Q: What does the status ''Awaiting ED decision''?
Hello, for your information, I submitted my paper on the 28. Oct 2022, it passed all the steps of reviews. My last status was ''awaiting AE recommendation," and now it has changed to ''awaiting ED decision'' does this means my paper is rejected or what?
Thank you for your question. The status, "Awaiting ED decision" most likely indicates that the manuscript is with the journal editor (likely editor-in-chief) for final checks before you receive the verdict. After this step, you're likely to receive a decision of acceptance with major/minor revisions (fingers crossed for this!), revise and resubmit, or rejection. The process is progressing at a reasonable pace considering that the peer review process began on OCT 28. Thus, I'd wait for the decision to arrive in a couple of weeks. If you do not hear back in 2 weeks, I recommend that we write to the journal for a status check.
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