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How much time does each stage of paper in Elsevier Editorial System (EES) take? [closed]
We have submitted a paper to an Elsevier Journal and now I want to know how much time each stage in article lifecycle take?
There is an article in Elsevier site which describes different status of a paper from submission to publication:
- Submitted to Journal
- Editor Invited (Conditional - this step may not occurs)
- With Editor
- Under Review
- Required Reviews Complete
- Decision in Process
- Completed – Accept
It also noted that:
Please Note: Most journals aim to communicate decisions to authors within four months of the start of the review process. There are a number of factors that may influence the actual time taken, most notably the availability and responsiveness of the article's referees. In consequence, peer review times do vary per journal. During the peer review process your article will show a status of ‘Under Review’.
But our paper status is Technical Check In Progress . this status is not mentioned in Elsevier site! I'm confused about this statuses. and now after 40 days the status is still in that stage. I want an estimation about time of this steps to see if I should be concern or not.
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- @EnergyNumbers The stage Technical Check In Progress is not mentioned in elsevier site! that's the confusing part. and now after 40 days the status is still in that stage. I want an estimation about time of this steps to see if I should be concern or not – sajjadG Sep 6, 2013 at 12:17
- 1 @sajjadG write to the editor, ask him! – F'x Sep 6, 2013 at 12:22
- @EnergyNumbers yes, Thanks. I edited my post. – sajjadG Sep 6, 2013 at 13:25
- 3 There is no reasonable field-independent answer to this question. Even within a field, the time for processing different papers at the same journal can vary a lot. – David Ketcheson Sep 8, 2013 at 4:25
- Voting to close for what David Ketchesn said. The only thing that we can answer here is that Technical Check in Progress should not take 40 days. – Wrzlprmft ♦ Sep 16, 2015 at 15:06
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Each electronic manuscript handling system typically has a set time frame for each part of the review-revisions process. The systems have default values which, I would assume, are what most journals use. It is, however, possible to custom make the different time periods for each part of the process.
1.Submitted to Journal: This usually does not involve a lot of time and a reasonable time frame might be 5-10 days depending on factors such as workload, time of year etc. The step might involve inspection of the quality of the submitted material, but not necessarily.
2.Editor Invited (Conditional - this step may not occur): This may again be another 5-10 days and may be affected by workload etc.
3.With Editor: The main problem that occurs here is difficulty to assign reviewers. The editor may also be overloaded with work. The time frame is likely something like 3 weeks but will vary.
4.Under Review: Each journal has a time frame and 3 weeks is what I am accustomed to in my field. Reviewers that accept reviews and never return them is a problem here. How quickly the editor tries to assign other reviewers to speed up the process will vary from person to person and journal to journal.
5.Required Reviews Complete: I am not sure if you actually mean revisions here because typically the author gets about 3-6 weeks to revise the manuscript. This is another point where delays can occur but they are self-inflicted.
6.Decision in Process: The decision process may require some time since the editor needs to read the revised manuscript and the revisions/rebuttal from the author to make a decision. In many cases there is cause for another round of reviews which would loop back to 4 and 5.
7.Completed – Accept: 7 could be 6 if the manuscript gets accepted after one round (rare in many circumstances).
Once accepted, the manuscript goes to copy editing and type-setting. This may be a quick process depending on the resources provided by the publisher. Journals using LaTeX have the advantage of having print ready proofs basically at the turn of a switch.
To sum up. Each of these steps can take various amounts of time depending on the working conditions at the journal as well as the expedience of reviewers and authors. I think the time frames I have outlined are reasonable but that does not mean all journals will be that quick (or slow, depending on your view).
- 8 This is all very field-specific. Some of these numbers are way off for my field. – David Ketcheson Sep 8, 2013 at 4:24
- 2 @DavidKetcheson - I agree, some of these are one day for my field, and some of them are longer. I don't think its possible to get a field-agnostic, or even journal-agnostic answer to this question. – Fomite Sep 26, 2013 at 13:54
- 1 Could you please list some of the journals these statistics include? Is Pattern Recognition Letters one of them? – Ébe Isaac Jul 17, 2017 at 8:11
I happened to have recently gone through most of this process with EES in the past few months and can provide my actual timeline (but not done yet!), for what it's worth:
Submitted to Journal: Day 0
Editor Invited (Conditional - this step may not occur): N/A
With Editor: Day 2
Under Review: Day 14
Required Reviews Complete: Day 44 , revisions were then submitted back to EES 14 days later ( Day 58 ).
With Editor: Day 60
Under Review: Day 65
Required Reviews Completed: Day 73
Decision (Accepted): Day 75
Final Disposition: Day 76
Sent to/Received by Elsevier: Day 76
Publishing agreement/Offprint order/Color figures forms sent: Day 80
Proofs Available: Day 81
Once the last few steps are complete, I'll add these, but this covers most of the process. Perhaps if others do the same, a statistical estimate can be made.
- 2 That is so cool a smooth process towards a publication! Congrats! And of course +1 for your answer. – Yes Nov 16, 2018 at 19:43
Technical Check In Progress refers to the Technical screening which is explained at:
http://www.elsevier.com/editors/technical-screening
To solve the problem of peer reviewers and Editors being overloaded with manuscripts which contain many ‘technical’ problems such as poor English, Elsevier introduced a Technical Screening process for all journal submissions
This process shouldn't take too long. 40 days sounds too much to me and you may want to email the editor asking for an update on the status of your paper.
UPDATE: I just realised from your profile that you are Iranian. The delay might also be caused by the sanctions implemented by Elsevier against your compatriots.
http://elsevierconnect.com/trade-sanctions-against-iran-affect-publishers/
http://news.sciencemag.org/2013/05/scientific-journals-adapt-new-u.s.-trade-sanctions-iran
A shame, I would say.
- 1 your username seems like boycottElsevier! This is not a new issue. The sanction against Iran banned Iranian publication in IEEE before but that was solved and this is new. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_against_Iranian_scientists I wonder if this just applies to Elsevier and not IEEE? – sajjadG Sep 6, 2013 at 14:50
- 1 @sajjadG I see. Indeed, that was my intention at choosing this username. There is a huge, but paradoxically not too influential, movement called "boycott Elsevier". One of the pioneers of this is Tim Gowers . Elsevier's journals are among the most expensive journals which creates controversy since they only administrate the publications. This thing about sanctioning countries goes against the roots of science. I don't know about the status of the problem with IEEE. – BoyCodElsevier Sep 6, 2013 at 14:55
- 1 There's a question regarding Elsevier's implementation of the sanctions. – Nate Eldredge Sep 6, 2013 at 15:58
- 2 @BoyCodElsevier I asked them about the sanction and they said it's not the reason. The sanction affects US editors and Elsevier has Editors all over the world. – sajjadG Sep 24, 2013 at 14:47
- 1 A shame, Indeed! – user96189 Jul 20, 2018 at 6:19
I found this link that describes The Life of an Elsevier Editorial System Manuscript . I think it may be useful to others. It is a real-life report of the editorial process from the beginning to end.
(Answer edited to increase its length in an attempt to avoid future vandalism attempts.)
Most of the time will be spent “under review” . That's the limiting step: sending the paper to reviewers, and waiting for them to review it. In some cases, the paper might also take some time before that (“with editor”), if the editor has a hard time finding willing reviewers.
