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The status from the very 1st day is "Awaiting ME Processing". Can someone tell me what does it mean?

Tommi
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The acronym ME most likely stands for "Managing Editor" or "Manuscript Editor", and so the message says that the paper is awaiting processing by this person. As shown in this question on the process for journals, that initial "processing" step usually involves an initial assessment by that initial editor, and if it passes that hurdle it will then be sent out for peer review by referees.

Ben
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