Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
15.6 weeks
27.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
Drawn back
2025
Motivation:
Although the journal's administrative staff were prompt and courteous in responding to emails, we found the editorial handling, particularly by the Associate Editors less consistent. After receiving a decision for minor revision and submitting the revised manuscript, we were unexpectedly given a major revision, which is uncommon at this stage of the process. Given this shift and the uncertainty surrounding the decision-making process, we have decided to withdraw our manuscript. Based on this experience, we would advise prospective authors to consider the journal’s editorial approach carefully before submitting.
21.9 weeks
21.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Rejected
2019
Motivation:
While the review process itself took a legitimate amount of time, after the automatic system indicated that reviews were received, the manuscript remained in the 'awaiting CE decision' for almost two months. We believe that this is unacceptable and delayed our re-submission to another journal for no good reason.