Latest review
First review round: 7.1 weeks. Overall rating: 1 (bad).
Outcome: Rejected.
Motivation:
We submitted a manuscript to this journal about microbial cell wall structure. The handling time of the manuscript was fast, which is the only positive remark we have about this experience. The quality of the reviewers reports was beyong abysmal. The manuscript was clearly handed to people who had very little experience in the subject area. They did not question any experimental aspect or the discussion of our data. We used biophysical methods and one reviewer actually used the phrase "Byophysical data do not have biological relevance", which is a very problematic remark. Said reviewer also couldn't be professional enough to phrase his feelings towards the manuscript in a polite manner, while displaying a very poor knowledge of our subject area's literature. Sadly, we were not given a right to respond to his comments, which would have been very easy to do. The manuscript is now published in a much better journal.
