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Q: What does the status 'under editor evaluation' mean?

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I submitted a manuscript to an Elsevier Journal. The status has been “under review” for 2 weeks. After that, it was changed to “Under Editor Evaluation”. What does this status (“Under Editor Evaluation”) mean? Is it likely to be rejected? And what is the difference with “Decision in Process”? Please let me know.

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The status "under editor evaluation" indicates that the paper is now with the Associate Editor (AE) who will evaluate it based on the reviews and decide whether the paper should be accepted, rejected, or revised. However, the AE's decision is not final: he/she can only give a recommendation to the Editor-in-chief (EiC) in this matter. The final decision is taken by the EiC. This is when the status changes to "decision in process." Thus, to put it simply, "under editor evaluation" means that the paper is with the AE, while "decision in process" indicates that it is with the EiC.


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Answer: HIcan you tell me if your article has been accepted or rejected after the under editor evaluation status? Thx lot.
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Answer: Thanks you very much Regards
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My experience with similar statuses is not good. Each time I faced rejection.

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The status "Under Editor Evaluation" means your manuscript has been sent to Associate Editors(AE) from the peer reviewers along with their assessment reports/comments/review. At this stage, the AE analyses the comments and the reviewers' instructions and takes a call whether to accept or reject or sent it back to the author to revise the manuscript. 

As AE evaluates the report, it is then sent to the Editor-in-Chief for the final decision, and that is when the status gets changed to "Decision in progress". 

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