Latest review
First review round: 6.1 weeks. Overall rating: 0 (very bad).
Outcome: Rejected.
Motivation:
I DON'T recommend that any researchers submit their work to this journal. The editor agreed with the comments of a reviewer who was newly assigned in the 2nd review, concluding that "the cause-and-effect correlations were not fully supported." However, our paper was not intended to estimate causal effects, as clearly stated in the original manuscript. We also submitted an appeal in late April, but it was referred back to the same editor who rejected our manuscript. Then, we had to wait for over nine weeks to receive the final decision (rejection).
