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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
3.8 months
Decision time immediate rejection
3 days
Average number of review rounds
1.8 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
5.0 / 5.0 (very difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.3 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.5 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
4.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 13.7 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The reviewers were very thorough with their reviews and pointed out the methodological flaws with our study, which we were able to address. I especially liked the way the manuscript was handled by the editor.
4.0
Very good process
7 reviews
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Disciplines

Ecology Environmental science Parasitology and Virology

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