Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
52.1 weeks
52.1 weeks
n/a
0 reports
n/a
Drawn back
2025
Motivation:
The form above does not consider the case where, after sending out to reviewers, no decision is made at all. After almost a year under review (50 weeks), no reviews and no decision were actually received. Despite my repeated requests and the repeated attempts of the Springer editorial assistant (who did their job excellently I must say), the handling editor failed to ensure that enough reviews were received in a reasonable amount of time. As a result, I had no choice but to withdraw the paper.
Based on my experience (which may have been isolated), I would urge colleagues not to submit to this journal, as in the 50 weeks I spent waiting for a decision that never came, I could have had 2 or more rounds of reviews elsewhere.
Based on my experience (which may have been isolated), I would urge colleagues not to submit to this journal, as in the 50 weeks I spent waiting for a decision that never came, I could have had 2 or more rounds of reviews elsewhere.