Submission to Classical and Quantum Gravity: Awaiting Decision After 1 Month

[PeteSampras]

I submitt a paper to journal Classical and Quantum Gravity.

The status "awaiting referee reports" lasted one mont.

However, now , the paper is on status "awaiting decision" two weaks up to now. Is a ill signal the delayed on the status "awaiting decision"?

 

[f95toli]

I doesn't mean anything. Two weeks with the editors is not unusual.
It could simply be that the person who has this on his/her desk is too busy, on holiday, ill etc etc.

These things do take time; a few months between submission to final acceptance is nothing unusual.

 

[Dr.D]

Anything less than 6 months sounds normal in my experience.

 

[Choppy]

There's no point in trying to read anything into something like this. The paper is awaiting a decision. Work on something else in the meantime.