Submission paper to a journal with no reply I submitted a paper ten day ago, respecting the dead line. Precisely, I submitted the paper two days before the dead line indicated by the Journal on its web site. The Journal had different editions during the years, such as the spring, summer and winter one. The deadline is important only to see your article published on the next edition of the journal. However, from the day I submitted the paper, I still haven't received any answer from the editors. I submitted my paper, as required by e/mail. I didn't get even a confirmitation that the paper was received. Is this normal?

Should I ask about the current status of the paper?
From what I understand, the journal has a schedule for considering articles to be published in the next issues. This means that if you miss a (not the) deadline, your article will be considered for inclusion in a subsequent issue. No problem there.

You not having heard from them in 10 days does not mean your paper was not received. I assume they received the paper already, but they 're too busy/unprofessional not to send back a confirmation or a thank you email.

Yes, of course you can ask about the status; nothing wrong can come out of that. I would write an email of the form:

Dear Editor,
I am writing to inquire about the status of the paper, entitled:
[title]
that I submitted to the [Journal name], on [Date].
I would appreciate if you could confirm that you have received the paper.
Best regards,
[Name]
[Affiliation]


Assuming of course that you have checked your spam folder.