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Working 9 to 5, not the way to make an academic living: observational analysis of manuscript and peer review submissions over time

BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6460 (Published 19 December 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6460

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Re: Working 9 to 5, not the way to make an academic living: observational analysis of manuscript and peer review submissions over time

Dear Editor:

In China, laboratory instructors always arrange researchers to conduct experiments during the daytime, they can read or write articles at night or on the weekends in general. In addition, due to the seriousness of submission and review of the literature, a relatively good environment is required. Because the environment will be relatively quiet in the middle of the night and weekends, many Chinese researchers like to submit papers at these times.

Competing interests: No competing interests

23 December 2019
Yue Li
Orthopedist
Spine Disease Research Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
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