The manuscript was assigned to an editor within two days of submission but remained under editorial review for nearly four months without a decision. Despite two follow-up emails, the only response received was that the manuscript was in the editor’s queue. After sending a final email requesting a decision by the end of the month, no reply was received, and the submission was later marked as “Withdrawn.” This duration is considerably longer than the journal’s stated median time to first decision of 42 days.
