Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Communications in Mathematical Physics
23.1 weeks
26.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: smooth and fast process with high-quality reports
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology
24.0 weeks
53.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Accepted
European Eating Disorders Review
5.7 weeks
5.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Rejected
Computers in Biology and Medicine
6.0 weeks
6.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Rejected
Motivation: The editor did not give any comment, fully referring to the reviewers, and did not even sign by name. The reviews were not very critical, but the manuscript was rejected outright. On the positive side, the process was very fast.
The Lancet Psychiatry
n/a
n/a
4 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
The BMJ
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales
18.3 weeks
18.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The swift communication from editors facilitates a smooth publication journey, while the detailed and relevant feedback from expert reviewers enhances the scholarly value of each article.
Nature Human Behavior
n/a
n/a
16 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Psychological Science
n/a
n/a
11 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Advanced Science
4.4 weeks
4.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
5
Rejected
Small
Immediately accepted after 1.4 weeks
Accepted (im.)
Motivation: Transfered from Advanced science with peer-reviewed comments, we directly submitted revised manuscript to Small. Editor then asked for a minor revision and accepted it.
Bioresource Technology
3.0 weeks
7.0 weeks
n/a
4 reports
3
4
Accepted
BMJ Global Health
n/a
n/a
6 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of the American Medical Association
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of the American Medical Association
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology
24.0 weeks
58.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Drawn back
Nature Communications
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Solar Energy
4.4 weeks
9.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Handling of manuscript was very good, review time was fast, reviews had a good quality and reviewers were interested in improving the manuscript.
Cell
n/a
n/a
6 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Cancer Cell
n/a
n/a
16 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Studies in Informatics and Control
4.6 weeks
5.4 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
5
Accepted
journal of electrical engineering and technology
14.0 weeks
17.6 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Genetics
10.3 weeks
10.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
3
Rejected
Conflict Management and Peace Science
6.9 weeks
10.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Chemosensors
2.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: A mini review for the special issue hosted by a colleague, very quick review process and two reviewers showed much interests in our paper. Minor revision has been made before acception by reviewers. APC is discounted. A pleasant publish experience. If APC are lower, i will consider submitting other works to this journal.
iScience
4.0 weeks
8.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Accepted
Ophthalmology
22.6 weeks
22.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
2
5
Drawn back
MDPI Materials
Drawn back before first editorial decision after 30.4 days
Drawn back
Scientific Reports
9.6 weeks
12.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
Motivation: This journal has a very broad range of subjects and has numerous editors. Including the names of editors relevant to your field in your cover letter address or potential reviewers may make the process go more smoothly. In my case, I was happy to have an editor assigned to a well-known researcher in my field whose name I included in my cover letter.
I included five potential reviewers in my cover letter, but it still seems difficult to find a second reviewer, so you may want to provide more potential reviewers.
About two months after the submission, I had yet to receive a response, so I emailed the journal, and they replied that they would prompt the one reviewer whose deadline had passed. The journal’s website states that they aim to make a first decision within 45 days, so if they miss that, you should try emailing them to check on the status.
Initially, I had added a sub-title colon “:” to the title, but the editor indicated that due to accessibility concerns, so it would be safer to follow that.
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
6.1 weeks
10.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Freshwater Biology
11.7 weeks
21.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
Acta Sociologica
12.1 weeks
12.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Rejected
Motivation: One reviewer considered the paper "ready for publication", one asked for many clarifications, and one only submitted confidential comments to the editor. From the comments we got, the rejection is a bit surprising, but obviously we don't know what was in the confidential comments -- which doesn't help us improve the manuscript. That's not the journal's fault, though.
Patient Education and Counseling
11.0 weeks
14.1 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: Most of the reviewers comments were suitable for the text and imporved the manuscript.
Annalen der Physik
3.0 weeks
3.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Rejected
Nanomaterials
2.1 weeks
2.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Applied Optics
4.7 weeks
4.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Was submitted and published as an Engineering & Laboratory Notes article. The manuscript was therefore on the shorter side and probably expedited the review process.
Scientific Reports
17.3 weeks
18.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: We had a problem with the editor in charge not responding in the first three months after submission. We contacted the editor-in-chief and he asked the associate editor to take care of our paper. The Associated Editor's commitment far exceeded our expectations. As the responsible editor still did not respond, the Associated Editor took over the peer review process and we finally received the approval decision.
European Societies
11.7 weeks
19.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
5
Accepted
Nature
n/a
n/a
8 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Molecular Psychiatry
6.9 weeks
16.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: I was initially very happy with the quick turn-around and the three high quality reviews. Unfortunately, the process took a bit longer eventually (e.g., the paper was sent out to one of the reviewers for a third time because of a typo).