Q: What does the status 'awaiting AE assignment' mean?

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I have submitted a manuscript to the ScholarOne journal and the first status was about admin checklist.the second one was 'awaiting eic assignment' and now it says 'awaiting ae assignment'.Can you please guide what obstacles I have crossed and what is currently happening?

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Dear author,

 

The editorial hierarchy varies from journal to journal. Eic usually signifies the Editor in chief. Once initial check up is done on your manuscript, the EIC will screen your manuscript to check if it fits the scope of the journal and if it is of sufficient interest to the journal's readership. He will then assign a AE or an academic editor who is usually an expert on the field the submitted manuscript belongs to. The next step is that the AE will send your manuscript for peer review. Once review reports are returned, he will take a decision on your manuscript; reject or resubmit with revisions. If AE feels that EIC input is needed, EIC will be contacted. 

Thank you

All the best with your paper!!!

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