Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
4.6 weeks
5.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
Accepted
2024
1.9 weeks
1.9 weeks
n/a
3 reports
Rejected
2023
Motivation:
3 review reports were received. Major revision for 2, reject for 1. Finally the journal gave a 'revise and resubmission'. So although, the paper was 'rejected', we were encouraged to resubmit, which we ultimately did.
3.3 weeks
6.1 weeks
n/a
3 reports
Accepted
2024
Motivation:
This was a resubmission from a paper that was originally rejected (revise and resubmit). The paper was revised and resubmitted and ultimately accepted.
3.9 weeks
4.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Accepted
2021
Motivation:
The review process at Life was relatively fast and smooth and the assigned editors were quick in their correspondence with us.
2.0 weeks
2.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Accepted
2020
Motivation:
The editor took care of every aspect at highest possible quality and in a very timely manner. Reviewers were chosen very carefully and the feedback was excellent.