Q: Why did my paper's status change from "Under Review" to "Ready for Decision" and back to "Under review"?
I submitted my paper to an Elsevier journal a few months ago. The status was "Under Review" for about 2 months and recently changed to "Ready for Decision." A few days later, the status switched back to "Under Review" again. What does this indicate? Is my paper at risk of rejection?
The status “under review” means that the manuscript has cleared admin check and is now with the peer reviewers. Once the peer review process is completed the status of your manuscript changes to “Ready for decision.” It implies that the reviews for your paper have come in and the editor can now make a decision on your paper.
If the status changes back to “under review,” the editor is probably not satisfied with the reviews he/she has received and has sent your manuscript for an additional review. This can happen if the reviewers have conflicting views or if one or more of the reviews are weak or unsatisfactory. However, you have nothing to be worried about as this is quite common and does not indicate anything about the outcome of your paper.
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hello , i want to know if you are received a message indicating that your article is send for reviewer ( just for my own information ) thank you for answer .
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