Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
5.6 weeks
10.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
1
Accepted
2023
Motivation: It is the worst experience we have recently had with one of our submissions, even though our manuscript has been finally accepted for publication. To mention just a few problems: incompetent handling editor that was later replaced, unresponsive journal staff, delayed review, delayed proofs, delayed online publication… I personally do not think I would ever submit another manuscript to Frontiers in Microbiology or recommend this journal to any of my colleagues.

7.6 weeks
7.6 weeks
n/a
0 reports
n/a
0
Rejected
2022
Motivation: The editorial process was poor, We did not receive any substantial comment about our manuscript, just say that Objective errors in the methods, applications, or interpretations were identified in this manuscript that prevent further consideration.

But it does not show evidence of these methodological flaws, it is only a personal appreciation without scientific foundation
1.6 weeks
2.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2019
Motivation: Very fast and thorough review, excellent comments to improve the manuscript. Reviewers were well known experts in the field.
8.0 weeks
8.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
2
Rejected
2018
Motivation: A review time of eight weeks is a bit long for a journal that boasts about speed. The reviews were fair, but a bit passive-aggressive.
4.6 weeks
4.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
2019
4.1 weeks
8.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
2017
Motivation: The Frontiers in Microbiology interactive review system is quite good. It allows exchanges between authors, editor and reviewers in a very dynamic way. The reviewer reports were also quite good and really helped improvng the manuscript. Manuscript handling time was also quite fast.
6.4 weeks
10.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
2018
6.3 weeks
14.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
2
Accepted
2018
4.3 weeks
5.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2017
Motivation: The journal process is so fast, transparent and journal publishes high-quality papers. i have read so many papers of this journals. Normally journal took two weeks as review process but in my case, the English language was not appropriate for a reviewer, so we got the little delay in revision but after English editing, we got acceptance within 1 month. we can see the review progress in real time. I will recommend this journal for all authors.
3.4 weeks
6.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2018
2.9 weeks
4.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2017
9.3 weeks
11.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
4
Accepted
2016
4.0 weeks
6.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
5
Accepted
2016