After submitting
In this section:
- NEW! Featured Author Support
- Tracking your submission
- My paper has been accepted – what next?
- Appeals and rebuttals
- BMJ Article Transfer Service
- Abstracting and indexing
- Archiving, permissions and copyright
- Article metrics and alerts
- Correction and retraction policies
- Publication embargo
- Rapid responses
The review process
1. Awaiting Editorial Production Assistant Processing
The Editorial Production Assistant will carry out quality checks on your article at which point you may need to provide further information before your article is sent for Peer Review.
2. Awaiting Editor Assignment:
Your article has passed initial quality checks by the Editorial Production Assistant and is in the process of being assigned to an appropriate Editor who will evaluate your article for scope, quality, and fit for the journal. Papers that do not meet these criteria will be rejected.
3. Awaiting Reviewer Selection
Your article meets the Journal’s scope and has been approved for peer review. The Editorial Team are in the process of finding suitable external expert reviewers that are available to review your article. Your article may also be sent to relevant Associate Editor’s for internal review. For most articles, a minimum of two reviews are required. Articles can be sent to multiple prospective reviewers before the required number are secured.
4. Peer Review in Progress
Your article has secured the minimum number of required reviewers. Peer reviewers are given 2 weeks to submit their review of your article. On the occasion that a reviewer withdraws from the process, the Editorial Team will begin the reviewer selection process again.
5. Awaiting Editor Decision
Your article has now received the minimum number of reviews required to make a decision. The Editor will take into account the expert reviewers’ opinions to make an informed decision of accept, reject or revise.
6. In Production
Your article has been accepted and you will receive an email to confirm. Your article will move through the final quality checks and in to Production where it will be processed for publication. You will be emailed by the Production Editor with a timeline and be provided with a link to a platform called Publishing at Work where you can continue to track your article’s progress. More information about the Production process can be found here .
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How can I check the status of my submitted paper?
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To check the status of your submission in our system, please follow the below instructions:
- Log into your ScholarOne Manuscripts account
- Click on “Author”
- Under the Author Dashboard Section, click on “Submitted Manuscripts”
- Here, you will see the most recent status. Please see below for the manuscript status definitions.
Please note that the following definitions generally apply to most journals. Each journal follows its own workflow, so some terms may not apply or may not appear in this list. If you are still uncertain about the status of your manuscript, please contact the journal's editorial office for clarification using the following instructions How do I contact a journal's editorial office?
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Mar 9, 2022 · Learn what 'awaiting AE assignment' means in the journal submission process and how it differs from 'awaiting EIC assignment'. See answers from experts and other authors on Editage Insights Q&A Forum.
Apr 21, 2020 · You have three queries. Let’s take them one by one. Meaning of ‘Awaiting Editor Assignment’ This means that your manuscript has cleared the admin check, that is, it was found matching the journal’s scope and also adhering to the journal’s guidelines, apart from a cursory check of the novelty and quality of the study.
Learn about the editorial process of submitting your paper to a BPS journal, including the role of Associate Editors. Find out how to check your paper status, receive decisions, and appeal if needed.
Mar 28, 2015 · AE stands for "Associate Editor.""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. t backed up) waiting to be sent to some reviews.
under several headings: Author, Associate Editor, Reviewer, and General. Pay particular attention to your Associate Editor Tasks: - Accept/Decline Associate Editor Assignment - Awaiting Referee Assignment - Contact Potential Referee - Under Review - Awaiting Associate Editor Recommendation - All Pending Manuscripts - Waiting for Revision
Nov 2, 2020 · A week later, the status changed to Awaiting Editor Assignment. However, there has been no status change for more than two-and-a-half months. Is this normal? I received an acceptance pending minor revisions. After making the necessary changes, I submitted the manuscript. After one week with the editor, the status has changed to Under Review.
Learn about the stages of the review process for your article submitted to a BMJ journal, including the role of Associate Editors. Find out what to expect and how to track your article's progress.
2) If your submission has entered the Peer Review process, this status means that a recommendation has been made on your submission and the Editor in Chief is assessing this recommendation in order to make their decision. Awaiting Editor Assignment: Multiple editors may be assigned to your submission, depending on the journal's workflow.
Jun 26, 2020 · One of them got accepted within 10 days, but the status for the other one has been "Awaiting AE assignment" for 15 days now. The journal says on average they take 30 days to make a decision on a paper.
Oct 8, 2015 · 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.