Q: How long does it take for the status to change from “reviewers assigned” to “under review”?
I submitted a paper to a Springer journal about 2 months ago. Since 10 days, the online tracking system has been showing "reviewers assigned" as the current status. Could you possibly tell me how long I should wait for that status before sending a reminder?
Answer: "Under Review" generally means that your paper has passed the initial editorial screening, has been assigned to peer reviewers, and is now undergoing peer review. A few journals, however, use "Under Review" even when the manuscript is undergoing the initial screening, because manuscript statuses are not uniform across journals and article management systems. However, your article is most likely to have passed initial editorial screening if you don't hear back from the journal within this month.
