Editage Insights is funded by Editage and endorses services provided by Editage but is editorially independent. At each stage, the editor will discuss the manuscript with editorial colleagues in the light of referees reports, and send a letter to the author offering one of the following options: Editors letters also contain detailed guidance about the papers format and style where appropriate (see below), which should be read in conjunction with the manuscript formatting guide when revising and resubmitting. The paper is rejected with no offer to reconsider a resubmitted version. Status has been "Ready for decision" for 25 days. HANDBOOK: Keep calm and wait: A guide to understanding journal statuses. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. Under these circumstances, authors are strongly advised not to resubmit a revised version as it will be declined without further review. It's true that editorial rejections can be very rapid based on scope and perceived 'gee whiz' factor. Does "Under Review" mean that the paper has passed the editorial check? Is there a single-word adjective for "having exceptionally strong moral principles"? All Rights Reserved. . Nat Neurosci 5, 917 (2002). See this document for a full description of what happens after acceptance and before publication. Yes, its appropriate. The paper is accepted for publication in principle once the authors have made some revisions in response to the referees comments. Once your manuscript passes the initial quality check, we assign it to a member of Editorial Board, who is an active researcher in your field. 2. What could this mean? Our original resources for authors and journals will help you become an expert in academic publishing. Because it was sitting in my barn / shop for over 12 years!! Answer: The status Decision in process after Under review means that all the reviews have come in and the editor is evaluating your paper based on the reviewers comments. Their role is to. If the editor is satisfied with your work, they will choose appropriate peer reviewers to evaluate your work, taking into account several factors including expertise, experience and apparent conflicts of interest. Nature Neuroscience //--> Stage 2: Editor assigned. When a journal displays the decision in process status, it means that the editorial board is in the process of making the final decision about your paper. edit: so no. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Keep calm and wait: A guide to understanding journal statuses. You could ask how soon they think they will answer, or give a deadline yourself, warning them that, after that deadline without having heard, you will submit the text to another publisher. editor decision started under consideration.