I have many publication in peer review journals and I would share my experience with manuscript submission. When the manuscript is within the scope and of high quality, one should not always expect that an Editor would be willing to pass it to review. There are many reasons. It is most likely that an Editor would not challenge other recognized authors and, in order to avoid complications, he/she would not take a responsibility to publish it. So, if you receive later something like "the topic is too broad or too narrow and the Editorial Board has decided to reject your submission", - do not be surprised. The most of Editors are fair enough, but sometimes strange thins may happen.
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This summer, I subsequently submitted a paper to top twelve journals where it was desk rejected by the editor (it is a debatable work concerning fairness of CEO salaries). Now, during the thirteenth try, it has been "With Editor" for half a day, thereafter "Under Review". Can I be sure that this time that it has not been desk rejected?
Asked by Theo Lieven on 02 Nov, 2016
Status descriptions vary across journals. The submission systems of some journals use the status "under review" even when the manuscript is under the initial editorial assessment. Since the status of your paper changed to "under review" half a day after being "with editor," I'm inclined to think that "under review" in this case refers to the initial editorial screening. The editor will have to evaluate your manuscript, find reviewers, send out reviewer invitations, and acceptance emails from the reviewers before the status can change to 'under review.' Half a day seems too short a time for all these to be done. Hence, I have a feeling that your paper is possibly being reviewed by the editor currently, not by external reviewers, which unfortunately means that it still stands a chance of getting desk rejected.
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Is it fine to inquire about a paper that's been under review for around 9 months?
I have submitted a paper on applied probability in one of SIAM journals. The paper is under review for 9 months. I asked the editor 1 month ago about it, I was told that one review report has come and they are waiting for the other. Will it be ok if I politely inquire about it now (I have inquired 3 times till now after submission). How frequently I should inquire from now on so that it is not rude. Another question is that, is it the usual time taken for review in SIAM journals?
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- 5 $\begingroup$ That's the usual waiting time. You've inquired too many times by now. $\endgroup$ – Shake Baby Feb 25, 2017 at 6:41
- 8 $\begingroup$ Also, this question is possibly better suited to academia.stackexchange.com $\endgroup$ – David Roberts ♦ Feb 25, 2017 at 7:37
- 4 $\begingroup$ Time for publishing for various math journal can be seen here: ams.org/notices/201410/rnoti-p1268.pdf $\endgroup$ – Piyush Grover Feb 25, 2017 at 15:20
- 1 $\begingroup$ Backlog has little to do with the time it takes for reviewing a submission. My record waiting time was 4 years - the manuscript was accepted without modification, but I withdrew it. $\endgroup$ – Franz Lemmermeyer Feb 26, 2017 at 20:46
- $\begingroup$ @FranzLemmermeyer, that's monstrous -- but I'd be interested to know why you withdrew it after all that time. $\endgroup$ – J.J. Green Mar 4, 2017 at 8:48
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My experience is in Pure Mathematics, not in Applied Probability. In my area, at least, it is unusual to have a full report recommending acceptance (pending revisions) in under a year, although it can happen much faster. It has happened to me within a few weeks, but that is the exception rather than the rule. My first paper was three pages long and took about 10 months from submission to acceptance. At the time, this seemed quite long to me, but by now I realise it was actually rather reasonable.
It is certainly "fine to inquire about a paper that's been under review for around 9 months". However, if you have already inquired 3 times, and most recently one month ago, then I suggest that you should wait. Editors are busy people, and it can be hard to find willing referees, and even the ones you find are busy people too, so it may take a while to get a report. You don't want to make the editor cranky by inquiring too often. My rule of thumb (again, in Pure Mathematics) is that it is OK to inquire after about 3 months or so, just to make sure the paper has not fallen through the cracks (it happens), and perhaps give a gentle reminder. But usually it would be about 6 months before I inquire, and not more than every three months after that.
It may be that there is an important reason, such as upcoming job applications / interviews etc, that some (even informal/partial) feedback on the status of the paper would be useful. In that case, it is OK to mention this. As long as it is done respectfully, and without appearing impatient, the editor is likely to be sympathetic. However, they are still unlikely to be able to do very much about it, unless you just happen to write at a time where reports have arrived but the editor hasn't yet been able to deal with them.
TL;DR: Be patient and wait another couple of months. It sounds as though your paper is progressing normally.
You have access to the journal through your institution, yes?
I suggest that you randomly selection some papers, from recent years.
Look at the date submitted. Also do consider how many times these were revised. This is a good proxy for how thoroughly the reviewers tend to scrutinize papers. It takes much longer to write a review, with improvements, for a paper longer than a few pages, rather than just clicking as reviewer, Accept As Is, or Reject, and 5 or 2 out of 1 to 5 in two or three menus.
Compare this with the date accepted.
Most often the time between dates is correlated for all the articles you picked. Randomly.
If so, before submitting to a journal, one can anticipate from this on average how long you will wait before you get feedback.
Some journals it is a year interval. Some it is rejected by the editor in days, or sent out for reviews, which come back in a few weeks.
If the intervals are not correlated, but some articles take two months, others a dozen, to be accepted, that typically is the case for journals which are interdisciplinary. Difficult to get reviewers who accept, except if this is a very widely read journal in science or a broad field in general. If the journal is too specialized, same problem; it takes long, relatively long to find reviewers willing to referee.
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Hi, What exact time are the submission forms closed on the deadline day? If the deadline date is 28.02 what time is the latest I still can submit my manuscript?
Hi Anna, thanks for getting in touch.
The deadline would be midnight at the end of that day. Please get in touch with the journal’s Editorial Office if you are struggling to meet the submission deadline.
Hi Katherine,
So here is our situation. We have submitted our manuscript and even its revised version to Scientia Pharmaceutica journal, and now the status has changed to “Pending editor decision”. The submission ID is “scipharm-2152900”. Since the first day of the submission, we have tried to contact the editorial office along with the Handling Editor, requesting them to assist us in applying the discount vouchers we have obtained from performing peer-review. Usually, the Handling Editor would help us after we provided them with the details. Nonetheless, no responses have been obtained from the journal, leaving us in a frustration. I hope to find the solution from commenting in this blog. We have checked everything, spam or junk folders but no response has every been given (apart from the automatic emails from the journal).
Hi Iqhram, thank you for the comment.
You can use any number of discount vouchers from MDPI peer review. It’s unusual that they wouldn’t get back to you – let me follow this up for you.
Hi I have a question about the manuscript (vetsci-10-00142).
This article already published in online. but There are some mistakes in manuscript. Is there anyway to revised the manuscript?
I want to correct some mistakes.
Hi Gyu-Tae, thanks for getting in touch.
Mistakes do happen and we have a system in place to keep published research up to date and accurate.
You can take a look at MDPI’s Policy Regarding Corrections and Retractions . Once you have reviewed this, please get in touch with the Veterinary Sciences Editorial Office .
Dear Ms. Katherine,
I apologize if my question is not related to this blog, My paper has been published in Sustainability Journal in 18 January 2023 which is indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. But still my paper is not appear in there database. Please can you tell me when my paper will be indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
Best Regards,
Hi Tahseen, thanks for getting in touch.
Please get in touch with the Sustainability Editorial Office . They can give you the details.
On February 15th, I requested to change the correspondence email address for my [Administrative Sciences] Manuscript ID: admsci-2182229. However, I have not yet received a response from the editorial office.
Hi Swapnil, thank you for the comment.
I am following this up for you.
If my manuscript has been rejected by Optics Letters, can I still submit it to an MDPI publication
Hi Chu, thank you for the comment.
