Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
15.3 weeks
15.4 weeks
n/a
1 reports
Accepted
2026
Motivation:
It took some time for the editors to find reviewers. I had to speak with Elsevier customer service, which then led to expediting the process slightly. Although after finding reviewers, the process was smooth.
20.9 weeks
20.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
Rejected
2023
10.3 weeks
14.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Accepted
2020
9.9 weeks
9.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Drawn back
2015
Motivation:
Reviewers did not have sufficient expertise to evaluate the manuscript. Their directions for changes indicated that they did not understand the appropriate statistical methods for the study conducted.
17.9 weeks
17.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Rejected
2014
Motivation:
Extremely slow processing.
I got the decision 17.9 weeks later AFTER TWO AUTHOR QUERIES.
I got the decision 17.9 weeks later AFTER TWO AUTHOR QUERIES.