Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
European Journal of Nutrition
13.6 weeks
20.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
3
Accepted
American Journal of Psychiatry
n/a
n/a
13 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
n/a
n/a
14 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of Affective Disorders
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
BMC Psychiatry
7.6 weeks
10.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
4
Accepted
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
6.7 weeks
7.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
3
Accepted
Motivation: In general, the review process was OK. The total duration was reasonable given this field of research.
Optics and Laser Technology
6.5 weeks
6.5 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
3
Accepted
Kyklos
6.9 weeks
15.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Quick and transparent process; comments from referees and editor were very helpful to improve the paper
Nature
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Science
n/a
n/a
31 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Heredity
6.9 weeks
6.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
3
Rejected
Nature Communications
n/a
n/a
24 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Motivation: immediate rejection that took them 25 days!
Optical Fiber Technology
4.3 weeks
5.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Journal of International Relations and Development
14.3 weeks
77.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
2
0
Rejected
Motivation: I had to wait more than one year for a decision after the first review round.
All the comments by the reviewers were addressed in the second round but the editors decided to send to the reviewers again. One of the reviewers rejected the paper using completely new arguments that had never been raised before referring to points that were in the original paper.
Sleep Medicine
6.7 weeks
9.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Biological Control
11.6 weeks
11.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Communications in Mathematical Physics
9.7 weeks
9.7 weeks
n/a
0 reports
n/a
0
Rejected
Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
34.1 weeks
38.5 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Accepted
Astroparticle Physics
6.1 weeks
6.1 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
3
Rejected
Astronomy and Astrophysics
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
British Journal of Developmental Psychology
6.7 weeks
9.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
JAMA Internal Medicine
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
JAMA Internal Medicine
Immediately accepted after 6.1 weeks
Accepted (im.)
RSC Advances
3.0 weeks
3.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Journal of Neurophysiology
7.4 weeks
9.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process seemed fair and the reviewer comments were helpful, in general.
PeerJ
4.0 weeks
6.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
2
4
Accepted
Motivation: Fast process.
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
5.6 weeks
5.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was efficient and fair.
Journal of Psychiatric Research
17.9 weeks
17.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
0
Rejected
Motivation: Extremely slow processing.
I got the decision 17.9 weeks later AFTER TWO AUTHOR QUERIES.
Neurotoxicology and Teratology
5.9 weeks
14.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Toxicon
10.9 weeks
10.9 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The reviewer made brief questions as if they knew the process that we have adopted in our research, after sending a clarification by our research group, we received acceptance.
International Journal of Tourism Research
26.7 weeks
36.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Animal Feed Science and Technology
30.4 weeks
30.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
3
Accepted
Journal of Aging and Health
8.7 weeks
17.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
2
Accepted
Health Affairs
n/a
n/a
9 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Journal of Vocational Behavior
1.4 weeks
1.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Very quick review. Highly recommended.
Journal of Immunology
4.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Drawn back
Biomass and Bioenergy
0.9 weeks
1.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
3
Accepted
Motivation: Good questions raised by referees;
Manuscript improved by revision process.

Criticism: revision process very long, it lasted more than 7 months
Inhalation Toxicology
3.0 weeks
3.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
3
Accepted
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
18.9 weeks
21.4 weeks
n/a
4 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: There are a short time between accepted manuscript and on line publication