MDPI is a different publisher. Therefore, you can submit your paper. However, there is no guarantee that your work will be accepted for publication. MDPI journals all have a stringent peer review process to ensure the novelty and scientific accuracy of manuscripts.
Hi, I have a query. Please can you tell me if we want to add aithors during revison for Funding? Is it possible. Please need guidance
Hi Sufyan, thanks for getting in touch.
Once your paper has been accepted for publication, you cannot add or remove authors. Please get in touch with the journal’s Editorial Office. They may be able to suggest other options.
Hello, I am the author who submitted the thesis to horticulturae. The Manuscript ID is horticulturae-2253134. Unfortunately, I pressed the submit button without completely revising the manuscript. We respectfully request the withdrawal of the dissertation. I’ll post again after editing. Thanks for reading.
Hi Young-Doo, thanks for the comment.
The Horticulturae Editorial Office will be able to help you withdraw your manuscript. Please contact them to resolve the issue. You can resubmit at any time.
Hello Katherine Bosworth! I have previously submitted International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(MDPI) the manuscript ID is ijerph-2184356. We submitted the article on 2023-01-10. To date, I have not received any notification regarding the status (first decision) of our manuscript. Moreover, We have asked such issues to Assistant Editor and IJERPH Editorial Office multiple times via email. Unfortunately, they both have not yet answered. Could you please help us check if there is anything wrong with our submission? I would greatly appreciate it if you can help us with this matter. Thanks a lot for your time!
Hi Donghwa, thanks for the comment.
Apologies for the wait. I’m going to look into this and I’ll keep in touch.
Hi, We resumitted revised manuscript on weekend, however, we notice that one Figure have a little wrong legend.
This problem can’t affect or confuse the result and description. We want to change it later if we get aceept result.
So, i would like to ask if there is a chance to reconfirm and revise the paper after ‘accept’
Thanks in advance !
Hi James, thanks for the comment!
I’d encourage you to get in touch with the Editorial Office as soon as you can. This will reduce any potential delays.
Your last chance to make any edits to the paper is the author proofreading stage. This comes after the paper is accepted. Take a look at our article on MDPI manuscript statuses for more info.
Hi, I would like to know the status of our manuscript jtaer-2220409 I submitted the manuscript 6 days ago but still, but it is showing “Pending Review” I’ve read that pending review takes around a few days and I should contact you if it takes more than 5 days. I am getting worried about the delay. Thank you
Hi Jaeyoung, thanks for the comment.
No need to worry. Please could you get in touch with the JTAER Editorial Office ? They can provide you with an update on your manuscript and put your mind at ease.
I already submitted our manuscript and it was under review. Now I want to change the submission issue in the same journal, Is this possible to change our submission issue during under review in the same journal?
Hi Ali, thanks for getting in touch.
Yes, you can change to a different Special Issue, even while your paper is still being processed. I’d encourage you to get in touch with the Editorial Office soon to make this happen.
Dear Katherine,
I am planning to submit my article to the special issue of Vaccines. Is there specific time zone for each deadline of special issues? For example, how many hours should I add or subtract from GMT?
Your advice would be highly appreciated.
Hi Moe, thanks for the comment.
Special Issue deadlines are by date only. This means you need to submit your manuscript before or on the date outlined on the Special Issue webpage.
I submitted my article on January 4, 2023, with the manuscript ID of polymers-2173405 on journal polymers . The review time specified in the journal guidelines is 12.4 days. I’m concerned since it’s been 25 days and I haven’t heard a response from the journal side or from my assigned editor side. I’d appreciate it if you could let me know if there has been any development on my submission. . Yes, I understand that the reviewers and editors are too busy during this time, but I appreciate a response as soon as possible so I can make a decision about my paper. Thanks and regards. and have a nice day
Hi Aninidta, thanks for the comment.
Sorry that you’ve been waiting so long. Please could you get in touch with the journal’s Editorial Office? They will be able to provide you with an update on your manuscript.
Hi, I would like to know the status of our manuscript jcm-2211571 I submitted the manuscript 5 days ago but still, but it is showing “Pending Review” I’ve read that pending review takes around a few days and I should contact you if it takes more than 5 days. I am getting worried about the delay. Thank you
Hi Milena, thanks for getting in touch.
Please don’t worry. It could be that the Managing Editor needs to re-assess some of the details. I’d encourage you to get in touch with the Editorial Office if it’s been five working days without an update.
Hi, I would like to know the status of our manuscript Cells-2139714. We have submitted on a special issue of Cells. We submitted the minor revision (second round) on 13th January 2023 but still it is showing “Pending editor decision”. We tried to enquire the same from assistant editor, section managing editor and Cells editorial office but did not get any response. The pending editor decision usually takes 1-2 business days. Could you please contact the guest editor/assistant editor on our behalf to know the problem? We are getting worried about this long delay. Thank you
Hi Ashish. Thanks for getting in touch.
Sorry you’ve been waiting longer than expected. I am following this up for you. Please check your emails.
Greetings! Regarding the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), what to do if two of the co-authors have the same initials (first and last names)? Thanks a lot for your help.
Hi Espérance, thanks for reaching out.
In this case, you can add the full name in brackets after the initials.
For example: E.D. (Espérance Debs)
is possible to change the submission from mdpi computers to mdpi applied sciences
Hello Sureka,
Please reach out to the Assistant Editor or the Editorial Office for further guidance on this matter as it will largely depend on when in the publication process you are in.
I have a quary that during Proofread i have done a mistake can I submit it again.if possible then what should be the process
Hello Swarnab,
If you have introduced an error in the proofreading stage, it is important for you to reach out to the editorial office and the Assistant Editor who is handling your manuscript to inform them of this.
I would like to inquire about the status of my manuscript that has been under review since the 21st of November 2022 – [Cells] Manuscript ID: cells-2079368. According to the journal website, manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 16.4 days after submission. As such, I am getting worried about the prolonged delay. I have tried to email the journal editor and assigned editor but has yet to receive a response. I hope you could help me on this.
Thank you very much
Good day Simon,
We have reached out to the editorial office on your behalf. You should hear back from them shortly.
How long does it take in general for an article published in MDPI “Microorganisms” to show up in PubMed?
Typically, abstracts are online 2-3 days after publication, with the article showing up shortly thereafter.
Hello, One month ago, I have submitted the Manuscript to Polymers Journal. Still, it is under review. What shall I do? Shall I contact the Editor or not?
Hello Vishal,
Yes, you can reach out to the Editorial Office of Polymers and they’ll be able to inform you as to why there might have been a delay.
can I ask to remove my name from the article authors list, before the manuscript is accepted?
Hi Ahmad, thank you for the comment.
You can get in touch with the journal’s Editorial Office about this request. To find their details, please go to the journal webpage, and click ‘Editorial Office’ in the left-hand navigation menu.
Furthermore, it is possible to update this down the line, so don’t worry. MDPI has a name change policy for after publication .
Hi, We published a paper in mdpi but after publication, we realized we inadvertently missed authors. We wanted to remove and add authors. What is the procedure? Can we publish an erratum correcting it?
Thanking you
Hi Kanagavel, thanks for getting in touch.
Check out this article on MDPI’s name change policy for more information about how you can update the authors of your manuscript.
Hi on 30.12.22 my manuscript status was accepted , then it changed to pending english. what does it means?
Hello Manish, thanks for the comment.
This status means that our team of English editors are reviewing your manuscript for grammar, spelling, and MDPI house style. This is usually completed within 24 hours.
