Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Applied Clinical Informatics
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Very superficial rejection after only one day
DISEGNARECON
4.3 weeks
4.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
American Journal of Epidemiology
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
8.4 weeks
8.4 weeks
n/a
1 reports
0
1
Rejected
Motivation: We received only one superficial review after 2 months of wait, with outright rejection as decision...
Micromachines
1.1 weeks
1.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
2
3
Accepted
Motivation: High time pressure on both reviewers and authors - nice for rapid publication, but can also have drawbacks. Downgraded for poor copyediting.
Lab on a Chip
3.9 weeks
6.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Quick turnaround, all-around positive.
Demography
n/a
n/a
9 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Social Science and Medicine
Immediately accepted after 0.4 weeks
Accepted (im.)
Demography
10.0 weeks
10.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Rejected
Social Science and Medicine
7.4 weeks
8.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Geophysical Research Letters
9.3 weeks
30.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
0
Rejected
Motivation: Exceptionally slow review process based on only 1-2 reviewers.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
n/a
n/a
21 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: My paper was with editor for 3 weeks. The submission site displayed "under review" instead of "with editor", which is unnecessarily confusing. I received a desk rejection e-mail that was clearly a template directed to authors whose paper had been under peer review. Overall dissatisfied.
Computational Economics
n/a
n/a
5 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Social Problems
10.4 weeks
10.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Rejected
Motivation: I received the decision relatively quickly. 2 of the reviews were very balanced and helpful, but one seemed like they did not read the manuscript very closely. The editor also offered encouraging feedback on the paper even though it was a rejection.
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Immediately accepted after 0.1 weeks
Accepted (im.)
BJPsych Bulletin
8.9 weeks
11.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Clinical Toxicology
3.7 weeks
5.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Business Strategy and the Environment
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Studies in Applied Mathematics
7.4 weeks
13.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: At each time I submitted my manuscript, it was very quick sent to review. I received very timely, critical and constructive reports. The final version of the manuscript is much better than the original one and the improvement is due to both reports, which I much appreciated. Overall I had a very nice experience and I strongly recommend this journal.
Organic Agriculture
Drawn back before first editorial decision after 151.0 days
Drawn back
Journal of Endourology
3.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
n/a
n/a
4 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Thanks to the editorial boards that made the decision too quickly. They transferred it to an open-access journal (ACS Omega). To be fair, they had better choices for transfer.
Soft Matter
n/a
n/a
18 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Thanks to the editorial boards for the very quick decision. They transferred it to an open-access journal (RSC-Advances). They could make a better choice, though.
Soft Matter
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Thanks to the editorial boards for the very quick decision. They transferred it to an open-access journal (RSC-Advances). Otherwise, they could transfer it to a better none open-access journal.
Psychological Medicine
21.6 weeks
23.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Soft Matter
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Thanks to the editorial boards for the very quick decision. They transferred it to an open-access journal (RSC-Advances). Otherwise, they could transfer it to a better none open-access journal.
Schizophrenia Bulletin
n/a
n/a
7 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of the American Medical Association
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of Aging and Health
6.3 weeks
9.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was fast and fair. Had one reviewer who didn't seem to read the article closely and asked for things that were outside the scope of the paper but that happens everywhere and should not reflect the journal. After the first round of revisions, the first reviewer was satisfied and the second review had only "one tiny comment" in which they said they did not understand a sentence that they had not commented on in the initial review. Instead of a conditional accept, we were given another R&R. Sent it back the same day and it was accepted the next day. Despite this hiccup, it was still an overall good experience publishing with JAH.
JAMA Cardiology
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Molecular Human Reproduction
4.3 weeks
4.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
Acta Physiologica
8.7 weeks
13.0 weeks
n/a
4 reports
3
0
Rejected
American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism
6.5 weeks
16.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
1
Accepted
CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology
18.0 weeks
22.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Rejected
Acta Oeconomica
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of Computational Dynamics
13.4 weeks
22.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Received constructive reviews as well as feedback from the editor.
Emotion
9.1 weeks
9.1 weeks
n/a
3 reports
2
3
Rejected
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
n/a
n/a
14 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Quite long time for immediate reject,
Advanced Functional Materials
8.6 weeks
12.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Social Science and Medicine
26.4 weeks
26.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
1
0
Rejected
Motivation: No response from editors when asked about exceptionally long review time, rejection based on one (very late) negative review.