Day 8: Reviewer Two Strikes Again

Dialogue

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   B 준호야, 나 결과 메일 못 열겠어. 네가 대신 읽어 줘. '수정 후 재심사'인지 '게재 불가'인지만 먼저 말해 줘.

   Junhoya, na gyeolgwa meil mot yeolgesseo. Nega daesin ilgeo jwo. 'Sujeong hu jaesimsa'inji 'gejae bulga'injiman meonjeo malhae jwo.

   Junho, I can't open the decision email. Read it for me. Just tell me first whether it's "revise and resubmit" or "reject."

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   A 잠깐만... 다행이다, '대폭 수정 후 재심사'야. 떨어진 건 아니니까 일단 숨 좀 쉬어.

   Jamkkanman... dahaengida, 'daepok sujeong hu jaesimsa'ya. Tteoreojin geon aninikka ildan sum jom swieo.

   Hang on... Phew, it's "major revisions, then re-review." You haven't been rejected, so breathe.

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   B 대폭 수정이면 그게 그거지 뭐. 심사위원은 몇 명이야?

   Daepok sujeongimyeon geuge geugeoji mwo. Simsawiwoneun myeot myeongiya?

   Major revisions - same difference. How many reviewers are there?

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   A 심사위원은 두 명. 1번은 짧고 점잖네. "표본 채취 지점이 왜 세 곳뿐인지 설명이 필요하다." 이건 맞는 말이잖아.

   Simsawiwoneun du myeong. 1beoneun jjalgo jeomjanne. "Pyobon chaechwi jijeomi wae se gotppuninji seolmyeongi piryohada." Igeon manneun marijana.

   Two reviewers. Number one is short and polite. "The authors need to explain why there are only three sampling sites." That's fair, isn't it?

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   B 응, 그건 나도 찔렸어. 예산 때문에 세 곳만 한 건데, 그 한계를 논문에 제대로 안 썼거든.

   Eung, geugeon nado jjillyeosseo. Yesan ttaemune se gonman han geonde, geu hangyereul nonmune jedaero an sseotgeodeun.

   Yeah, that one stung because it's true. We only did three sites because of the budget, and I never properly admitted that limitation in the paper.

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   A 문제는 2번이야. 들어 봐. "연구의 독창성이 의심스럽고, 영어 문장이 전반적으로 조잡하다." 와, 이 심사위원 아주 작정을 했구먼.

   Munjeneun 2beoniya. Deureo bwa. "Yeonguui dokchangseongi uisimseureopgo, Yeongeo munjangi jeonbanjeogeuro jojapada." Wa, i simsawiwon aju jakjeongeul haetgumeon.

   The problem is number two. Listen. "The originality of the study is doubtful, and the English is sloppy throughout." Wow, this reviewer's really got it in for you.

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   B 조잡하다고? 영문 교정까지 받은 원고인데. 나 그냥 자퇴할까 봐.

   Jojapadago? Yeongmun gyojeongkkaji badeun wongoinde. Na geunyang jatoehalkka bwa.

   Sloppy? That manuscript was professionally proofread. Maybe I should just drop out.

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   A 자퇴는 무슨. 더 들어 봐. "관련 선행 연구로 다음 논문 다섯 편을 반드시 인용할 것." 근데 다섯 편 저자가 전부 같은 사람이야.

   Jatoeneun museun. Deo deureo bwa. "Gwallyeon seonhaeng yeonguro daeum nonmun daseot pyeoneul bandeusi inyonghal geot." Geunde daseot pyeon jeojaga jeonbu gateun saramiya.

   Drop out, my foot. Listen to this. "The authors must cite the following five papers as related prior work." And all five are by the same person.

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   B 뭐? 설마 자기 논문을 인용하라는 거야? 익명 심사라면서?

   Mwo? Seolma jagi nonmuneul inyongharaneun geoya? Ingmyeong simsaramyeonseo?

   What? You mean they're telling me to cite their own papers? Isn't the review supposed to be anonymous?

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    A 익명이라도 티가 다 나는구먼. 자기 논문 홍보를 이렇게 대놓고 하는 건 나도 처음 봐.

    Ingmyeongirado tiga da naneungumeon. Jagi nonmun hongboreul ireoke daenoko haneun geon nado cheoeum bwa.

