Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
2.4 weeks
2.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
1
Rejected
Australasian Journal of Information Systems
Drawn back before first editorial decision after 273.6 days
Drawn back
Motivation: In between I contacted the editoral board but the EIC/AE are not helpful at all.

When I withdraw the paper, the EIC did not even apologize. I do not know why it can be listed as a Grade A journal.
Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
6.0 weeks
7.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
International Journal of Research in Marketing
n/a
n/a
29 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: The editorial assessment seems relevant. Wil update manuscript for raised concerns and resubmit.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
11.1 weeks
11.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
0
Rejected
Motivation: The reviewing process was very slow. It took almost three months to be rejected without corrections to the paper.
Nature
n/a
n/a
8 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Frustrating not to get a review.
Scientific Reports
17.0 weeks
17.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
1
2
Rejected
Motivation: It took a very long time to be rejected. One reviewer was quite insulting in the use of his language. It would have been better had the editor sent it out again for a more neutral response.
Information and Management
9.9 weeks
9.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
3
Rejected
Motivation: Comments are fair but I wish the reviewer can be more constructive by offering more specific comments.
Nature
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Management Science
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Brain Stimulation
n/a
n/a
11 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
PNAS
8.1 weeks
12.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Nature Communications
4.9 weeks
8.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
2
Rejected
Studies in Higher Education
14.6 weeks
14.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
1
2
Rejected
Journal of Physiology
5.4 weeks
7.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
35.3 weeks
35.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
3
Rejected
Dalton Transactions
6.4 weeks
6.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Brain Stimulation
n/a
n/a
11 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Nature
n/a
n/a
20 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Exact reason:
Now that we have had a chance to examine your manuscript in detail, I very much regret to have to tell you that we do not feel able to further consider it for publication in Nature.

It is Nature's policy to decline a substantial proportion of manuscripts without sending them to referees, so that they may be sent elsewhere without further delay. Decisions of this kind are made by the editorial staff when it appears that papers are unlikely to succeed in the competition for limited space.

In this case, while we are sure that your data will be of interest to others in your field, we do not feel that the conclusions that can be drawn at this stage represent a conceptual advance sufficient to justify publication in Nature, rather than in a specialty journal.

I regret I can't convey more positive a message on this occasion, especially given the time elapsed -- for which I renew my sincere apologies, yet I do hope that you will consider Nature when preparing other manuscripts in the future.

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eNeuro
4.3 weeks
6.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
mBio
3.9 weeks
9.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Rejected
Acta Materialia
15.1 weeks
15.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
3
Accepted
Motivation: The initial review took an excessively long time (nearly four months) but the quality of the review was reasonably high. Additionally, after responding to the reviewer's comments, the editor quickly informed us of the accepted decision.
Acta Materialia
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Nature Medicine
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Communications Biology
5.0 weeks
12.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
4
Accepted
SoftwareX
15.7 weeks
15.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
Motivation: Did take quite long for receiving the review, but after asking the editor about the status, he responded quickly that it takes some time because they search for reviewers that are willing to actually have a look at the software and not just the paper. After the review, the process was very quick.
Angewandte Chemie
4.0 weeks
5.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Editorial process is very quick. Editor selected reviewers that had fairly good knowledge about the field.
Kimika
2.0 weeks
2.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: The submission to acceptance process was smooth.
Hepatology
n/a
n/a
7 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
'Elepaio
10.8 weeks
11.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Journal of Diabetes Investigation
6.4 weeks
17.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
2
Accepted
Motivation: It took a long time.
Experimental Techniques
9.7 weeks
9.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
4
Rejected
Motivation: As I do not have any articles published I believe this motivated the editor not to accept the article.

The review made by Reviewer 1 was excellent and contributed to my background.

Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice
13.4 weeks
23.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Business History
n/a
n/a
117 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Initially it was Under Review. Then, suddenly, the Editor wrote to me rejecting the paper. Very bad. Without any motivation
Cell Reports
2.3 weeks
3.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: very smooth process and excellent reviewer selection. it was clear that they were expert in the field and they easily captured the essence of our work.
Nature Neuroscience
n/a
n/a
13 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: we had corrected an over- and mis-interpreted paper previously published in nature neuroscience, yet editor thought the topic was not in the scope of the journal. (i dont want to disrespect authors published in nature neuro) but does that mean nature neuro publishes only wrong paper or what ?
Academic Pediatrics
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: Journal provided very helpful constructive comments along with rejection.
PNAS
11.0 weeks
11.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Schizophrenia Research
20.1 weeks
39.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
1
0
Rejected
Human Brain Mapping
n/a
n/a
0 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: I submitted my paper around 10 am. I got it rejected in the early afternoon, claiming "Our prereview of your manuscript indicates that your manuscript may be more favorably received by another journal". At least they didn't sit it on for 2 months, but I suppose they didn't read much of it.