IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON RELIABILITY

14-Jul-2019投出05-Nov-2019返回大修
10-Jan-2020 R1 18-Feb-2020返回大修
03-Apr-2020 R2 29-May-2020接收
It took a total of 10 and a half months.
If the initial review result is not directly rejected, the time will be relatively long. Generally, it takes at least 3 months, and at most half a year. There are also cases where students still encounter unfortunate situations after revising their papers, which can be quite frustrating. The requirements for manuscripts are high, and the demand for innovation is increasing day by day. Many manuscripts are top conference rejections of high quality. Only a little over 100 papers are accepted each year, but the quality is still commendable. The reviewers assigned by the editors are generally experts in your field, and their requirements must be met as much as possible. Otherwise, the revised version may be rejected.

It has been one and a half months already, and it feels like it went from "under review" to "awaiting decision" without actually being reviewed. I feel certain that it is a desk reject, but does a desk reject also take this long? The editor has been holding onto my manuscript and when I urge them, they just reply with a template response asking me to be patient... But even a desk reject takes up to two months... Does anyone have any good methods for urging the editor to reject the manuscript? It is important to carefully choose the journal for urgent use of the paper...