Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
18.7 weeks
18.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
0
0
Rejected
2023
Motivation: One of the reviewers reacted very negatively to our manuscript.
That reviewer left comments which suggest the reviewer did not even read the manuscript. After we received the decision of rejection, we begged the editor to change the reviewer to a fair person, but the editor did not reply to us.
This is my worst submission experience ever. Four months of waste.
6.7 weeks
12.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2021
Motivation: The reviews were extremely thorough and fair. It was worth the time it took to make revisions. The manuscript was improved.
11.0 weeks
14.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
2021
Motivation: We submitted around the time of the US holidays, which slows down review in our experience. The first round of review resulted in one reviewer recommending acceptance, one recommending minor revisions, and one recommending rejection. The first decision was a major revision, with the editor distilling the reviewer comments to help us prioritize changes that would lead to acceptance. After revision it was sent out to review again and was accepted by the journal based on the satisfied reviewers' comments. Peer review greatly improved this manuscript and the reviews and the diligence of the editor were exemplary.
8.1 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2020
Motivation: Reviewers sent positive reviews and suggestions for minor revisions, editor allowed some discretion with these revisions, we added some citations and added text to the discussion. Almost immediately afterwards, the editor recommended the manuscript be accepted without sending it back out into review.
5.9 weeks
9.9 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
2019
n/a
n/a
1 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2020
Motivation: an editor said that the work doesn't reach their socalled high standard without even reading our manuscript
n/a
n/a
5 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2020
8.3 weeks
14.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
5
5
Accepted
2019
n/a
n/a
3 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2019
Motivation: Decision to desk reject was poorly justified and not signed by anyone, cloaking process in anonymity without any accountability
6.5 weeks
8.5 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
2015
9.6 weeks
9.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Rejected
2016
Motivation: Reasonable comments but slow, probably due to the editors.
n/a
n/a
13 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2016
Motivation: Almost two weeks lost for an editor's immediate reject decision probably based on the potential impact of the subject and not on manuscript content. Other journals' editors do it in one day.
n/a
n/a
10 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2016
n/a
n/a
2 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
2013