Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
11.0 weeks
18.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: The reviewers comments were very useful and absolutely well-justified, thus contributing to the improvement of the paper. After paper acceptance, the editing and publication processes were very fast.
Environmental Earth Sciences
21.7 weeks
26.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
13.0 weeks
15.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
8.7 weeks
12.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Renewable Energy
10.7 weeks
12.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was quite fast and very useful for the paper improvement. The reviewers comments were clear and well-justified. After paper accepting, the editing process was fast and very simple.
BMC Biotechnology
11.4 weeks
20.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
1
1
Accepted
Motivation: I felt like there were very long lag times between submission of the manuscript (initially and revised) and any communication from the journal. I wondered if perhaps the editorial board and referees were not familiar with my area of research, as the reviews were not particularly helpful, and the whole process took a very long time. It also seemed like the editor was changed between the initial submission and the revised submission of the manuscript.
PLoS ONE
6.0 weeks
10.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was fair, the reviewers comments well considered and informed and turnaround time was reasonable.
Environment and Planning, A
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
11.7 weeks
37.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
3
Accepted
British Poultry Science
8.7 weeks
9.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Editors must consider the paper as fit for reviewing or not based on the merit of the paper and not based on the corresponding authors publishing history or the country.
International Journal of Thermal Sciences
34.7 weeks
34.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
18.1 weeks
21.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
4
Accepted
Motivation: This journal is very meticulous. In addition to doing a thorough job of vetting the scientific content of my article, the editor and his staff made sure that all journal requirements were adhered to completely before accepting manuscripts for publication. And they went about the process very professionally.
Acta Politica
31.0 weeks
36.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: One of the reviewer would have liked a different paper, but the editor helped us navigate the challenge.
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
3.1 weeks
3.4 weeks
n/a
4 reports
4
5
Accepted
Water SA
8.7 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Annals of Microbiology
8.7 weeks
10.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Nice review process
Gaia
34.7 weeks
39.1 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: I was very happy with the very fast and well-organized publication process after the editor's final decision (about 1 month) and the great editing support!
New Phytologist
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
BMC Medicine
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Open Linguistics
5.0 weeks
5.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The reviews were from experts in the subfield, came in swiftly and were quite helpful. After publication, the journal manager shared our paper with many of the people whose research we cited, thus drawing attention to our work. We were happy with this exposure, as we had picked Open Linguistics specifically because its open access nature.
Language and Linguistics Compass
12.1 weeks
16.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Good, helpful reviews. Editorial decision was 'accept w/ minor revisions', so in between the outright accept and revise & resubmit choices SciRev offers. It took a long time for the paper to come out post-acceptance.
ChemPhysChem
2.9 weeks
2.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Review process well managed by Editors
Journal of Marketing Research
11.1 weeks
17.3 weeks
n/a
4 reports
5
5
Accepted
Journal of the American Chemical Society
2.6 weeks
2.6 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Due to the quality of our manuscript, JACS reviewed, accepted, and published it within a month.
Clinical Chemistry
5.0 weeks
6.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
6.0 weeks
8.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Journal of Medical Virology
6.0 weeks
7.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
German History
Immediately accepted after 7.4 weeks
Accepted (im.)
Motivation: Quick decision, helpful editing, easy transition from ms to publication. Always a pleasure to work with the journal German History.
Annals of Applied Biology
6.1 weeks
7.1 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Fast and interesting review.
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
4.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
13.0 weeks
14.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Blind review is preferred
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
34.7 weeks
52.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
1
Accepted
Motivation: It took several emails to the editor to get the original reviews. Eight months is way too long to wait for reviews.
Aquatic Sciences
13.0 weeks
21.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
International Journal of Product Development
17.4 weeks
39.1 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
2
Accepted
Motivation: Took a long time to go through the review-process with at time confusing requests by various reviewers. I guess this was my last submission to this journal.
Implementation Science
n/a
n/a
6 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Critical Care
n/a
n/a
7 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Environmental Earth Sciences
8.7 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Results of my research related to the contamination of heavy metals in the environment (research area - chemistry and geochemistry) has published in international peer-reviewed journals (20 papers), four chapters in monographs international character, and reported on over 30 international and national scientific conferences.
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
11.6 weeks
15.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
PLoS ONE
Drawn back before first editorial decision after 65.0 days
Drawn back
Motivation: I have decided to share this experience because I have never encountered anything like this before: a journal claiming they could not find an editor after more than two months! And not in some obscure topic (plant biology). This is coming from a journal boasting “speed to publication”… Ridiculous!
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
1.4 weeks
2.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
1
1
Accepted
Motivation: The journal provided two superficial reviews below any standard. The first one was only a paragraph long. However, it contained one pertinent comment which wouldn't be possible to notice without carefully reading the manuscript, so my guess is that the reviewer did actually read the paper but didn't bother to comment. The second review was a non-review: it didn't contain a single word (empty text). Not a serious journal.