To find out more, check out our interview with MDPI English editors .
Hi pending editor decision usually takes 1-2 business days , but its showing from last 23.12.22. can you please tell about this?
Hi Manish, thanks for getting in touch.
This stage might take longer than 1-2 business days, depending on the Academic Editor’s workload. Check out our article on manuscript statuses for more information.
My first manuscript rejected. Is it possible to re – summit manuscript in same journal?
Hi Baskar, thanks for the comment.
Yes, you are welcome to re-submit your manuscript. Make sure to review the rejection feedback in SuSy and apply it to your manuscript, if applicable.
Hi, one of my paper was submitted in Sustainability and it’s status is “pending decision” for last 4 days, although review reports are showing up. Another query is sticking in researcher mind whether voucher based payments increase paper rejection or slows down editorial processing.
Hi Aamir, thanks for getting in touch.
This stage usually takes 1-2 working days. It may be slightly higher if the Academic Editor has a high workload.
Manuscripts submitted with vouchers and/or discounts are processed in exactly the same way as those without.
Hi i submitted my revised manuscripts after 2 major revision and one minor revision . now its showing pending editor decision, which much time it will take to give decision?
Hello Manish, thanks for getting in touch.
A final decision is now being made about your paper. This should take around 1-2 business days.
Take a look at our article on manuscript status information .
Thanks for the kind response.
One more thing I want to confirm. Can we resubmit after withdrawing the paper suggested by the editor of Energies again on the same journal as a fresh new submission?
Yes, you can resubmit! Take a look at any feedback that may have been given on SuSy, as this will help you improve your manuscript before resubmission.
Thanks, Katherine. few more things I want to confirm..
you have commented “You can include additional authors at any time during revisions (before manuscript acceptance).” nearly one month ago on the blog. I have done the same, then why additional authors are not accepted by an editor before the final decision?
second, can we re-submit on the same journal as Energies if the editor suggests to withdraw?
One of the Mdpi journals is not accepting authorship change forms (as per the Mdpi website) during the review process. I have given all reasons to the editor via email as per request. The author also gives their consent individually via email. after this, the editor says if you insist to add these authors then you should withdraw the paper…
What should I do?
Hi Khan, thanks for getting in touch.
This form applies to manuscripts that have already been published.
As your paper is still being processed, you can easily withdraw and re-submit the paper. You can find out more in our article on MDPI’s name change policy .
Dear Katherine
I Hope you are well. My paper has accepted for publishing. But not publishing online yet. I paid the APC. If I want to withdraw it, Can I refund my money? Plz, reply me. As this point is not clear in the website https://www.mdpi.com/apc . Can I refund my money that I paid for APC? Thanks and regards
Thanks for getting in touch! Unfortunately, the paper cannot be withdrawn after acceptance. That is, unless you have a strong reason why it should not be published, including evidence.
“Is it possible to change the document format after the first round of review? For example, if the document was originally uploaded in LaTeX format, can it then be uploaded in Word format?”
Hi Dilara, thanks for getting in touch.
Yes, you can change between formats.
Please how much similarity is acceptable to MDPI energies?
Hi Koneh, thanks for getting in touch.
I believe you are talking about plagiarism. Plagiarism is not acceptable in MDPI journals. Manuscripts that include plagiarism are rejected.
MDPI uses iThenticate to review manuscripts for plagiarism. There is no set percentage with regard to what is acceptable and what is not. Each manuscript is reviewed on an individual basis.
Hi i submitted my paper in processes and they assigned me 2 reviwers . one reviewer gave major revision and another reviwer gave minor. after resubmission the one reviewer satisfy with my comments however other reviewer not satisfier with some comments. now they asked me for another revision. what is the chance for publication ?
Hello Manish. Thanks for reaching out.
You should improve your manuscript based on the feedback provided by the reviewers. Once they are satisfied with the improvements, your paper will move to the next stage in the publication process.
I want to submit the manuscript to Social Science. Currently, I am formatting my manuscript with the For Review template provided by Social Science. Do I have to write the names of all authors, author affiliations, and funders in my manuscript? Thank you
Hi Kholidil, thanks for the comment!
Yes, you should include this information at the end of your manuscript.
If I submitted an article in mdpi and 3 reviewers review the manuscript. After 2 rounds of the revision, 2 reviewers accept for the publication and 3rd one reject it, because he/she comments irrelevant to the manuscript and authors were not able able to satisfy him/her. What will be process after such condition and what have to discuss with editor.
Hi Asad, thanks for reaching out.
You should review the feedback on SuSy. It will include instructions and insight related to next steps.
If you have questions or queries about the feedback, you can reach out to the Academic Editor assigned to your manuscript, for more details.
Hello, we requested to assistant editor to post our publication (remotesensing-1960532, doi: 10.3390/rs14236076) on the Journal Twitter Account? We also submitted a short text as per instructions given at : https://www.mdpi.com/authors/promoting . However, we have not been receiving any response. Is there any alternative way of doing this, could you please help us in this regard. Thank you.
Good day Khandaker,
I’ve reached out to the editorial office on your behalf, you should hear back from them soon. Hope this helps.
Once my publication is “Accepted”, if I want to withdraw the paper, DO I have to pay the APC?
Hello Andre,
We’ve reviewed your question and have the following information for you. APCs need to be paid if a paper has been accepted. For further information, I refer you to the website https://www.mdpi.com/apc which has all the relevant information about APCs. I hope that this information helps.
I submitted a manuscript in “animals” after the review process one recommends improve the manuscript other recommended rejection, unfortunately, the final editor’s decision was “rejection and decline resubmission”. There is another journal with the same aim and scope that I would like to resubmit but I am afraid they will reject immediately it since I did not notice any desk transfer suggestion. I revised the manuscript according to all comments and recommendations from the reviewer’s reports. I even send an email to the new journal editor to ask but not responding.
what do you advise me
Hi Jean, thanks for the comment.
The information provided at rejection is important when it comes to resubmission. As long as you have implemented this advice, there’s no reason why your manuscript should not be accepted.
It’s also important to remember that authors who have their manuscript rejected are refunded the APC.
Dear Katherine Bosworth
I have submitted my manuscript titled to Polymers journal on March 09, 2022 and the revisions were submitted on November 14, 2022. The status changed to pending editor decision on November 24, 2022 and has remained “Pending Editor decision ” since then. I was wondering if the status is not getting updated due to a technical error. I have contacted editorial office many times but no response. Is this how MDPI Journals works? It would be great if you could let me know when I can expect the decision.
Hi Shahid, thank you for the comment.
I’m sorry that you’ve been waiting longer than expected. I’m going to chase this up on your behalf. Please check your junk and spam folders.
Hello, I have submitted manuscript to Animals on 1st of September and I received reject and encourage resubmittion. Then, I resubmitted the manuscript on 1st of October, it went to peer review, two positive responses one with minor revision and second accepted it. However, one has negative response. Then we revised it and submitted it on 13th of November. The status was pending editor decision for two weeks and then changes to pending decision. What does it means? Also another point, the process is so long than before do you know why? Best wishes,
Hi Shaimaa, thanks for getting in touch.
‘Pending decision’ means that the Academic Editor is assessing the peer review process. As you’ve been waiting for more than a week, you can contact the Assistant Editor for an update.
The length of the process could be dependent on the editor’s workload, for example, or the scope of the journal/SI.
You can also check out one of our other articles to find out more about what your manuscript status means.
