Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
28.0 weeks
28.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
Rejected
2023
Motivation:
The paper was handled in a very poor way. It was under review for almost 7 months and the AE failed to secure two referees. The report we received by a single referee had criticisms that were either scientifically wrong or referred to typos that could easily be fixed. The AE was also obviously not following even the broader topic elaborated in the paper. The problem with the process of the journal is not the rejection per se. Many journals might reject a paper even if nothing is technically wrong with it. It is simply disrespectful to have a paper for 7 months and not even manage to provide feedback from two reviewers. After the first 5 months or so I had to bother them with emails every now and then, only to get answers of the type that “the AE is working hard to secure a second referee”. That info was first sent to me on Feb 23rd, 2023 while the paper was submitted on Sept 5th, 2022. The paper got rejected on the 20th of March, 2023.
The paper was handled in a very poor way. It was under review for almost 7 months and the AE failed to secure two referees. The report we received by a single referee had criticisms that were either scientifically wrong or referred to typos that could easily be fixed. The AE was also obviously not following even the broader topic elaborated in the paper. The problem with the process of the journal is not the rejection per se. Many journals might reject a paper even if nothing is technically wrong with it. It is simply disrespectful to have a paper for 7 months and not even manage to provide feedback from two reviewers. After the first 5 months or so I had to bother them with emails every now and then, only to get answers of the type that “the AE is working hard to secure a second referee”. That info was first sent to me on Feb 23rd, 2023 while the paper was submitted on Sept 5th, 2022. The paper got rejected on the 20th of March, 2023.