Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Journal of Applied Phycology
2.6 weeks
6.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Excellent review process, fast reviews, constructive reviews that improved the manuscript. Recommend journal for papers in the field of phycology.
Atmospheric Pollution Research
13.0 weeks
13.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Review process quite fast, publication after acceptance also very quick
Nutrients
4.3 weeks
5.8 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was very quick and the review comments were
very polite.　The points raised by the reviewers were important.
PLoS Genetics
6.9 weeks
6.9 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Biophysical Journal
7.9 weeks
11.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
4
Accepted
Journal of Psychiatric Research
20.9 weeks
20.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
1
Rejected
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
3.3 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
10.1 weeks
10.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Rejected
Energy
n/a
n/a
10 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Renewable Energy
11.3 weeks
11.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
3
Rejected
FASEB Journal
4.9 weeks
12.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Accepted
Motivation: Overall, this review process was good, but it was slow. Reviewers had minor comments, but it took an incredibly long time to get feedback on resubmission.
Electoral Studies
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
25.9 weeks
25.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
2
Rejected
Motivation: The reviews were detailed and raised reasonable concerns. The process was very slow and did not offer up-to-date insights into the progress.
Pacific Journal of Mathematics
12.6 weeks
12.6 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Rejected
Motivation: Handling was reasonably fast, and the report was honest and to the point. Referee also pointed out to few math typos to fix.
International Migration Review
14.3 weeks
44.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
3
Accepted
Socius
9.0 weeks
12.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: A reasonably quick turnover compared to other journals, and especially the decision not to send out the manuscript a second time actually speeds up things considerably.
Journal of Conflict Resolution
12.9 weeks
12.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Rejected
Bioresource Technology
3.3 weeks
3.3 weeks
n/a
4 reports
3
4
Rejected
Motivation: The review reports received were interesting, however it was a bit strange that it ended with a rejection as they did not seem that negative.
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
19.6 weeks
22.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Overall the process was nice. The only hickup was that editorial manager showed that the first round of reviews were completed approximately one and a half months before we were informed about the decision.
Science of the Total Environment
4.9 weeks
4.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Rejected
Motivation: The two reviewers made fair points and the comments were very critical. We think they did not understand the innovative aspect of the manuscript, and the limitations we had.
Neuroscience
7.7 weeks
7.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Rejected
Language in Society
12.3 weeks
19.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: The communication with the Editors was smooth. The submission process was easy. The reviewers read our paper carefully. Overall, great experience.
Journal of Pragmatics
6.7 weeks
6.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Rejected
Motivation: I don't think the reviewers gave careful enough consideration to our paper. We rewrote it nevertheless and published it elsewhere - this could have been done at the same journal, had they not rejected it. I have to note that the initial submission took quite a lot of work.
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications
6.3 weeks
10.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was transparent with proper communication and responses. The editor, handling editor and assistants are very helpful. The reviewers are well qualified and provide valuable comments to improve the overall manuscript content and presentation. I will definitely recommend this journal for my colleagues.
IEEE Access
3.3 weeks
7.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
1
2
Accepted
Computers and Electrical Engineering
n/a
n/a
4 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
IEEE Access
2.3 weeks
3.6 weeks
n/a
4 reports
4
4
Accepted
IEEE Access
2.4 weeks
5.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
4
Accepted
Gender and Society
11.7 weeks
22.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Chemical Communications
4.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Rejected
Nature Genetics
n/a
n/a
7 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Cancer Cell
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Signal, Image and Video Processing
5.1 weeks
5.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Rejected
Motivation: Commendable reviews by the SIVP reviewers.
Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology
6.9 weeks
13.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Very good and friendly editor. Nice handling of the manuscript. Gives own input as well.
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Journal of Endodontics
4.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Rejected
International Endodontic Journal
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Nature Microbiology
n/a
n/a
5 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of the American Chemical Society
n/a
n/a
5 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of Affective Disorders
8.7 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
1
Rejected
Teaching and Teacher Education
n/a
n/a
27 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)