Journal info (provided by editor)

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Aims and scope

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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
4.3 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
6.3 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Average number of review rounds
1.7 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.5 / 5.0 (difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
4.3 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.7 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 33.0 weeks. Overall rating: 2 (moderate). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
The duration of the first review took 8 months, that is very long. From the 3 review reports received, 2 of them were very positive and constructive whilst the third reviewer was very negative and very rude. His criticism was not based on the scientific content of the manuscript but rather on what he thought was appropriate to address in the article.