What is awaiting referee invitation?
The status ‘Awaiting Referee Selection’ typically means that the manuscript is awaiting peer review. They have thus decided to send the manuscript for peer review and are now looking out for suitable peer reviewers (also known as referees) for your paper.
What does awaiting referee scores mean?
“Awaiting Reviewer Scores” means that the paper has been assigned the minimum amount of reviewers that the Associate Editor has set for the manuscript. The minimum would be either two or three depending on the publication but the associate editor might have sent a few more invitations around.
What is the meaning of awaiting recommendation?
It means that the peer review is over, taking about two months, and the peer reviewer recommendations are awaited on the paper.
What is the meaning of awaiting AE assignment?
AE stands for Associate Editor. According to the process described in IEEE Transactions, “Awaiting AE recommendation” status means that the AE has collected all reviews from the reviewers who were assigned to review your manuscript and that the AE’s decision for acceptance is pending.
What does awaiting CE decision mean?
‘CE’ means ‘Chief Editor. ‘ In most journals, this role is known as ‘Editor-in-Chief’ (EiC), but here, it seems to be ‘CE. ‘ The EiC/EC makes the final decision on the manuscript. So, your manuscript is awaiting a final decision.
What is awaiting EiC decision?
The Editor-in-Chief (EiC) makes the final decision on manuscript, with the associate editor (AE) making the initial decision. So, the present status may mean that the EiC now needs to make a decision based on the peer review comments or on the revised manuscript.
What is awaiting EO checklist?
‘Awaiting Editorial Office Processing’ means that the manuscript was awaiting an Editorial Office (EO) or Associate Editor (AE) check for aspects such as adherence to guidelines, match with the journal’s scope, and novelty of the study.
What is the meaning of decision pending?
“Decision pending” means that the decision… is pending. They haven’t decided yet. There isn’t any secret code to deciphering the submission tracker. Things just always take much longer than we think they would.
What does status AE mean?
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 the manuscript to check for things such as a match with the scope of the journal, the quality of the writing, and even the novelty of the study.
What happens after awaiting reviewer scores?
On the other hand, the status “Awaiting reviewer scores” means that the paper is under review. Also, the editor would send the paper for an additional review only after going through the reviews that have come in, which would again take some time.
Is awaiting EiC decision good?
If you think the manuscript had progressed smoothly in the stages before this, it could be an accept. If however you think there were some issues found in the peer review, it may not be positive. At any rate, you need to wait for the final decision by the EiC. Good luck for that!
What does awaiting EiC decision mean when it occurs immediately after awaiting reviewer selection?
Because ‘Awaiting Reviewer Selection’ means that the manuscript passed the admin and/or Associate Editor (AE) check and was awaiting peer review. Anyway, a rapid change to ‘Awaiting EiC Decision’ soon after submission usually means that it could be rejected.