Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
BioMed Research International
4.3 weeks
6.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was very good and timely processed. Reviewer comments were very helpful in improving the quality of the paper.
ISME Journal
12.6 weeks
15.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
American Journal of Neuroradiology
4.0 weeks
5.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Cerebellum
6.0 weeks
9.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Solar Physics
13.0 weeks
26.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
2
3
Accepted
Motivation: It would be nice to get more than one reviewer, because like this changes are subjective. And often motivated by reviewers own career goals.
Astrophysical Journal
4.3 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: Only complaint is just one reviewer. More opinions would be welcomed. My reviewer was young, probably student. That was obvious from the comments. Having someone more experienced to review the paper would be beneficial.
Schizophrenia Research
17.4 weeks
20.4 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Accepted
West European Politics
25.9 weeks
25.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
2
Rejected
Motivation: The first review round took a very long time!
Chemical Communications
2.1 weeks
2.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Nature
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Science
n/a
n/a
7 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of the International AIDS Society
12.6 weeks
22.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The reviewing process was swift and professional. Reviewer comments were appropriate and helpful in improving the manuscript.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: JAMIA
n/a
n/a
63 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: The editor didn't assign reviewers for a very long time. After we inquired he asked us to send him some names, only to reject the paper without sending it for reviews, instead providing a "review" by a "member of the editorial team", who seemed to be clueless as to what the paper was actually about.
The entire process took 9 weeks -- far too long for such a rejection.
Journal of Management Inquiry
17.1 weeks
30.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: We understood exactly what the Journal of Management Inquiry wanted. They are a rigorous, though rather creative journal (the "New Yorker" magazine of the academic management world). Their comments helped the paper a lot.
Micron
4.9 weeks
5.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Tissue and Cell
3.0 weeks
3.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
8.6 weeks
9.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
4
Accepted
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
12.6 weeks
12.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Reviews were good
Dalton Transactions
0.0 weeks
0.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: review was helpful
Organometallics
0.3 weeks
0.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: estions were made
Dalton Transactions
0.4 weeks
0.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Improveoodments suggested wre g
Journal of Hazardous Materials
13.1 weeks
13.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Accepted
Motivation: average quality of review
Chemical Communications
4.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
4
Accepted
Motivation: good review
Anticancer Research
2.3 weeks
2.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Molecular Oncology
4.6 weeks
4.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
5
Accepted
Biochemical Pharmacology
2.4 weeks
3.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
5
Accepted
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
71.9 weeks
71.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The process of reviewing is long and you should know that before submission due to high volume of papers submitted to this reputable journal
Journal of Applied Logic
13.0 weeks
15.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Journal of World Business
4.1 weeks
4.1 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Journal of World Business strives to move manuscripts along as well as giving good feedback and (when possible) more developmental reviews. Their process is generally very good, and timely and they publish excellent papers on management and international business.
General and Comparative Endocrinology
4.4 weeks
5.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Computer Vision and Image Understanding
n/a
n/a
6 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision
30.6 weeks
30.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
2
Rejected
Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research
5.7 weeks
8.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
Motivation: Review was expert . It required revision but offered different alternatives to reach the requested revision
International Mathematics Research Notices
15.0 weeks
15.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Very efficient and very accurate referee report
Journal of Differential Geometry
69.3 weeks
69.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
4
Accepted
Geometriae Dedicata
n/a
n/a
22 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Differential Geometry and its Applications
9.1 weeks
9.1 weeks
n/a
1 reports
2
2
Rejected
Motivation: They were relatively slow in sending the paper to a reviewer. However the overall process length was reasonable. The referee did not understand the potential value of the paper and just gave generic comments.
Journal of Difference Equations and Applications
4.3 weeks
4.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
3
Accepted
Motivation: The time we had to wait and the report were reasonable
Letters in Mathematical Physics
6.9 weeks
6.9 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
4
Rejected
Motivation: The journal was fast and the review was seriuos
Information Sciences
20.9 weeks
29.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted