Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
10.3 weeks
10.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
Rejected
2015
Motivation:
After about a month, I emailed the journal several times about progress of the review. The editorial office was very responsive and polite, but they kept promising that the review would be finished the following week, until it was more than 10 weeks letter. It was very frustrating.
6.6 weeks
7.3 weeks
n/a
1 reports
Accepted
2013
Motivation:
The Biochemical Journal handles the submission/review/revision and decision process extremely professionally. Email confirmations from the automated submission system are clear and interaction with the staff generates quick and efficient replies.