Pending decision = A first assessment will be made by the Academic Editor. Thank you very much for answering my previous comment. We have been waiting for over five days. 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. Weve reviewed your question and have the following information for you. I have send email to Metals editorial office and asistance editor who handle my submitted article. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023, MDPI Blog is a solution provided by MDPI AG. They may be able to suggest other options. How much do I need to revise it to resubmit it to the SI? If you find yourself waiting for more than a week, it's best to contact the Assistant Editor for an update. Around 12 business days. Im going to chase this up on your behalf. It will include instructions and insight related to next steps. I will keep in contact with you via email. Please check your emails. You can get in touch with the journals Editorial Office about this request. On academic journal scales, 15 days is almost nothing. 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. However, it can take slightly longer in some circumstances. It may be that the journal might be waiting to decide based on the theme of the upcoming issue. At MDPI, we want to ensure that the submission process runs as smoothly as possible for our authors. Pending decision means that the Academic Editor is assessing the peer review process. Once the journal has accepted your manuscript for publication, the final steps will be completed. You can expect to receive information about changes soon. English correction done = The paper has been edited for English, which takes about 24 hours. As we know, Metals MDPI has a high reputation for the rapid publication process. What does it mean? You can also check out one of our other articles to find out more about what your manuscript status means. How can any one expect novelty in a survey study of this kind. The information provided at rejection is important when it comes to resubmission. Please reach out to the editor assigned to your paper about this issue. Warm greeting, My name is Alvian Toto Wibisono. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023, MDPI Blog is a solution provided by MDPI AG. Hi Nawal, thanks for the comment! Moreover, it significantly contributes to knowledge and guides dentists to evidence based recommendations in the practice. 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, Hi, You can find out about the journals scope in the Aims & Scope section, which can be accessed via the journal menu, or by searching for individual Special Issue webpages. But not publishing online yet. Greetings! Could you please advise me how to deal with this situation? Later my submission went to the Chief Editors Final Decision. However, the editors decision was reject and decline submission. Sorry that youve been waiting so long. Hi, Manuscript status can be a little bit confusing at times. What does its mean after proofreading submission? Thanks, Katherine. Thank you for the comment. For authors from low- and middle-income countries, waivers or discounts will be granted on a case-by-case basis. If you find yourself waiting for more than a week, you may wish to contact the Assistant Editor. Will my abstract be posted in the same way or will the editors remove it before making it public? They will consider the latest version of the manuscript, as well as the completed peer review process. Moreover, We have asked such issues to Assistant Editor and IJERPH Editorial Office multiple times via email. Around 12 days. The manuscript will be linked to the previous submission in SuSy. 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. I recommend contacting the Assistant Editor about this issue. 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. Humbly request you Madam, kindly your value-added inputs with regard to the same. I have a question related to IOAP institution Thank you for your comment. So sorry that you have such conflicting information! MDPI waives around a quarter of its APCs every year and offers one of the most affordable pricing structures in the commercial publishing landscape. MDPI journals all have a stringent peer review process to ensure the novelty and scientific accuracy of manuscripts. The Pending decision status usually takes 1-2 days. Please could you get in touch with the journals Editorial Office? the manuscript has the ID number of jrfm-1985894 The author also gives their consent individually via email. Take a look at our article on manuscript status information. Hi, please for the status (Conversion Skipped), can we fund the PDF article online? You can resubmit at any time. Thank you. However, please note that this is dependent on the Academic Editors workload. Hi! As you have been waiting for longer than a week, please could you contact the Editorial Office for an update? This mean I reviewed your manuscript, But I want to reject?. Under review = The paper is being peer-reviewed. I have contacted the Data Editorial Office and I will keep you updated. Discounts are approved by the Editorial Office and cover a range of editorial collaborations and partnershipsreviewer vouchers, Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor