in publishing or to publish

[waleed123456]

Which one is better to say?
Thanks a lot Dr for your effort in publishing the paper.Or
Thanks a lot Dr for your effort to publish the paper.

Thanks a lot.

[bhaisahab]

Which one is better to say?
Thanks a lot, Dr, for your effort in publishing the paper.Or
Thanks a lot, Dr, for your effort to publish the paper.

Thanks a lot.

They are both possible. The first one suggests that the paper was published. The second one suggests that it wasn't published, in spite of the Dr's efforts.