Hi Katherine Bosworth,
While submitting the paper, I pasted an abstract directly from my latex editor that contains dollar signs $ before a number. Will my abstract be posted in the same way or will the editors remove it before making it public?
Hi Muhammad, thanks for the comment.
Don’t worry! The typo will be removed by MDPI’s in-house English editors during the editorial process.
Dear Madam, Can I cancel the request for an update of the published paper? I actually think this is unnecessary but the managing section editor request an update of the published paper on the basis of my mail. But, I think it is unnecessary so can I cancel the request for an update madam?
Hi Faisal, thanks for getting in touch.
This depends on the nature of the update. You can certainly reach out to the Managing Editor and inform them of this issue. You can find their details on the journal’s webpage, by clicking on ‘Editorial Office’ on the left-hand navigation menu.
Respected Madam, I submitted my manuscript for the Diagnostic Journal Under Special Issues / Applications of AI in ECG on Oct 20,2022. On 14 Nov 2022, I could see all the R three Peer Review Reports (Round -1). Out of which two reviewers gave +Ve Report 3/4 Stars for all the Evaluation parameters. But one reviewer gave -ve report. Later my submission went to the Chief Editors’ Final Decision. On the 36th Day of my submission, the Editor in Chief gave a Final Decision saying – Ask for an Additional Reviewer(Round 2). Once again, my submission status was figured as – Under Review. What does this mean?. Whether my work is it Good or Bad? At this stage, how many additional reviewers (Round 2)will be once again reviewing my manuscript? Final Decision to accept or reject my paper, is it based purely on the Review Report of Additional Reviewers (Round 2) only? or Will there be any weightage with regard to the Review Report sent by Round-1 Reviewers? At this stage, what is the probability of acceptance of my manuscript for publication? Humbly request you Madam, kindly your value-added inputs with regard to the same.
Hi Prof. Mallikarjuna, thank you for the comment.
Every manuscript is unique, and some may need additional reviews. For more information about your specific case, please could you contact the Diagnostics Editorial Office ?
Hi, If I have done 20 reviews and received a voucher of 100 francs for each review, can I publish my paper for free in a journal with publication fees of 2000 francs?
Hi Yousef, thanks for getting in touch.
Yes, you can use all of your vouchers together, and publish for free!
My article is published in economies. But, i have some issues which are corrected by the production team after publication before releasing issue. Unfortunately, I found one correction didn’t match which i told like just adding three words in literature section. So, is there any way to correct this after releasing the issue?
Hi Faisal, thanks for the comment.
Please get in touch with the Economies Editorial Office . Depending on the nature of the error, a correction or erratum may be issued.
The status for my sustainability-1961792 is showing “Pending editor decision” since 3rd Nov 2022. As per your website, this stage will take 1-2 days only. Now it’s more than 21 days. Please do the needful.
Hi Dr. Singh, thanks for the comment.
My sincere apologies that you have been waiting so long. This is highly unusual and I am following this up on your behalf.
I have a concern regarding MDPi policies. I and a few of my connections from the USA have submitted valuable papers using the voucher code they got during reviewing process. The papers got desk rejections and the same work is not accepted by IEEE Q1 journals.
We are assuming that MDPI is like a money machine nowadays and only or mostly accepted paper without the vouchers code.
Hi Akash, thank you for the comment.
MDPI journals do not discriminate against manuscripts with waivers or vouchers.
In 2022, the average Article Processing Charge (APC), based on list price, was approximately CHF 1935. However, the average net cost to authors across all journals was CHF 1258 per paper. This is because the average waiver rate across all MDPI journals was 35%. This year, we consistently provided discounts of 10% or more to authors affiliated with our institutional partners or reviewer vouchers.
There are many reasons for manuscript rejection. It could be because the paper does not fit into the scope of the journal, or because the reviewers felt the findings were incomplete, for example. To find out more about specific papers, you can access the feedback on SuSy , and follow up with the journal’s Editorial Office if you require further details.
Is it ok for me to upload a preprint to Arxiv which uses MDPI’s latex template?
Hi Matthew, thank you for the comment.
It is up to you how you use the MDPI templates.
As for the Arxiv submission process, you can refer to their advice on this matter . You could try submitting without style files.
Why “check for update” logo is not appeared in some paper?
Hello Faisal, thank you for the comment!
The ‘ Check for Updates ‘ feature is only available in the PDF version of the manuscript.
can I ask for payment extension of the apc?
Hi Elijah. Thank you for the comment.
Please reach out to the editor assigned to your paper about this issue.
Hi, I have replied to reviewers comments for the second time today. Will the reviewer again make comments (which will take 3 more days) or it will directly go for editors decision? In short, after how many days from today I am likely to get a decision?
Hi Maria, thanks for the comment!
It will either be peer-reviewed again or sent to the editor for a final decision. This is highly dependent on the manuscript.
Hello, I have submitted my Minuscript to international journal of molecular sciences, on Friday 21st October, But the status is still same “pending review”. I am worried about the slow process. could you provide me information that when that status will be updated?
Hi Syed, thanks for the comment.
The pending review stage generally takes around 1-5 working days.
We submitted 2nd revised manuscript and status directly changed to Pending editor decision. Does it mean Rejection?
Hi there, thank you for the comment!
The Academic Editor needs to check a few things before the manuscript moves onto the next stage. Please reach out to the Editorial Office for more details.
Hi Madam, My article was in “pending conversation” but now status shows that “conversation skipped” what does it mean?
Hello Waqas, thanks for the comment.
Congrats! Your manuscript has now been published online in PDF format.
Other versions of your manuscript, including HTML, will soon follow.
I have selected open review for my manuscript but I don’t want to keep it in open review how can I change it?
Hi Syed, thanks for getting in touch.
If your paper is still being processed (i.e., in one of the many processing stages such as ‘Pending review’ or ‘Pending editor decision’), then you can contact the journal’s Editorial Office. They can opt-out of open review for you.
However, if your paper has already been published, it will have to remain in open review.
Respeceted Sir, Good morning! I hope that you will be fine. i submitted my paper in mdpi energies special issue on 26 september 2022 and my status is remain same as pending for your untill today. I also email to editorial office but they dont reply to me. Can you please guide us cz its almost 15 days
Hi Mudasar, thanks for reaching out.
Sorry that this is taking a bit longer than expected. I will get in touch with Energies on your behalf.
Hello, I have selected a wrong journal while submitting my manuscript, how can I withdraw it and how long it will take to withdraw it.
Please contact the journal’s Editorial Office immediately, letting them know of your situation. You can find their details by clicking ‘Editorial Office’ on the left-hand column of the journal webpage.
Hi, I have submitted my manuscript on 29, September 2022. The status is “under review”. How long does it take to know the acceptance?
Hello MW, thanks for the comment.
This stage should take around two weeks, but may take longer depending on how easily we can find reviewers.
Could you please reach out to the journal’s Editorial Office? You can find their details by visiting the journal webpage and clicking ‘Editorial Office’ in the left-hand column.
Hi Katherine How much time it takes in Pending editor decision? Our article is in the same status from the last 9 days.
Hello Waqas, many thanks for getting in touch!
This stage usually takes around 1-2 working days, but is dependent on the editor’s workload. You can find more information about MDPI manuscript statuses in our handy blog article.
If you find yourself waiting any longer, please do reach out to the journal’s Editorial Office. They will be able to provide an update.
