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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
3.1 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
5.7 months
Decision time immediate rejection
21 days
Average number of review rounds
2.2 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.6 / 5.0 (difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.7 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.6 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.5 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 8.5 weeks. Overall rating: 2 (moderate). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
There is a huge disagreement between the reviews: one recommended minor revisions, while two recommended rejection. In particular, two reviewers who suggested rejection demonstrated misunderstanding of our study with one reviewer not even giving any reference to support the comment. Such disagreements should be addressed through further clarifications from the authors rather than through outright rejection."