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Q: Can we write a courteous mail asking about the status change from 'Decision Made' to 'Under Consideration'?

Detailed question-Two months after submitting the major revisions, the status became ‘Decision Made.’ However, I did not receive the mail. Seven days later, the status changed to ‘Under…
  • Asked on February 26, 2020

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The change from ‘Decision Made’ to ‘Under Consideration’ evidently means that the journal has revised their (final)…

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Q: In the status 'With DE for Assignment,' what does 'DE' stand for?

Detailed question-The status has changed to ‘With DE for Assignment’ four days after submission.
  • Asked on February 25, 2020

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Manuscript statuses vary from journal to journal. Without knowing the exact journal you have…

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Q: How should I interpret the status 'Awaiting Editorial Office Assistant Processing' after resubmitting for 'Major Revisions'?

Detailed question-After receiving a ‘Major Revisions’ decision, I resubmitted the manuscript on the 6th of February. Since then, the status has remained ‘Awaiting Editorial Office…
  • Asked on February 18, 2020

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The ‘Awaiting Editorial Office Assistant Processing’ status after resubmitting for ‘Major Revisions’ in this case…

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Q: What does a status change from 'Awaiting Editorial Office Processing' to 'Under Review' mean?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript to a journal of Taylor & Francis. The status changed from ‘Awaiting Editorial Office Processing’ to ‘Under Review’ about two months after…
  • Asked on February 9, 2020

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‘Awaiting Editorial Office Processing’ means that the manuscript was awaiting an Editorial Office (EO) or Associate…

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Q: What does the 'Report: Pending' status mean for Dovepress?

Detailed question-I received the following manuscript status message from Dovepress: ‘Report: Pending – The author is being contacted about the Editor-in-Chief’s decision.’ I would like…
  • Asked on February 7, 2020

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This means that the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) has made a decision on the manuscript but still needs…

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Q: Why did the status date for my revised manuscript submission change twice while the status remained 'Editor Assigned'?

Detailed question-I submitted my revised manuscript to the journal after incorporating the reviewer's comments (for major revisions). The status changed to ‘Editor Assigned’ after one day…
  • Asked on February 2, 2020

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This possibly means that the Associate Editor (AE) was assigned the day after you submitted the…

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Q: What does the status 'Under Review' mean in the ScholarOne manuscript workflow?

Detailed question-I recently submitted a manuscript to a reputed computer science (CS) journal that follows the ScholarOne workflow system. The manuscript status was first displayed as …

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It is great that you are so keenly following the progress on your manuscript. It shows that you are keen to know the outcome on it.

Now, while the same status…

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Q: What does a status of EO [Name of Editor]: Under Review mean?

Detailed question-The status of my submission is EO [Name of the Editor], under which is written Under Review. What does this mean?

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Firstly, ‘EO’ stands for Editorial Office. Now, the Under Review status typically means that the manuscript has been sent for peer review…

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Q: What does a status change to Associate Editor (AE) Review mean?

Detailed question-Yesterday, my manuscript status changed to AE Review. Before this, it was AE Assigned. It has been around 11 days since submission. What does this mean?
  • Asked on January 18, 2020

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A status change from AE Assigned to AE Review means that the manuscript has been picked up by the AE for review. The AE will now go through…

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Q: What does the status Editor Assigned mean after two revisions?

Detailed question-After two revisions, with minor comments in the second revision, my manuscript received an Editor Assigned status. What does it mean, and how long should I wait for the…
  • Asked on January 18, 2020

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After two revisions (the first major and the second minor), the Editor Assigned status means that the manuscript is with the Associate…

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