> Not in many biomedical journals where Word is the standard format for a paper to be submitted in.
I don't know about all journals. The ones I've submitted to usually provide a Word or Latex template.
> I've appealed and/or argued successfully with editors to change a decision from "what the referees ticked" on a number of occasions.
In almost all journals editors are not paid staff. They are volunteers. Personally I've never seen a paper will all negative reviews get accepted by an editor, but they have some sway it's true.
I don't know about all journals. The ones I've submitted to usually provide a Word or Latex template.
> I've appealed and/or argued successfully with editors to change a decision from "what the referees ticked" on a number of occasions.
In almost all journals editors are not paid staff. They are volunteers. Personally I've never seen a paper will all negative reviews get accepted by an editor, but they have some sway it's true.