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Q: Why is there a delay in the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) decision over my manuscript?

Detailed question-I submitted a research paper that initially received a major revision decision. I addressed the major revision comments and submitted the revised version. In the second…

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Q: Why has my manuscript been so long at the initial submission status of 'With Editor'?

Detailed question-An Elsevier journal kept my manuscript for more than five months at the initial ‘With Editor’ stage. They did not initiate [any action on] the manuscript. I am angry and…
  • Asked on September 16, 2020

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Your disappointment and frustration are understandable. Five months is a long time to be at the …

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Q: What does a change of status from 'Under Review' to 'Editor Assigned' mean?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript to a Springer journal after a major revision. The manuscript was under review for a duration of five months. However, suddenly, the status…
  • Asked on September 16, 2020

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The status ‘Editor Assigned’ is typically an initial status update, made soon after the…

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Q: How do I write a cover letter to a partner journal that I was referred to by the original journal?

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript to a journal. It was rejected, but recommended to their partner journal that better matches the significance and scope of my manuscript. [There…
  • Asked on September 16, 2020

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Unfortunate that your manuscript was rejected by the original journal, but great that they…

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Q: Does a quick change from 'Awaiting ED decision' to 'Awaiting decision approval' mean desk rejection?

Detailed question-Hello, folks! I submitted my paper to IEEE EDL on September 6. The status showed as 'Awaiting ED decision.' However, just after a week (today, September 15), the status…
  • Asked on September 15, 2020

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The journal Electron Device Letters (EDL), as the name suggests, is for publishing letters, that…

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Q: What does a change of status from Awaiting Reviewer Selection to Awaiting Decision in one week after submission mean?

Detailed question-I submitted my manuscript to a journal using the ScholarOne system. After submission, the status changed to Awaiting Reviewer Selection. Today, the status changed to…

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Hello John – Firstly, welcome to the forum!

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Q: What is the meaning of the status 'Reviews completed'?

Detailed question-I submitted a manuscript to a Springer-based journal (3 Biotech) on June 3. After subsequent changes in the status (‘With Editor’ and then ‘Under Review’ for 20 days),…
  • Asked on September 11, 2020

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You have two questions, and the first is about something odd or even erroneous. You say that the…

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Q: What does the status 'Decision in Process' mean if it occurs before sending the paper for review?

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Hello Ereny – Welcome to the forum!

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Q: What does a status change from 'Under Review' to 'Reviewers Assigned' mean?

Detailed question-The manuscript status was updated to ‘Under Review’ in a month after submission. Then, it was updated to ‘Reviewers Assigned’ in about two weeks. What does this status…
  • Asked on September 11, 2020

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This status change does occur occasionally. This means that one or more initially assigned peer reviewers were unable…

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Q: How long should the 'Awaiting EIC Decision' last before a final decision?

Detailed question-I submitted a paper, and it took 10 days to be assigned editors and reviewers. After that, it took three weeks for ‘Awaiting reviewer scores.’ Now, it is almost a month…
  • Asked on September 10, 2020

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Yes, it is a bit unusual that the latter statuses are taking longer. But as we are seeing, the…

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