Q: What is the meaning of the status "Evaluating Recommendation" in ScholarOne portal?
Dear Sir, I had submitted my paper to a journal approximately half a week ago. When I submitted, there was no status; it was only showing article received and ADM (Not assigned). Now today, when I checked the status, it showed ADM along with someone's name. But there was no link to contact or email address. Moreover, the name that is mentioned is that of the journal editor as per the website. What does this mean? Is my paper is going to be rejected or is it something else, maybe an initial test of formatting? Waiting for your reply.
In all probability, the current status change indicates that your paper is going through an initial admin check. Perhaps, for this journal, the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) the admin check himself/herself. Another option could be that admin check is actually done by editorial assistants, but the status shows the EiC's name till the time the paper is assigned to an Associate Editor (AE). Whatever the case, I strongly feel that this is just an admin check that is done to see if the guidelines of the journal have been met with regard to formatting and other such details. Once this is done, your paper will be assigned to an AE who will conduct the initial editorial screening. This screening will decide whether the paper will be desk rejected or sent for external peer review.
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