Completed writing a first author paper, not submitted Hello so i completed a first author paper that has been revised with my PI. I have left for grad school without the final version submitted to a journal.
What happens now? Can the paper be submitted? Canned?  Should i expect to see it submitted?  Or should i kiss it goodbye?
In my field (Mol Biol/Genomics) I'd say most papers are submitted after the first author has left, as grants/studentships don't generally last long enough to complete a project and get the manuscript submitted.
In theory there is nothing to stop you submitting the paper without an affiliation. In practice it will be much more convenient if the paper is submitted by your PI, who would presumably agree to pay any charges associated.