Latest review
First review round: 19.4 weeks. Overall rating: 0 (very bad).
Outcome: Rejected.
Motivation:
I received two reviews and both were quite different and agreed only in their negative recommendation. One was very short indeed and stated very summarily in just three sentences that the paper was coherent and well-written, but did not contain groundbreaking insights. The other was lengthy and focused on my bad style of writing and the alleged incoherence of the paper, and offered some petty criticism on individual statements, but no general evaluation/appreciation of its overall merits/shortcomings. It appeared that de second reviewer had difficulties reading and understanding my text, a problem the first reviewer did apparently not have. The second reviewer boasted knowledgeability in the field, but the few remarks on subject-specific issues he made, raised my doubts about his overall competence. The editor's decision did not show any attempt to reconcile the obvious contradictions between both assessments. It gave rather the impression of a machine-made summary made and sent in the wee hours.
