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Duration of manuscript handling phases

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

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
4.2 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.8 / 5.0

Latest review

Outcome: Rejected (im.).

Motivation:
Fast desk rejection. The editor read the manuscript and gave positive feedback but said it was not well suited for the broad, international readership of MEPS. He also provided other journals that could be submitted.
3.8
Very good process
8 reviews
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Disciplines

Aquatic science Ecology Parasitology and Virology

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