Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Aims and scope

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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
1.1 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
1.9 months
Decision time immediate rejection
15 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.8 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.4 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
4.0 / 5.0 (difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.8 reports
Quality of review reports
3.6 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 3.9 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
The manuscript was rejected by Surface and Coatings Technology, but after we submitted almost the same thing to another Q1 journal, it was accepted.