Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
n/a
n/a
32 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2023
Motivation: "... do not feel that the perceived conceptual novelty of the manuscript warrants the broad audience Applied Materials Today serves."

The long review time (4.6 weeks) for an editorial desk rejection is disappointing.
5.0 weeks
6.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
2021
Motivation: Fast handling. No complaints.
n/a
n/a
17 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2022
n/a
n/a
11 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2020
2.6 weeks
2.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2020
4.1 weeks
5.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
2020
n/a
n/a
13 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2020
Motivation: The mentioned rejection time of 3 days on their website however, it took about 13 days to reject without peer review. And, recommended transfer of the manuscript to a much low, new journal of the system which clearly means they want to uplift their new journals at te cost quality work by others.
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2020
n/a
n/a
5 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2020