Hello dear Katherine Bosworth, My name is Dr. Shams. I have submit my paper Id (sustainability-1826830) to sustainability. During the review process I have add one new author and replace the other one. As you know we cannot add/remove any author directly, so I have submit the authorship change form. Another reason for addition was that, my supervisor don`t like rejection. So, I have plan to add his name once my paper go to review stage. Now our paper is accepted, but as I ask from the Section Managing Editor about the author addition. So, they directly refused that we will not consider the new author. I am afraid we spent a lot of time on review. If the journal cannot accept addition of new author, so they should tell us the reason. Even the editorial boards has right to accept any changes or reject but at must be logical. If they were planning to not accept my changes. They should also tell us on advance during the review stage. I think it is not fear that we has pass the blind review pass and now after acceptance the managing editor decided that they are not accepting our changes regarding author addition. Please forward our message to the senior members and discuss our issue to solve this problem on time. Thanks Regards, Shams
Dear Shams, thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, we cannot help from the blog in that regard, but we can recommend you to contact the publishing manager of Sustainability, Ms Neda Nikolic (nikolic@mdpi.com). We are sure you will get better answers and possible solutions from her.
Best regards, MDPI team
When we are intended to propose authorship changes, after filling authorship changes form, where do we have to upload it? We could not find specific box to upload it in susy. Is there specific upload guidance or is it attached in revised manuscript as one file? Thank you
thanks for your question. Please send it to the assistant editor assigned, she/he will guide you.
After my paper acceptance i am continuously seeing ‘Pending conversion’ What is the issue behind.
Hi Muhammad. Thank you for getting in touch.
This means that your paper is being converted to different formats, including PDF. It will soon be published online!
Hi Katherine How much time it takes in Pending editor decision? Our article is in the same status from the last 7 days.
Hi Syed, thank you for the comment.
This usually takes around 1-2 working days, dependent on the editor’s schedule. As you have been waiting for over a week, we recommend reaching out to the Assistant Editor for details.
Take a look at the article ‘ What Does My MDPI Manuscript Status Mean? ‘ for further information about manuscript statuses.
Hi, I wonder if we can change the paper after being published online.
Hi Amir, you can find information on MDPI’s correction and retractions policy here: https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#16
I have submitted my research article on 8th aug. the status is still coming as pending for review. how long would it takes to review. kindly reply
Hi Navdeep, thanks for your comment. For updates related to your article, please contact the editorial office of the journal that you submitted to. You can their find contact information on the journal’s homepage.
Hi Katherine Bosworth
After major revisions, when replied to all the comments of the reviewers, and system says upload the manuscript.. after uploading it shows the status of “Resubmitted”. What does it mean? Is not it be revised version revision status?
Hi there Syed. Thank you for the comment.
The status ‘Resubmitted’ means that you have now uploaded your revised manuscript. The next status will be ‘Revised version review’, when reviewers will have their second look.
Dear Ms. Bosworth, Can you please explain the editorial process for papers submitted to special issues (SIs) before reaching the under-review stage? Is the SI guest editor (SI GE) the one who decides to proceed with the evaluation of the paper with a peer review or it is a decision that is being made without the involvement of the GE (by the managing editor or the MDPI staff)? Because we have been contacting the SI GE and he showed substantial interest in our paper (even offered us off on the APC), but the paper did not successfully go through the “pending review” stage. I want to know if this decision was made by the SI GE or others. If the SI GE made the shot, sending the paper to another SI led by the same GE in another MDPI journal might be risky for us, and may lead to the same result. Also, I have another question. If the paper is rejected by an editor in one SI, can we submit the paper to another SI in the same journal? Please note that the paper was not peer-reviewed at all, which we find really odd, because some other journals with 3 times higher Impact factors and twice rejection rates, at least gave us the chance to be peer-reviewed. We find the automatic answer given to authors after “rejected by editor” considerably vague and in contradiction with the San Francisco Declaration, which MDPI signed on 2012 with this motto: “We aim to publish all manuscripts that are scientifically correct, and do not artificially increase journal rejection rates, allowing the reader community at large to define impact.” If this is correct, then what is “rejection based on novelty and general significance” after “rejection by the editor”?
Hi Farhad. Thank you for the comment!
Submissions to Special Issues undergo the same rigorous peer review process as regular submissions to the journal. You can find out more about our peer review process, pre-check and other policy requirements here: https://www.mdpi.com/editorial_process
For questions about individual submissions, we recommend contacting the Editorial Office of the journal. You can find their details on the ‘Editorial Office’ link on the journal’s homepage.
Hi, I submitted my manuscript 29, July. It shows that status is “pending review”. How long the pending review process takes?
Hi Junjie. Thanks for your comment.
This stage usually takes about 1-5 working days.
Dear Ms. Bosworth, Can you please specify that on average how long does a “Revised version review” take for a paper after major revision?
Hi Farhad. Thanks for the comment.
Revised version reviews take about three working days to complete.
Hello, We submitted a manuscript to applied science but it we made a mistake by uploading the wrong version. How can we change or update the uploaded version?
Hi Toumi, thank you for your comment.
Not to worry. These things happen. Please get in touch with the journal’s Editorial Office, and they will update this for you.
How long does this process take to complete? I am talking here about the case of Pending conversion
Hi Islam. Thanks very much for the comment.
Your paper is being converted to HTML and PDF. It will be published online within 24 hours.
I’ve got 1st review Three reviewers review my manuscript.
I wonder the meaning of “(x) I would not like to sign my review report” This mean “I reviewed your manuscript, But I want to reject?”
Hi Euvoe, thanks for the comment.
Your paper is actually going through an open peer review. In open peer review, the reviews are published online when the manuscript is.
As part of this, the Editorial Office asks reviewers if they want to disclose their identity.
This reviewer wants to remain anonymous, so they selected “(x) I would not like to sign my review report”.
Please I will know, In the process revising my paper i am suppose to accept the change suggested by the editor or I should just fix my part.
Hi Sam, thank you for the comment!
Please accept the editor’s changes before updating the manuscript.
Hi, What does xml2pdf status mean?
Hi Fabian, thank you for the comment!
Congrats! Your paper has been published and is now being converted into PDF format.
Hallo Katherine Bosworth
Warm greeting, My name is Alvian Toto Wibisono. I am the author of an article that wants to be published in Metals MDPI with the manuscript ID and title as follows: Manuscript ID: metals-1771094.
We started the submission on 30th May 2022, we received a response from reviewers on 20th June and completed the revision on 27th June 2022. However, the status of my submitted article is in the pending decision. We have the opinion that we finished the revision and answered the reviewers’ comments properly. The editor really supports our effort as authors. Therefore, we received positive comments from three reviewers in the first and the second revision round.
According to information from this link, https://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/review_info/d8d533bff6b18e38e4163b53dc1d5e14 , the submission decision days is 38 days and based on information from the website https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals , it is said that manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 16 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.3 days. As we know, Metals MDPI has a high reputation for the rapid publication process.
This situation makes me worry. Because today is the 44th day after my first submission date and the status of my article is still unchanged. I have send email to Metals editorial office and asistance editor who handle my submitted article. However, I am still not received any response. Could you like to help me to solve this problem? Thank you for your attention.
Hello Alvian. Thank you for the comment.
Apologies for the delay. This is highly unusual.
Assistant Editors can have busy schedules and this can delay the process. However, I understand that you have been waiting for a while now.
With this in mind, I have reached out to Metals on your behalf and I am following your case very closely. I will keep in contact with you via email.
