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We received three reviews. Generally, all comments helped us to either improve our technical procedure or showed us which parts need more explanation. However, extensive questions and doubts by one of the reviewers about very basic agronomic and econometric processes showed us that the journal required to frame the paper for a very general non-agricultural and non-economic audience.
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Timely handling for an economics journal. Both reviewers were extremely negative about the paper and it seemed that neither the reviewers nor the editor fully read our work. Resulting, the reviews were uninformative, very short and of low quality. Unfortunately, the process did not help to improve our work.
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The journal response time was very reasonable. However, the diversity in reviewers' opinions and the lack of constructive feedback from rejections did not reflect an overall fair review; particularly the fatuous ~10 word response. However, I believe that this was the reason that a third reviewer's opinion was sought.
Drawn back before first editorial decision after 21.0 days
Drawn back
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This was overall a fairly smooth process but there were some things that could have been improved. For example, I received two reviews back but one of them only included check box answers and the text that went along with them was not included. That is unfortunate for me as an author and also for the reviewer who spent their time on my manuscript. I emailed a revised document back three times--each time asking for the second reviewers comments but I did not receive a response to this question or a confirmation that my paper was received. Ultimately though, despite these concerns I am happy with the turn around time on this manuscript.
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Comments were limited, more comments would be appropriate for further evaluation.
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The overall experiences with this journal are extremely negative.with over 10 months from start to finish.
Others have noted the quality check is infuriating, We got the manuscript bounced back many times which is odd considering we used the transfer service. In the end they were apologizing for not catching the things which required amending to comply with their formatting. The quality check guidelines were also not applied consistently between our first and re submission with different requests given for certain formatting,
The journal "lost" their handling editor at least four times. I tried to check but the number of times exceeds the events log on their website! Looking back it was farcical and would almost be humorous if we weren't actually trying to publish research.
The editor reports are a mixed bag with some useful comments from some reviewers but it is clear some reviewers are not actually an expert in the given field and are not able to critique technically. This results in them providing useful comments to figure legends etc, but missing the point in some instances and providing editorial comments as part of a technical comment.
The handling editor (editors? who knows how many we had in the end) don't appear to differentiate when they receive a block of text with comments the majority of which are focused on formatting).
Overall, very negative view of the journal. A nice idea but extremely poorly executed.
Others have noted the quality check is infuriating, We got the manuscript bounced back many times which is odd considering we used the transfer service. In the end they were apologizing for not catching the things which required amending to comply with their formatting. The quality check guidelines were also not applied consistently between our first and re submission with different requests given for certain formatting,
The journal "lost" their handling editor at least four times. I tried to check but the number of times exceeds the events log on their website! Looking back it was farcical and would almost be humorous if we weren't actually trying to publish research.
The editor reports are a mixed bag with some useful comments from some reviewers but it is clear some reviewers are not actually an expert in the given field and are not able to critique technically. This results in them providing useful comments to figure legends etc, but missing the point in some instances and providing editorial comments as part of a technical comment.
The handling editor (editors? who knows how many we had in the end) don't appear to differentiate when they receive a block of text with comments the majority of which are focused on formatting).
Overall, very negative view of the journal. A nice idea but extremely poorly executed.
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Review process was performed within a reasonable timeframe and reviewer comments were useful to improve the manuscript
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Quite disappointed with handling times. The second round of revision took three months while ending up with only one, short, review report. Communication with the editorial team was very poor (emailed them 3 times but they never replied).
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Editor alleged that topic would be more adequate for another type of journal, however similar works have been published in the journal in the past. They were quick in providing a decision at least.
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A pity, but the process was quick and clear.
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It's a pity but the process was quick and clear.
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The first review round, that ended up in a rejection, took almost 3 months - we had to chase the editors in order to get an answer on it. Reviewers' comments were useful and much appreciated (and used to further improve our manuscript before resubmitting to another journal, where it was accepted), but the review process was too long.
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The reviewers were knowledgeable, thorough, clear on what they thought should be addressed and clarified and very much interested in improving the quality of the manuscript. Revisions required a lot of work but, in retospective, it was most definitely worth it. The editor was professional and everything has been handled in an excellent and timely manner.
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This journal is relatively new. It has not been indexed by Scopus or JCR yet. But the editorial board, publisher (north eastern university) and the name of the journal, suggests that it is a continuation of an existing journal. Therefore, I guess they had to get new ISSN and start over. The review process was instructive and effective. I stongly recommend this journal especially knowing that it will be definitely indexed in major indexing systems after a few years.
47.7 weeks
47.7 weeks
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0 reports
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Drawn back
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It is more than 320 days since I have submitted a manuscript to AKCE int. jr. of graphs and combinatorics. The manuscript is staill labeled as "reviewer invited". I sent several emails to the EIC and asked him to withdraw the manuscript so I can send it to other journals with a more efficient handling system. But they did not reply my emails and did not withdraw the manuscript. This is a method of "freezing" the manuscript. You can't withdraw, neither you can have a response. I think this journal is actually inactive, but they keeps it on the website only as a C.V. item for the editorial borad.
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Most of the articles published by Sys. and Contr. letters are well-written and enjoyable to read. I saw how my article was improved by the editorial advices. The reviewers were professionals in the field, being very familiar with the subject. The associate editor was a real knowledgable one with very insightfull commnets. The inly drawback, was the long handling time which may be due to the fact that editors and reviewers are very busy.
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Journal took almost two months to assign an editor. Editor rejected paper after receiving one review. The review raised indicated the reviewer had not understood a few key points, but was largely positive. The whole process was non-transparent and drawn out.
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Decision was thankfully very quick and handling editor actually sent some positive feedback. Said that the paper was very interesting but ultimately not broad enough interest for the journal. Gave a few thoughts that came to mind that might improve the discussion. It was nice to get some feedback even though it was ultimately rejected even if for the sole evidence that someone seriously considered it. Editor also gave feedback that they rarely accept science-rejected manuscripts except in situations where;
“the paper is excellent but (1) is too long for Science, (2) has important broader impacts even if the science is not transformatory, (3) is excellent but happens to be redundant with a recent publication in Science, or (4) it really needs to be open access”
Overall great experience even through disappointing. Would submit again.
“the paper is excellent but (1) is too long for Science, (2) has important broader impacts even if the science is not transformatory, (3) is excellent but happens to be redundant with a recent publication in Science, or (4) it really needs to be open access”
Overall great experience even through disappointing. Would submit again.
Motivation:
Hi everyone,
I waited more than 10 months for the journal to reach a decision of some sort. During this time, I have many times contacted them and received the same answer to be patient. I tried to contact the chief editor and he never responded back to me. Finally, I withdrew the paper from them because they never gave me any kind of concrete response besides be patient.
I waited more than 10 months for the journal to reach a decision of some sort. During this time, I have many times contacted them and received the same answer to be patient. I tried to contact the chief editor and he never responded back to me. Finally, I withdrew the paper from them because they never gave me any kind of concrete response besides be patient.