so the mathematics community does not

I value these journals very much, but I believe more in the four major journals in my circle.

Thurston's words were correct, but Lu Qiujian was unwilling to admit it. He begged, "Mr. Professor, can you help me find out who rejected my manuscript? What is the real reason for the rejection?"

"If it's because you don't understand the reason for your paper, you may be able to explain it through the relationship between several professors.

"Okay, I'll make a few calls and ask!" Thurston picked up the phone. After all, she was an insider. After a few calls, she got the general idea, "I asked, and the editorial board initially approved it.

Reviewed, and then sent your paper to Professor Forsman of Harvard University and Professor Ferrig of Yale; Professor Forsman said that no fatal flaws were found in the paper in a short period of time, but the specific process still needs to be studied.

, you can publish it or you can wait; Professor Ferrig failed to pass the review because many details of the derivation process were not listed!”

"Damn! What kind of excuse is this!" Professor Thurston cursed angrily before Lu Qiujian could speak, "All the groundbreaking work is already in the paper, and the rest is just some stupid work.

Work! It can be completed in a year or two by a team from any research institute! Is Ferrig’s brain broken?”

"You don't have a good relationship with him?" Lu Qiujian heard something else in his tone. Maybe his plan to contact the reviewer through him was going to go to waste!

"This is a hypocritical guy who only knows how to use some incomprehensible terminology to fool laymen!" Thurston really didn't think highly of him, "But he still has some connections in "Science". If it were him

If your paper is rejected, others will not stand up for you."

I understand, you are not doing well in society! Lu Qiujian heard the hidden meaning in his words. Is there only one way for him to continue publishing in the "Annual Review of Mathematics"?

Seeing Lu Qiujian's depressed expression, Thurston was a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "Don't rush to submit articles to other publications. I'll help you think of a solution later!"

After thinking about it, Lu Qiujian still rejected Professor Thurston's kindness. The guy opposite seemed to be someone who didn't like to deal with those people, so why should he force him to do so? Hey, just apply for the "Annals of Mathematics".

It’s not like I won’t be able to produce other papers that are qualified to be published in “Science” in the future.

After explaining the situation, Thurston also expressed support for his decision, "Yes, it should have been like this a long time ago. If I want to say something about the mathematical world, we can just share it ourselves. Why force their approval." This is a lot of words.

We play by ourselves and don’t want to let them play with us.

"Okay, I'll get ready when I go back. Since I decide to publish it in the "Annual Review of Mathematics", I can make my paper a little longer." Lu Qiujian said and left.

Alas, it’s still a pity! Although in the mathematics world, the authority of "Annals of Mathematics" is higher than that of "Science", Lu Qiujian does not want his reputation to spread only in the small circle of mathematics; forget it,

After the paper is published, at least it will make news in "Science"! It is better than nothing.

Professor Thurston has not taken this matter to heart since Lu Qiujian left. He no longer inquires about the matter through "Science" and instead concentrates on continuing his own research.

A week later, just when he finished teaching two classes and returned to the computer, he received a new email.
Chapter completed!