    Anonymous or not, it's plain as day. I've never seen anyone plug their own papers so shamelessly.

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    B 하, 어이가 없어서 웃음밖에 안 나온다. 그럼 이건 어떻게 해? 그냥 무시해도 돼?

    Ha, eoiga eopseoseo useumbakke an naonda. Geureom igeon eotteoke hae? Geunyang musihaedo dwae?

    Ha, it's so absurd all I can do is laugh. So what do I do about this? Can I just ignore it?

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    A 무시하면 안 되지. 다섯 편 중에 진짜 관련 있는 한두 편만 인용하고, 나머지는 우리 연구랑 방법론이 달라서 제외했다고 정중하게 쓰는 거야.

    Musihamyeon an doeji. Daseot pyeon junge jinjja gwallyeon inneun handu pyeonman inyonghago, nameojineun uri yeongurang bangbeomnoni dallaseo jeoehaetdago jeongjunghage sseuneun geoya.

    No, you can't ignore it. Cite the one or two that are really relevant, and politely say you left out the rest because their methods differ from ours.

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    B 독창성 얘기는? 그건 너무 모욕적이야. 삼 년 동안 강바닥을 뒤져서 모은 데이터인데.

    Dokchangseong yaegineun? Geugeon neomu moyokjeogiya. Sam nyeon dongan gangbadageul dwijyeoseo moeun deiteoinde.

    And the originality comment? That's so insulting. That's data I spent three years dredging up from riverbeds.

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    A 그러니까 감정 말고 데이터로 받아쳐야지. 같은 강에서 미세플라스틱을 계절별로 측정한 연구가 있는지 찾아서 표로 보여 줘. 없으면 그게 독창성이야.

    Geureonikka gamjeong malgo deiteoro badachyeoyaji. Gateun gangeseo misepeullaseutigeul gyejeolbyeollo cheukjeonghan yeonguga inneunji chajaseo pyoro boyeo jwo. Eopseumyeon geuge dokchangseongiya.

    That's exactly why you hit back with data, not feelings. Look for any study that measured microplastics in the same river season by season, and put it in a table. If there aren't any, that's your originality.

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    B 맞아, 계절별 비교는 우리가 처음이야. 그걸 서론에서 좀 더 강조했어야 했네.

    Maja, gyejeolbyeol bigyoneun uriga cheoeumiya. Geugeol seoroneseo jom deo gangjohaesseoya haenne.

    Right, we're the first to compare the seasons. I should have put that up front in the introduction.

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    A 그리고 재심사 때 또 트집을 잡거들랑, 편집장한테 따로 메일을 보내는 방법도 있어. 교수님도 예전에 그렇게 하셨대.

    Geurigo jaesimsa ttae tto teujibeul japgeodeullang, pyeonjipjanghante ttaro meireul bonaeneun bangbeopdo isseo. Gyosunimdo yejeone geureoke hasyeotdae.

    And if they nitpick again in the second round, you can also email the editor separately. Apparently our professor did that once.

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    B 알았어. 1번 의견은 다 받아들이고, 2번은 반은 수용, 반은 반박. 오늘 밤에 답변서 초안부터 써 볼게.

    Arasseo. 1beon uigyeoneun da badadeurigo, 2beoneun baneun suyong, baneun banbak. Oneul bame dapbyeonseo choanbuteo sseo bolge.

    Okay. Accept everything from reviewer one, and for reviewer two, half accept, half rebut. I'll start drafting the response letter tonight.

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    A 그 기세 좋구먼. 대신 오늘은 초안만 쓰고 자. 화난 채로 답장 쓰지 않기, 우리 연구실 전통이잖아.

    Geu gise jokumeon. Daesin oneureun choanman sseugo ja. Hwanan chaero dapjang sseuji anki, uri yeongusil jeontongijana.

    That's the spirit. But just write the draft tonight and then sleep. Never reply while you're angry - that's our lab's tradition.

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    B 그래, 고마워. 근데 너 아까부터 말투가 왜 그래? 교수님 말투 옮았어?

    Geurae, gomawo. Geunde neo akkabuteo maltuga wae geurae? Gyosunim maltu olmasseo?

    Okay, thanks. But what's with the old-man talk all evening? Did you catch it from the professor?

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