Acta Psychologica.

(Elsevier Science)

First round of reviews.

Turnaround rate	62 days (SD = 27)
Review length	829 words (SD = 410)
Review quality	3.8 / 5 (SD = 0.9)
Overall quality	2.3 / 5 (SD = 1.2)
Would submit again	2.7 / 5 (SD = 1.7)
Journal recommendation	3 / 5 (SD = 1.6)
(based on 3 reports including 6 reviews)
Desk rejects.
Turnaround rate	n/a
Plausibility	n/a

Reviewers & Editors (Initial Submissions)

Reviewers
Length	829 words (SD = 410)
Overall tone	Positive (modal)
Knowledge	3.2 / 5 (SD = 1.3)
Helpfulness	3.3 / 5 (SD = 1.1)
Fairness	3.7 / 5 (SD = 0.7)
Overall quality	3.8 / 5 (SD = 0.9)

Editors
Length	191 words (SD = 149)
Decision	Revise&Resubmit (modal)
Plausibility	3 / 5 (SD = 1.4)
Helpfulness	2.7 / 5 (SD = 1.7)
Fairness	2.7 / 5 (SD = 1.2)
Overall quality	2.7 / 5 (SD = 1.2)

Reviewers & Editors (Successive Rounds)

Turnaround rate	35 days (SD = 0)
(based on 2 reports including 3 reviews)

Reviewers
Length	639 words (SD = 367)
Overall tone	Positive (modal)
Knowledge	4 / 5 (SD = 0.8)
Helpfulness	4 / 5 (SD = 0.8)
Fairness	3.3 / 5 (SD = 1.2)
Consistency	3.7 / 5 (SD = 0.5)
Overall quality	3.7 / 5 (SD = 0.5)

Editors
Length	272 words (SD = 0)
Decision	Reject (modal)
Plausibility	3 / 5 (SD = 1)
Helpfulness	3.5 / 5 (SD = 1.5)
Fairness	3.5 / 5 (SD = 1.5)
Overall quality	3 / 5 (SD = 1)

Comments

· Overall quality rating: 1 / 5 · Recommendation: 1 / 5
The editor's comment was not helpful at all. He just said that he has rejected the manuscript because it is quite unlikely that we will be able to address the reviewers' concerns.

· Overall quality rating: 2 / 5 · Recommendation: 3 / 5
Bad experience, took much too long

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