In my paper, In round two, Reviewer 1 and Reviewer two have warranted publication of our paper and Reviewer 3 has not shown his comments. Yet, our paper has been declined for publication with no resubmission. May I know why is it so?
Hi Ghulam, thanks for the comment!
You can find this feedback on SuSy, MDPI’s manuscript submission system. If you’re having trouble accessing this, please feel free to contact the journal’s Editorial Office.
I submitted the manuscipt on 30th May 2022 to Journal of Clinical Medicine, now more than 5 weeks passed but status in the system still “under review”. In fact JCM said the average time for peer review just around 3 weeks!
Hi Khoa. Thank you for the comment!
Apologies that you have been waiting longer than expected. We aim to find expert reviewers within one week of sending out invitations and then expect reviews back within two weeks. However, this all depends on the time frame in which the reviewers respond. Some may have other commitments, meaning that the reviews are submitted late.
For more details on your specific case and an update on your manuscript, please reach out to the JCM Editorial Office: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/editorial_office
I submitted a manuscript on the 3rd of June and I am yet to get any response as the paper is still under review.however when going through the manuscript portal yesterday I saw all the reviewers report commending the manuscript with little corrections. I went through the portal today and saw that the editors decision is to ask for additional review I am confused what does it mean.
Hi Samy. Thank you for the comment.
On rare occasions, the Assistant Editor assigned to your manuscript will request a further opinion from a new reviewer. The reviewer is given 15 days to submit their review.
Dear Dr. Katherine Bosworth Thanks for the reply. if I understood properly my coauthor will get full discount right?
Hi Seepana.
Yes, that’s correct. The IOAP entitles authors to a 10% discount on APCs. Whether this is invoiced to the institution directly or the author will depend on which institution it is. Please see this list of IOAP participants: https://www.mdpi.com/ioap
Hello Dr. Katherine Bosworth I have a question related to IOAP institution For Instance I am not a IOAP institue author, but one of my co-author is correspondent to IOAP institute, and the payment mode for his/her IOAP institute is centralised to the university. If artice is accepted for the publlication the total Artice Publishing charges will be imposed to my co-author or it will be partially imposed to him/her? can you please give me the exast answer
Hello Seepana. Thanks for the comment!
I understand why this would be confusing. But, I’m happy to inform you that, as your colleague is part of an IOAP institute, the APC will be discounted. The charge will therefore be dealt with by your colleague’s institution.
Please be sure to confirm this with the Assistant Editor as soon as one is assigned to your manuscript.
Hello, pending editor’s decision status from 9 days ago and no final decision yet. Regarding your procedure, it takes 1-2 days to display the final decision. May I know what the possible reason for the delay is? thanks.
Hi Sam, thank you for the comment.
Many apologies for the delay. The duration of this status depends on the Academic Editor’s workload and availability.
As you have been waiting for more than a week, please could you reach out to the Assistant Editor of your manuscript? They will be able to give you an update.
What should I do if I did not upload reply files for reviewers’ comments? After I typed ” Please see in the attachment”, I happened to click the “submit” button. I have contacted the personal editor, but she did not reply me about this question. I have attached the files in my email to her. Please help me out of this situation. Thank you very much!
Hi Hongyu. Thank you for the comment.
That’s an easy mistake to make. In general, if the editor does require more information, they will reach out to you.
However, as this is something you’re concerned about, you can contact the Editorial Office directly. You can find contact details on the journal webpage. Click “Editorial Office” in the left-hand navigation bar.
hello, I resubmitted the revised version and the status is under pending editor decision from 17 June, as I know the decision will take 2 days. Now here are on 21 June and no final decision yet, Should I be concerned about it or it is normal procedure? thanks
Hi Mohamed, thank you for the comment!
You’re right, our estimate for this stage is 1-2 working days.
However, please note that this is dependent on the Academic Editor’s workload. If you’re still waiting after a week, please could you get in touch with the Editorial Office? You can find their details on the journal webpage, in the left-hand navigation bar.
I’m from Palestine (where the world considers it as a low-bank country) and I’m a PhD student. Is it possible to have a waiver from publication fees when I got the acceptance letter.
Hi Areej. Thank you for the comment.
The Editorial Office can help you with this. You can find their details on the journal webpage. Click on “Editorial Office” in the left-hand navigation bar.
How much should be the plagerism report
Hi Sandeep, thanks for the comment.
Plagiarism of any kind is not accepted by MDPI.
You may include others’ ideas and words, as long as you quote and reference them appropriately.
Hello Katherine. I want to ask what if the different between “abstract submission deadline” and “manuscript submission deadline” ? The information from MDPI.com, the abstract submission deadline is July 31, 2022, but I am still doing my research until next month. I am worried if the deadline is not met. Am I still allowed to submit before the manuscript submission deadline, which is November 30, 2022 ? Thank you very much.
Hi Citra. Thank you for the comment!
For the abstract submission deadline, you only need to prepare an abstract of your planned paper.
An abstract is a short summary of your research. It’s usually only a paragraph or two.
You can then submit your full manuscript in November.
We submitted the manuscript entitled, “A Study of Chinese Cemeteries in Singapore – Case Studies of the Creation and Development of Communal Cemeteries of Various Dialect Groups” on 2022-04-27, with manuscript ID: histories-1697518. Since the date of submission, the manuscript is still under the “Review” status. This is unusual of MDPI (data), since the “usual time” for first review is normally 39 days. Thus, we would be glad for any information concerning this manuscript.
In addition, I am a undergraduate student who are applying the master degree, so this article is of vital importance for me.
Kind lady, hope you can help me~
Hi Yilin, thank you for the comment.
During this stage, we are looking for expert reviewers in the field, and waiting for them to review the manuscript. This usually takes 2-3 weeks in total.
I am sorry to hear that you have been waiting for longer than our estimated time. This may occur if, for example, one or more of the reviewers require(s) more time.
Can charges be waived if I lack funds?
Hi Huda, thank you for the comment.
Please could you reach out to the journal’s Editorial Office? They can advise you on this.
We submitted the manuscript entitled ” Effectiveness of New Rock-Ramp Fishway at Miyanaka Intake Dam Compared with Existing Large and Small Stair-Type Fishways” in “water” journal. After two rounds of revision and the status is “pending decision” since 31st may 2022. Will you please let us know how much time will it take to give the decision?
Hi Mizanur. Thank you for the comment.
This stage usually takes 1-2 days, but this can be longer if the Academic Editor has a particularly high workload.
Please could you contact the Academic Editor for an update?
The status of my paper is showing pending editorial decision. But if go through the link the editorial decision is showing rejected and redeclined submission. What does it mean
So sorry that you have such conflicting information! Please could you reach out to the journal’s Editorial Office? They will be able to advise you on your specific case.
Hi Katherine! How can I apply all my reviewer discount vouchers to reduce the APC to 0 CHF? I ask this issue because I am not able to find a way during the submission process. Thank you very much!
Hi Peter. Thank you for the comment.
Our online submission system, SuSy ( https://susy.mdpi.com/ ), should automatically detect any vouchers associated with your account. You can then choose between the vouchers in Step 5 of the submission process.
If you’re struggling with this, you can reach out to the Academic Editor assigned to your paper, who can add the vouchers before the paper is accepted.
