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I have submitted a paper to a Springer journal on 21st July. The status now is “Editor Assigned.” What does it actually mean? What will be the forethcoming stages? Please help.
Asked by Ketan Kapse
on 28 Jul, 2016
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Your paper is currently in the initial stages of the journal workflow. The status “Editor Assigned” means that your paper has been assigned to an Associate Editor (AE) who will be in charge of it. The AE will do an initial screening of the manuscript to check its overall scientific value and match with the scope of the paper, after which the paper will either receive a desk rejection or be sent for peer review.
The next status will most probably be “With Editor.” However, some journals may skip this stage and move directly to the next one. If the status changes to “Under review,” you can rest assured that your paper has cleared the initial editorial screening.
However, if the status changes directly to “Decision in process” after “Editor assigned” or “With Editor,” it is an indication that your paper might be rejected without review.
You will also find this ebook useful:A guide to understanding journal statuses
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My manuscript was first returned by a Springer journal for minor revisions. After resubmitting, its status changed to “Editor Assigned,” “under review,” and after about 7 days it became “Editor assigned” again. What does it mean? Has it received good reviews or not?
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Usually, the “Editor Assigned” status indicates initial editorial screening before assigning reviewers. In the case of manuscripts that require revisions, it is not uncommon for journals to get them checked by reviewers once again. In your case, it is possible that the revised manuscript was taken up by an editor/associate editor (Editor Assigned) who was to run a basic check on your paper again and find the relevant (or the same) reviewer(s) to check the revisions (Under Review). It may have changed back to Editor Assigned either for a final editorial evaluation and decision or because of reviewer unavailability. If you have been waiting to hear from the journal for a really long time, consider sending a submission status inquiry to the journal.
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on 19 Apr, 2019
Hello,
After the review process, editor is assigned to check the quality of the paper and the reviewers comments. Usually, an article being assigened to an editor after review is a good thing.
If there was going to be a rejection, after the reviewers grading, your article would have been rejected.
You must have received positive reviews.
Please update us on the status of your article 🙂
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Sanem Guler Cimen
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