Journal info (provided by editor)

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Aims and scope

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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
3.2 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
4.9 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
1.0 / 5.0 (very easy)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.0 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
1.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 13.7 weeks. Overall rating: 1 (bad). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The reviewers handled the paper promptly. The handling editor was too busy to deal with the submission and so the paper spent several weeks Awaiting Recommendation after each round of revision, totally almost 5 months. Usually, editorial decisions are made within a few days of receiving reviews. We asked for assistance from the editorial board. They replied to us politely but didn't speed anything up.
1.0
Bad process
1 review
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Disciplines

Ecology Zoology Parasitology and Virology

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