Latest review
First review round: 7.7 weeks. Overall rating: 1 (bad).
Outcome: Rejected.
Motivation:
Thus was first time when I had bad story with ACS journals. First, the manuscript was submitted to ACS Energy Letters, but immediately declined and advised transfer to J. Phys. Chem. I declined this offer and submitted to J. Phys.Chem. Lett instead. Still, it was rejected and advised transferring to J. Phys. Chem. again, which was accepted. The reviewer's report in J. Phys. Chem. Lett. was negative but constructive and fast. J. Phys. Chem. C considered the transferred manuscript 1.5 months, attracting only one reviewer whose report was negative and non-constructive, I would say even biased, since answers to all queries concerning the manuscript were negative, presenting the manuscript as it would not have any merit. Although Editor mentioned "the scientific merit" of the manuscript and offered transfer to ACS Omega, this offer was not accepted in view of the wasted time given for the biased review. Thus, I lost more than 2 months with ACS journals with no constructive outcome. Next time I will be more careful with similar offers regarding transfer to J. Phys. Chem.
