Latest review
First review round: 12.6 weeks. Overall rating: 3 (good).
Outcome: Rejected.
Motivation:
The editor initially sent the manuscript to two reviewers, one of which recommended publication with minor revisions and the other that recommended rejection. The editor then sent the manuscript to an additional reviewer, which extended the review process considerably. The third reviewer recommended rejection. As the recommendations for rejection were based primarily on reviewer biases (i.e. the manuscript addresses a contagious topic on pollution management), the editor was fair and recommended either an additional analysis and new submission or we submit elsewhere (and provided example journals). I would submit to Biological Conservation again, but I would be cautious of the timeline as the decision to only send the manuscript to two reviewers (which I could see through the tracking platform) resulted in a longer than needed review timeline.