Journal of Social & Personal Relationships.

(Sage Publications)

First round of reviews.

Turnaround rate	89 days (SD = 42)
Review length	978 words (SD = 527)
Review quality	4.8 / 5 (SD = 0.4)
Overall quality	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Would submit again	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Journal recommendation	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
(based on 2 reports including 5 reviews)
Desk rejects.
Turnaround rate	n/a
Plausibility	n/a

Reviewers & Editors (Initial Submissions)

Reviewers
Length	978 words (SD = 527)
Overall tone	Neutral (modal)
Knowledge	4.8 / 5 (SD = 0.4)
Helpfulness	4.6 / 5 (SD = 0.5)
Fairness	4.8 / 5 (SD = 0.4)
Overall quality	4.8 / 5 (SD = 0.4)

Editors
Length	508 words (SD = 127)
Decision	Reject (modal)
Plausibility	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Helpfulness	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Fairness	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Overall quality	5 / 5 (SD = 0)

Reviewers & Editors (Successive Rounds)

Turnaround rate	5 days (SD = 0)
(based on 1 report including 1 review)

Reviewers
Length	1 words (SD = 0)
Overall tone	Neutral (modal)
Knowledge	n/a
Helpfulness	n/a
Fairness	n/a
Consistency	n/a
Overall quality	n/a

Editors
Length	188 words (SD = 0)
Decision	Accept (modal)
Plausibility	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Helpfulness	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Fairness	5 / 5 (SD = 0)
Overall quality	5 / 5 (SD = 0)

Comments

· Overall quality rating: 5 / 5 · Recommendation: 5 / 5
Although I was (naturally) disappointed that the paper was rejected, I was very impressed with the review and editorial process. It was clear that the reviewers had read the paper closely and thought carefully about their remarks. The tone of each review was constructive, and each of the three reviewers offered both 'big picture' and detail-oriented comments.

The editorial letter was also useful, and as supportive as a rejection letter could be.

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