I submitted a manuscript to a journal a month ago but the status was changed to "reviews completed" after "editor assigned," with nothing in between. What does that mean?
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1It means, most likely, exactly what it says. What's your confusion with that statement? – Aug 25 '17 at 16:37
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1To be concise, brace yourself to receive a rejection. – Coder Aug 25 '17 at 16:54
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2@Coder Why? Depending on the field one month might be a pretty typical time for a normal review which might be positive or negative. – Aug 25 '17 at 17:29
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My money would be on a reject after a quick technical screening by the handling editor. – CrepusculeWithNellie Aug 25 '17 at 22:27
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It means that the reviewers have completed their work and submitted their reviews. The editor will now make a decision based on her judgment as well as the opinions of the reviewers, and you should expect to hear back from the journal shortly.
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Thanks a lot, but directly the status changed from editor assigned to reviews complete. Usually it must be changed to under review after editor assigned and then it changes to reviews completed. – R. Behmanesh Aug 25 '17 at 17:11
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@R.Behmanesh Is it possible you just didn't check it while it was under review? – Azor Ahai -him- Aug 25 '17 at 17:29
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