Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
17.3 weeks
18.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2017
Motivation: The reviews highlighted some blind spots in my argumentation, and also showed that some of the examples were distracting from the main point and could be cut.
18.4 weeks
18.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
3
Rejected
2014
Motivation: The reviews were detailed but focused principally on style and were contradictory ("thesis should be emphasized more at the outset" / "thesis presented too bluntly... can take more time to develop"), so they did not help in developing the essay.