vouchers, including author invitation discounts, Editorial Office discounts for recurring authors, or other special discounts, new journal discounts, and societies and institutional or library collaboration discounts (Institutional Open Access Program), and more. I have written to the editorial office to provide us with detailed peer review report since the status is under review. The same reviewers from the first review will take another look at your manuscript. on 30.12.22 my manuscript status was accepted , then it changed to pending english. To find out more, check out our interview with MDPI English editors. Your paper is actually going through an open peer review. Hi, Make sure to share any further questions in the comments. Please forward our message to the senior members and discuss our issue to solve this problem on time. Could you please contact the guest editor/assistant editor on our behalf to know the problem? Is there specific upload guidance or is it attached in revised manuscript as one file? Hello, However, we have not been receiving any response. Sorry that this is taking a bit longer than expected. The Assistant Editor will accept the final changes and double-check that everything is correct before the paper is published. I believe you are talking about plagiarism. if I understood properly my coauthor will get full discount right? They can advise you on this. Therefore, you can submit your paper. This takes priority for Assistant Editors. Your paper has been published and is now being converted into PDF format. However, this can sometimes take longer and is dependent on the availability of reviewers. Hi, Pending conversion = Microsoft Word or LaTeX is being converted to JATS XML. However, I have not yet received a response from the editorial office. As you have been waiting for more than a week, please could you reach out to the Assistant Editor of your manuscript? The MDPI editorial process. Thus, we would be glad for any information concerning this manuscript. My status of the manuscript says Conversion Skipped. In fact JCM said the average time for peer review just around 3 weeks! They will be able to provide an update. You can keep up with updates to your manuscript by logging onto MDPIs SuSy. Id like to ask about the status of Pending Editorial Decision which has lasted for more than 10 days. They will be able to help you. I have tried to email the journal editor and assigned editor but has yet to receive a response. Assistant Editors can have busy schedules and this can delay the process. Could you please reach out to the journals Editorial Office? The Academic Editor needs to check a few things before the manuscript moves onto the next stage. What should I do? Can you please guide us cz its almost 15 days. now they asked me for another revision. Is it possible to request for a second authors proof? This reviewer wants to remain anonymous, so they selected (x) I would not like to sign my review report. Mdpi . Is there anyway to revised the manuscript? Authors can also reach our Editorial Office using the contact details in the journal menu. Not to worry. They usually have a busy schedule. Why check for update logo is not appeared in some paper? Three reviewers review my manuscript. And thank you for being an MDPI author. after resubmission the one reviewer satisfy with my comments however other reviewer not satisfier with some comments. Hi, I have submitted my manuscript on 29, September 2022. You can find contact details on the journal webpage. All the editorial, production, and invoicing steps are managed using MDPIs SuSy and are performed by in-house employees, largely using software created and maintained by MDPI. I am worried about the slow process. So, I have plan to add his name once my paper go to review stage. Please accept the editors changes before updating the manuscript. The rejection letter from the Editorial Office will contain important information and instructions for you to follow. My manuscript is (Pending a decision). This is my first publishing experience and the third submission (MDPI) for my article. Each manuscript is reviewed on an individual basis. Depending on the nature of the error, a correction or erratum may be issued. However, I am still not received any response. It usually takes around 48 hours. 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. You can take a look at MDPIs Policy Regarding Corrections and Retractions. My article is published in economies. On February 15th, I requested to change the correspondence email address for my [Administrative Sciences] Manuscript ID: admsci-2182229. 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. A status of Pending Approval indicates that your application has been reviewed and is ready to be approved, but for administrative reasons, it cannot be approved until the following calendar year. If youre still waiting after a week, please could you get in touch with the Editorial Office? Hi Katherine! The cost of language editing depends on the number of words in your manuscript. Please get in touch with the Economies Editorial Office. So, they directly refused that we will not consider the new author. Comment. Once a manuscript has been submitted, it will go through different stages of progress on SuSy. What could be the reason behind this? It will soon be published online! I want to know if this decision was made by the SI GE or others. This situation makes me worry. Some may have other commitments, meaning that the reviews are submitted late. It is a perfect fit with an open SI. We are assuming that MDPI is like a money machine nowadays and only or mostly accepted paper without the vouchers code. Respeceted Sir, Hi, one of my paper was submitted in Sustainability and its status is pending decision for last 4 days, although review reports are showing up. This is usually completed within 24 hours. 