Manuscript accepted for publication!

Genomic annotation and transcriptome analysis of the Danio rerio hox complex with description of a novel member, hoxb13a

My first article as first author has been accepted (at last). The honoured journal will be Evolution and Development. I would have preferred Developmental Biology or Genomics (if preferences really matter, I would have preferred Nature best; in due time ;-) but one of my bosses thought (with a lot of reason) that it would be of a lot of interest for evo-devo people and therefore it should be easyly accepted there.

Quite the opposite.

The content doesn't almost overlap with the journal editorial line (which is a bit old-fashioned, to be honest). However the editors received it quite enthusiastly but they have had many problems finding referees. The big-bosses must be terribly bussy refereing for Nature or such, and the rest of the contacts of the editorial board seemed overwhelmed.

Finally, two months and a week after submitting the manuscript, we have the favorable comments back and the green light for publication from the editors. Now we have just to send the final version and pay the editorial ;-)

Does anybody want a piece of cake?