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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
4.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
4.9 months
Decision time immediate rejection
16 days
Average number of review rounds
1.7 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.0 / 5.0 (easy)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.0 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 28.3 weeks. Overall rating: 1 (bad). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
Took 7 months just to get reviews back, had to email editor multiple times to get updates. The first review was mostly positive, but the second review addressed some concerns. The editor decided to reject it.
3.0
Good process
5 reviews
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Disciplines

Zoology Parasitology and Virology

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