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It's not a top conference, but we had a paper accepted for publication. The deadline for submitting the revisions was a month ago, and the professor on the paper won't submit the final version so we missed the deadline - we needed his final approval. I fear now the paper won't ever get published, and I worked very very hard on it. Actually, this paper sat in his inbox for many months before it was submitted for publication. I don't know what to do. There's no one I can go to in the department, and certainly trying to create a stir won't get me what I want. I don't think he's being malicious, but I think he's particularly forgetful. I try to remind him on every occasion, but I fear I'm stepping on the line of pissing him off. Can anyone offer me suggestions? I'm feeling quite upset and a little desperate because of this and other related situations. It's my first publication and the professor (and other professors) have been on my case for not having any publications. I think it's possible we can still submit the paper and get it published, but that means the professor has to get on it NOW. Advice? I don't think I can talk to anyone in my department (i.e. other professors or graduate students) because I don't want to slander his name.