We submitted our manuscript to Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (BMC) in early December 2021. We received a confirmation of receipt after this. According to the submission system, the journal tried to find reviewers for the manuscript. Unfortunately, this was not the case. We inquired about the current status two times and offered help in finding suitable reviewers. On both occasions, we received the same reply stating that they tried to find reviewers. After more than 5 months, our manuscript was desk rejected after internal peer review. No reasons were given. We received news that there was a technical error and the journal apologized in a very impersonal way. We were highly disappointed - particularly with regard to the fact that we inquired two times about the manuscript status. We cannot recommend this journal.