We submitted the manuscript entitled, “A Systematic Review of Deep Knowledge Graph-based Recommender Systems, with focus on Explainable Embeddings” on 2022-03-22, with manuscript ID: data-1670544. Since the date of submission, the manuscript is still under the “Review” status. This is unusual of MDPI (data), since the “usual time” for first review is normally 39 days. Thus, we would be glad for any information concerning this manuscript.
Hello Isaac. Many thanks for the comment.
I am so sorry that you have been waiting so long. I have contacted the Data Editorial Office and I will keep you updated. Thanks for being so patient.
Hello, Can authors also track the status of submitted manuscript
Hi Kamidi, thanks for the comment!
Of course, authors can track the status of their paper.
You can do this by logging into MDPI SuSy, our online submission system. Access it here: https://susy.mdpi.com/
Hello! I want to ask what does it mean editor comment “lauout” with pending editor descion from last ten days. Is it normal to take time
Thank you very much for your comment.
This status means that the Academic Editor is making a final decision about your manuscript. Apologies for the delay. As you have been waiting for longer than a week, please could you contact the Editorial Office for an update?
Hello. Our paper had “pending editor’s decision” status for 8 days then the status changed to “revised version review”. Kindly clarify what does this indicate?
Hi Norah, thanks for the comment.
The status “Revised version review” indicates that your paper has been sent for a second round of reviews. The same reviewers from the first review will take another look at your manuscript. This is usually completed in around three working days, but could take longer depending on the reviewers’ schedules.
Our Micromachines paper has been Under Review for 22 days now, despite the 14.4 days review speed posted in the website. Time is rather critical for this paper. Should I email the Assistant Editor about it? Or should I wait for more time?
Hi Clint, thanks for the comment.
Apologies that you have been waiting so long.
This stage involves reaching out to reviewers who are experts in the field. The Assistant Editor aims to find reviewers within the first week of sending out invitations. However, this can sometimes take longer and is dependent on the availability of reviewers.
Please feel free to reach out to the Assistant Editor for an update.
if the paper been rejected because of choosing wrong special issue during submitting (system was not giving the name of wanted special issue )while we wrote name of wanted special issue in cover letter can i resubmit again for the wanted special issue
Hi Twana, thank you for the comment.
I would encourage you to review the reasons provided for the rejection. If the paper was rejected because it did not fall within the scope of the Special Issue, then you can resubmit to a Special Issue that is more fitting.
Hello. I have published a few papers in Sustainabiltiy, and had several rejected. Usually, I find that the rejected ones actually needed more work and the ones that were published were good. Recently however, one was rejected that I believe is a good paper. I’ve re-read it and cannot find the flaws. It is a perfect fit with an open SI. So, I’ve read that it cannot be resubmitted, without an invitation which was not forthcoming. What should I do to get the editor to take another look at this paper? How much do I need to revise it to resubmit it to the SI? Thanks
Hi Rob. Thanks for the comment, and thank you for being an MDPI author.
I would encourage you to review the feedback on why your manuscript was rejected. If you still have questions or require a more detailed explanation, you can reach out to the Sustainability Editorial Office: sustainability@mdpi.com
Hi, please for the status (Conversion Skipped), can we fund the PDF article online? Is this status necessary after the pending conversion one ?
Thanks in advance
Hi Djames, thanks for the comment.
At this stage, the PDF version of your paper will be available online. Other versions will be available in 2-3 working days.
Hi, our article after 3 minor revision shows “pending editor decision” for more than a month now. Is it normal to wait for such a long time
Hi Murad. Thank you for the comment.
Apologies for the delay. This process usually takes 1-2 working days. As you have been waiting for over a week, we will investigate and prioritise this issue. Please could you contact the Assistant Editor assigned to your manuscript? They will be able to help and advise you.
Hi, we submitted a paper in Agronomy journal almost 2 months ago. We got first decision in 39 days (despite the fact that average time for it in Agronomy is 19 days) and did our revision within 5 days. Our paper has a status “Pending editor decision” for 12 days now (which is quite unusuall for Agronomy) and assigned editor does not reply to our e-mails asking about the status of our paper. How can we know if something went wrong with our paper? Who can we ask for help beside assigned editor? How long is the waiting period for editor decision?
Hi Ivana. Thank you very much for your comment.
So sorry to hear that you are having trouble. Please could you get in touch with the Agronomy Editorial Office? They will be able to help you.
You can find the details here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy/editorial_office
how long of status “Pending Review ” after submission day?
Hello Menan,
Thanks for the comment. This stage usually takes 1-5 business days.
Can the author request to change the reviewer after receiving their comments?
Hi Faisal. Thank you for the comment.
The reviewers are chosen for their expertise by the Academic Editor and Assistant Editor. No changes can be made at any point in the publishing process.
Is there any expedited process, this means extra charge. As to reply back after paper submission by 2-3 days if accepted.
Hi Elie. Thank you for the comment.
One of our core values at MDPI is the speed at which we publish. Because we maintain a very quick publishing service, we do not offer expedited peer review.
Excuse me, if this status is “Pending editor decision”, how many days will it take to make a decision?
Hello Cheng-En. Thank you for your comment!
This stage takes about 1-2 working days, dependent on the editor’s schedule.
“Conversion Skipped”
What does its mean after proofreading submission?
Hi Mubasharmubashar. Thank you for the comment.
Your paper has been published online in PDF format. The XML and HTML versions of your manuscript are still pending, and will be live in a few days.
Can we add and remove the author during proofreading step?
Hi Zeeshan,
Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, as soon as the manuscript is accepted for submission, the authors cannot be changed.
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When you review papers submitted for publication, is there an “optimal” length for reviews? In my experience as an author and referee, I have seen a large range of review lengths (for reference, a paper in my field is typically between 3 and 8 printed pages):
In general, peer review can take anywhere between a few weeks to even 6 months. However, if the status does not change even after two months, you can perhaps send a polite inquiry to the Editor requesting a status update. Answered by Editage Insights on 30 Mar, 2017 Resources for authors and journals Upvote this Answer 19 Comment
3.With Editor: The main problem that occurs here is difficulty to assign reviewers. The editor may also be overloaded with work. The time frame is likely something like 3 weeks but will vary. 4.Under Review: Each journal has a time frame and 3 weeks is what I am accustomed to in my field.
Under Review When the status of your manuscript changes to under review, this means that it has passed the initial editorial checks. The journal has confirmed that you’ve uploaded and submitted the correct documents and that the content of your paper is relevant to your journal.
Answer: Status descriptions vary across journals. The submission systems of some journals use the status "under review" even when the manuscript is under the initial editorial assessment. Since the status of your paper changed to "under review" half a day after being "with editor," I'm inclined to think that "under review" in this case refers ...
The paper is still under peer review since then. It has been over 12 months now. Nothing teaches you more patience than the publication process. I cant risk withdrawing the paper now as...
In my area, at least, it is unusual to have a full report recommending acceptance (pending revisions) in under a year, although it can happen much faster. It has happened to me within a few weeks, but that is the exception rather than the rule. My first paper was three pages long and took about 10 months from submission to acceptance.
Under review: The handling editor has invited peer reviewers to evaluate the submission. Required reviews complete: Some or all assigned reviewers have submitted comments. Decision in process: The handling editor has drafted a decision, but it has not yet been finalized or sent to the authors.
Pending review = The paper is due to be pre-checked. Under review = The paper is being peer-reviewed. Pending decision = A first assessment will be made by the Academic Editor. It usually takes around 48 hours. Pending major or minor revisions = Author revisions are in progress. Pending editor decision = The Academic Editor is making a final ...