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. The status of my paper is showing pending editorial decision. thanks. It may be slightly higher if the Academic Editor has a high workload. After my paper acceptance i am continuously seeing Pending conversion What is the issue behind. APCs need to be paid if a paper has been accepted. Its usually only a paragraph or two. They will be able to provide you with further details on the delay and any action that needs to be taken. Of course, authors can track the status of their paper. If you find yourself waiting any longer, please do reach out to the journals Editorial Office. MDPI6 Editor-in-Chief Today, manuscript is again pending review. Pending review = The paper is due to be pre-checked. You are welcome to choose the same or another MDPI journal if the paper was rejected and you were encouraged to resubmit. My paper has accepted for publishing. First submission - ELSEVIER (6 months no editor assigned, no email answered by editor . The Academic Editor is making a final decision about your paper. Hello, pending editors decision status from 9 days ago and no final decision yet. Hello Katherine Bosworth! After two rounds of revision and the status is pending decision since 31st may 2022. Yes, you can resubmit! They will be able to help and advise you. Yes, you should include this information at the end of your manuscript. 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. Please contact the journals Editorial Office immediately, letting them know of your situation. The journal staff aim to find suitable reviewers in one week, but this depends on the research field and the availability of reviewers at that time. Pending editor decision = The Academic Editor is making a final decision. I encourage you to take a look at the Under review section in this article. After I typed Please see in the attachment, I happened to click the submit button. Currently, I am formatting my manuscript with the For Review template provided by Social Science. Is there any expedited process, this means extra charge. Plagiarism is not acceptable in MDPI journals. Time is rather critical for this paper. Regarding your procedure, it takes 1-2 days to display the final decision. MDPI has an expert team of editors who detect English errors and house style issues in the proof-reading stage. You should review the feedback on SuSy. As MDPI is processing your manuscript, it will be assigned different statuses. You can find their details by visiting the journal webpage and clicking Editorial Office in the left-hand column. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Respected Madam, This stage usually takes 1-2 days, but this can be longer if the Academic Editor has a particularly high workload. I hope you could help me on this. The Assistant Editor aims to find reviewers within the first week of sending out invitations. If I want to withdraw it, Can I refund my money? I submitted my article on January 4, 2023, with the manuscript ID of polymers-2173405 on journal polymers . This manuscript status means that the Academic Editor is assessing the peer review process. Authors can find out more about the publication time of a particular journal by locating that journals statistics via the journal menu. I was asked to review for an MDPI journal and realized while requesting to extend the deadline for my review that the editor at MDPI intended to send review requests to several reviewers, to gather enough reviews to make a decision on the basis of the first 2-3 he received. Please could you take a look at the Under review section of this article? Please check your junk and spam folders. What is the procedure? Recently however, one was rejected that I believe is a good paper. The Horticulturae Editorial Office will be able to help you withdraw your manuscript. MDPIpending decisionunder reviewpending decision. They will be able to provide you with an update on your manuscript. As per your website, this stage will take 1-2 days only. However, each paper is unique. Ive got 1st review The status is still Pending Review. I have contacted with the editorial office but I did not get response. You can then submit your full manuscript in November. Some editors keep a paper for long time, more than 6 months or a year, without a decision and when send them a reminder message they do not reply or sometimes reply for the first time saying. However, if your paper has already been published, it will have to remain in open review. This is a mandatory step in the final stages of each paper, with no additional fee. 