Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Archive of Applied Mechanics
8.9 weeks
12.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
5
Accepted
Phytochemical Analysis
2.0 weeks
8.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Very reasonabvle reviews, positive but critical. Helped to improved and focus the paper. The editor was very keen in obtaining graphics and figures of high quality and in a very specific way, which actually imporved the presentation. Happy with it and will submit more work to PCA
Food Chemistry
n/a
n/a
69 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: They took a couple of moths to decide that did not fit the scope of the journal.
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
9.1 weeks
18.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Computer Graphics Forum
13.7 weeks
22.4 weeks
n/a
4 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The reviewers gabev valuable insights to improve the quality of the paper and the production team was very helpful when preparing the final version for publishing.
Nature
4.4 weeks
5.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Andean Geology
48.6 weeks
48.6 weeks
n/a
0 reports
n/a
4
Accepted
Andean Geology
54.7 weeks
54.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
Journal of South American Earth Sciences
22.7 weeks
22.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
4
Accepted
Ameghiniana
14.9 weeks
14.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Journal of South American Earth Sciences
14.0 weeks
14.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Text and Talk
64.9 weeks
65.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
2
Accepted
Motivation: While the reviews were detailed and helpful, the process took way too long, and the lack of progress wasn't communicated. The typesetting done by the publisher was terrible, introducing a range of errors after the proof stage.
Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory
20.4 weeks
20.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
1
2
Rejected
Motivation: Reviews were very short, two of them consisted of just one paragraph. The reviewers didn't seem to really have read the manuscript carefully.
Languages in Contrast
9.3 weeks
9.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: Professional editorial staff, swift review process with decent reviews, some of which have really read the manuscript properly, and quick publication.
Applied Linguistics
25.9 weeks
27.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
2
3
Accepted
Motivation: Given the length of the review process, the reviews were of low quality, some of them just stating typographical errors, and one was just a few sentences long. The editor himself, it has to be said, has provided the most detailed feedback and thus made a great effort to make up for the disappointing reviews.
The typesetters introduced some errors at critical points in the manuscript. The article appeared swiftly as an online first publication but it seems to take around two years until it will actually appear in an issue.
Journal of Proteome Research
n/a
n/a
10 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: The editor explained what was wrong about the manuscript, and indicated another companion journal to be considered for submitting the paper.
Proteome Science
4.7 weeks
6.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Good automated system for submitting paper, quick review process with useful comments of reviewers
SAGE Open
25.3 weeks
36.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Although many of the reviewers`contributions were very accurate and positive, helping me improve my article, one of the reviewer seemed rather picky. Nevertheless, I tried to overcome any obstacles on the way and accepted to respond to their requirements, mostly because they were relevant.
Journal of Medical Systems
8.7 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Industrial Crops and Products
21.7 weeks
23.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
European Journal of Ageing
19.7 weeks
35.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Accepted
Motivation: This review process was hard to pass, some of the comments contradictory between reviewers or between review rounds. The journal offers double-blind review, which we requested but during the review process it showed up that we as authors are not blinded and this information for authors is not valid. However, the process was still of rather high quality and helped our paper to improve. We were also enabled to prolong a period of resibmitting.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
6.0 weeks
7.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The editor was so quick with handling everything and the reviewer comments were extremely helpful.
8.7 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Classical and Quantum Gravity
11.1 weeks
16.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Classical and Quantum Gravity
6.7 weeks
10.4 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
3
Accepted
American Heart Journal
4.7 weeks
4.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Rejected
Motivation: Quick review process with good, usable comments of reviewers
Applied Mathematical Sciences
13.0 weeks
13.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
5
Accepted
Motivation: Fast review process and a kind and available Editor
Nature
n/a
n/a
15 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
27.7 weeks
29.9 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: The journal has a very good automated system of submitting papers. It was quite easy to submit and the process (submitting-acceptance) did not take too long.
Boundary-Layer Meteorology
8.7 weeks
19.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Physics of Plasmas
2.0 weeks
5.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Physical Review Letters
2.0 weeks
5.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Laser and Particle Beams
2.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Optics Express
2.0 weeks
5.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Toxicon
10.4 weeks
30.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
n/a
n/a
6 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Inverse Problems
n/a
n/a
107 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: The editorial board member completely missed the point in the paper. The journal also did not reveal the name of the editorial board member. Even though it was not sent for external review, the journal did not provide any name of a person who had handled the paper, except for the secretarial assistant who manages the emails. Why it took almost 4 months for a non-review is another question.
Laser and Particle Beams
3.0 weeks
6.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
3
Accepted
Physics of Plasmas
3.0 weeks
6.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
6.0 weeks
6.1 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process of the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology was reasonably fast and efficient. Comments made by reviewers were constructive. The revised manuscript was promptly accepted.