Q: Does a status change directly from "Under review" to "Decision in process" indicate rejection?

The status “Decision in process” after “Under review” means that all the reviews have come in and the editor is evaluating your paper based on the reviewer’s comments. After going through the reviewers’ comments, the editor will make a decision about your manuscript.

There can be four possible outcomes:

• Accept
• Reject
• Resubmit with major revisions
• Resubmit with minor revisions

Thus, you need not worry as the current status of your manuscript does not indicate any negative outcome. Once the editor has made the decision, it will be conveyed to you.

Related reading:

• Can the status change to "Decision in process" without a request for revisions?
• The status of my paper is "Decision in process." What does it indicate?
• What is the meaning of "decision in process" status?