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. The deadline would be midnight at the end of that day. Shouldnt the editor have allowed for pending minor or major revisions? Contributions should be listed during the submission process and are also part of the journal template. Is it possible to do edits after the publication extremely necessary one, for example a mistake in formula on which the results are based? Id encourage you to get in touch with the Editorial Office if its been five working days without an update. Could you help us contacting the editorial office on our behalf. You can simply email them back, in the same thread where they provided you with the first proofreading. The editor really supports our effort as authors. MDPI joined CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) early on in the initiatives launch. Hello, Yes, when a manuscript is rejected, authors are free to submit it to any other journal. But, Im happy to inform you that, as your colleague is part of an IOAP institute, the APC will be discounted. Thanks a lot for your time! 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? But, I think it is unnecessary so can I cancel the request for an update madam? Once you have reviewed this, please get in touch with the Veterinary Sciences Editorial Office. This status means that our team of English editors are reviewing your manuscript for grammar, spelling, and MDPI house style. So, Ive read that it cannot be resubmitted, without an invitation which was not forthcoming. This is a mandatory step with no additional fee. There is no set percentage with regard to what is acceptable and what is not. Many apologies for the delay. MDPI Submission Process: Your Questions Answered, Getting Involved with the Editorial Process Q&A, How to Advance as an Early Career Researcher, Challenges and Opportunities: Early Career Researchers, How to Reduce Stress Whilst Waiting for Publication, MDPIs Policy Regarding Corrections and Retractions. MDPI will endeavour to consider all circumstances. Please get in touch with the Sustainability Editorial Office. Hi Your paper is being converted to HTML and PDF. Please how much similarity is acceptable to MDPI energies? Hi Islam. You should improve your manuscript based on the feedback provided by the reviewers. You cannot add or remove authors once the paper has been accepted for publication (with rare exceptions), and please note that edits during the proofreading stage do not involve the scientific aspects of the paper. That is, unless you have a strong reason why it should not be published, including evidence. If it is missed during the proof read? What does it mean. What does it mean? Reasons added to the comment section by the editor was that the paper isnt ready for publication. At this stage, the PDF version of your paper will be available online. It may take longer than expected if the Academic Editor has a particularly high workload. As this point is not clear in the website https://www.mdpi.com/apc. I hope that this information helps. We have reached out to the editorial office on your behalf and you should hear back from them soon. I will get in touch with Energies on your behalf. Take a look at any feedback that may have been given on SuSy, as this will help you improve your manuscript before resubmission. I am sorry to hear that you have been waiting for longer than our estimated time. You can use any number of discount vouchers from MDPI peer review. Ive re-read it and cannot find the flaws. If the deadline date is 28.02 what time is the latest I still can submit my manuscript? One of our core values at MDPI is the speed at which we publish. 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. Here are answers to some of the questions that we are asked most often about the submission process, along with a video explaining in detail how to upload your manuscript. Otherwise, you can keep up to date with the status of your paper by checking SuSy, MDPIs submission system. As such, I am getting worried about the prolonged delay. How can it be done? I am talking here about the case of Pending conversion. After submitting the revised version and getting back the 3 reviewers comments (Round 2), the current status is now pending decision since 10 days. Four reviewers gave good reviews and recommended the manuscript for publication. Im sorry that youve been waiting longer than expected. Does it have to go through the process of editing again by the MDPI editorial team? pending editor decision usually takes 1-2 business days , but its showing from last 23.12.22. We have submitted our manuscript to Cancers and got major revision. Unfortunately, I found one correction didnt match which i told like just adding three words in literature section. As an academic publisher, we rely on members of the research community to make important decisions about author submissions. It is up to you how you use the MDPI templates. You can their find contact information on the journals homepage. Thank you. 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? They haven't decided yet. It would be great if you could let me know when I can expect the decision. and have a nice day. Status Associate Editor .Review process , 3 . Since the date of submission, the manuscript is still under the Review status. Thats an easy mistake to make.