Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
n/a
n/a
12 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
13.0 weeks
21.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
8.1 weeks
8.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: The editor was very quick to take decision.
13.6 weeks
15.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
15.0 weeks
15.0 weeks
n/a
0 reports
n/a
3
Accepted
Motivation: The handling and review time was very fast, considering how a high-impact journal it is.

The only minus is that I would have liked to read the referees' reports even if they were completely positive.
23.9 weeks
23.9 weeks
n/a
0 reports
n/a
3
Rejected
15.4 weeks
21.1 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
6.4 weeks
7.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Compared to previous experience the journal has improved its review time
15.9 weeks
15.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Rejected
Motivation: The submission was quickly handled and two reviewers were quick to accept invitations of reviewing. The paper itself suffers from major problems in technical aspects, and lacks novel contribution, as acknoledged by the reviewer team, and I completely agree. The review reports are of high quality, harsh but fair, and I really benefited from them a lot, as they gave constructive criticism that actually help me find a new direction where I can better frame this research.
It was a long shot anyway, and I really appreciate that they took the effort and reviewed my paper.
13.0 weeks
17.4 weeks
n/a
6 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was great and the comments added a lot to the manuscript.
The only complaint I have is how long it took for the first review.
13.0 weeks
15.0 weeks
n/a
5 reports
5
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was great and the comments added a lot, the only complaint I have is how long it took for the first review (about 3 months).
n/a
n/a
8 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
4.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
3
Rejected
5.0 weeks
6.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Accepted
7.3 weeks
7.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Rejected
Motivation: Quite decent comments. Review time is reasonable.
6.5 weeks
6.5 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Rejected
Motivation: The review process is quick. reviewers provide helpful comments.
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
7.3 weeks
12.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
2.6 weeks
3.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Very fast and pleasant procedure. Everything went smoothly
9.4 weeks
16.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was overall good, with progress updates along the way. The editor made useful comments of their own. The reviews were relatively fast and of good quality, although one reviewer was difficult to satisfy on a minor issue.
13.7 weeks
13.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Rejected
Motivation: The editor found three competent reviewers, and the overall speed was on the faster side. We'll tackle the comments and submit to a different journal in a couple of days.
8.7 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: It took a long time for them to even decide if they would send it out for review, but once they sent it out, the entire process moved very quickly and smoothly.
3.1 weeks
3.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Rejected
Motivation: The review process was very fast and smooth. The reviews were mostly fair and very helpful in identifying places for improvements. The editor handled the review process professionally.
n/a
n/a
8 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
8.9 weeks
14.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
3
Accepted
Motivation: The reviews were generally very good and greatly improved the paper, although on the second round one reviewer made confident (but incorrect) assertions about the results, so we appreciated that the editor was not overly swayed by these remarks and took a fair and considered view. The review process was a little on the slow side, but much better than how Cognition used to be. We were a little confused about the double blind review process that has recently been introduced. The submission system specifically asks you to confirm that all funding sources are acknowledged in the manuscript, but the manuscript was then returned to us because we included the funding information as requested. Then, after the second round, the editor indicated that the manuscript would be accepted with a small revision and would not undergo further review, but after sitting with Elsevier for a two weeks, the revised manuscript was returned to us again for not being anonymized (even though there was no real need for anonymization at this final stage). So, tip for the future submitters: Make sure everything is totally anonymous all the way to the end, and then fix the acknowledgements and anonymous OSF/prereg links at the proofs stage.
2.0 weeks
2.0 weeks
n/a
0 reports
n/a
3
Drawn back
n/a
n/a
21 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
4.3 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
5
Accepted
6.0 weeks
10.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
3.1 weeks
5.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
4.3 weeks
4.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
3
Drawn back
Drawn back before first editorial decision after 60.0 days
Drawn back
Motivation: This claims the title of the most dysfunctional manuscript handling in my career, with over 100 submissions. After two months, the paper was still not under review despite several emails to the editorial office. After I offered to suggest ten reviewers, the editorial assistant wrote me that the journal could not take suggestions because it would breach the integrity of the review process. It's an absolute mess of a journal. I strongly advise scholars to steer clear of it as long as the current editorial team is in office.
0.7 weeks
0.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The prompt and high-quality review of my article in this journal was truly enjoyable.
50.9 weeks
50.9 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: - Excessively long time until i received a review report
- The review report was kind of short
- More than a year between submission and publication
10.8 weeks
11.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
4
Accepted
15.1 weeks
15.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Accepted
2.9 weeks
2.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: This journal meets the important criteria of speed and accuracy in article reviewing.
1.9 weeks
2.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted