Both reviewers requested major revisions, and after making these revisions, the editor also requested major revisions. One reviewer provided over 20 comments, to which I replied with over 90 pages of responses, resulting in an additional 10 pages added to the paper. However, the second round of review resulted in one minor revision and one rejection, with the editor ultimately rejecting the paper. The questions raised did not seem to be from expert peers, and the rejection lacked sufficient justification, seemingly done just for the sake of rejection. Why not reject the paper in the first round and waste everyone's time?

(1) 讚！ | hnzheng

5 Oct 2023 submit
7 Jan 2024 major revision
27 Apr 2024 minor revision
15 May 2024 accept
The journal has good quality, fast speed, and professional reviewers. However, I don't have much impression on the editors

(0) 讚！ | Bruce__

2023.02.17 First submission
2023.02.23 Under review
2023.06.13 Major revision by three reviewers
2023.09 Revisions requested
2023.10 Minor revisions by two reviewers
2023.11 Revisions requested
2023.12.21 Accepted

(0) 讚！ | 只想被科研搞

OP is awesome!! God-like

(0) 讚！ | 皮皮虾打怪兽

The first review took seven months, which is indeed a bit slow. The main reason is that one of the reviewers left midway, and then another reviewer was added. There were three reviewers in the first round, one accepted the manuscript directly, one gave major revisions and provided many constructive comments, and the third gave some general comments (lack of innovation, low contribution) and rejected the manuscript. The editor requested major revisions, with conflicting opinions, and asked for resubmission within six months. It took three months to revise and resubmit, and the manuscript was accepted just over a month later. The whole process took a total of one year

(0) 讚！ | V

How long after Xiaoxiu returned did you accept the package?

(0) 讚！ | 只想被科研搞

Is Ijpr also a good area?

(0) 讚！ | erhgu8

This journal is so trash, it's only a second-tier in the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I should have submitted to IJPR earlier

(0) 讚！ | 只想被科研搞

What journals are the 3-star journals?

(0) 讚！ | jacklu2023

Hello, may I ask how long it takes for the submission to change to the "under review" status after you submit it?

(0) 讚！ | mmajun

Some official data from journals: the acceptance rate is between 15-20%, but if you are from mainland China, your chances of acceptance are even lower, not exceeding 10%. Moreover, more than two-thirds of rejections are decided by the editors without sending the paper for external review. It takes an average of 4 months from submission to the first external review decision, and close to a year for acceptance. However, one good thing about EJOR is that the speed of editorial handling, especially in the review process, is among the fastest among many OR journals. This is because the number of authors (i.e., reviewers) is huge, so there won't be a situation where reviewers cannot be found. The main reason why most OR journals are slow is that finding reviewers is really, really, really difficult.

(66) 讚！ | 湛然想去月球

Is there any expert who has submitted before to answer how long it takes to go under review after submission?

(0) 讚！ | mmajun

2023-4-27 submitted to the journal: This means that on April 27, 2023, the document or article was sent or presented to the journal for consideration.

2023-5-1 Under Review: This indicates that as of May 1, 2023, the document or article is being assessed or evaluated by the journal's reviewers or editorial board.

(0) 讚！ | 小乘佛法

2021.11.30 submitted to journal
2022.02.15 Major revision
2022.06.09 Major revision
2022.08.22 Major revision
2022.12.06 Accept

Translated: 

2021.11.30 - Submitted to journal
2022.02.15 - Major revision
2022.06.09 - Major revision
2022.08.22 - Major revision
2022.12.06 - Accept

(0) 讚！ | wwq

It has been six months since submission and still no news. How long does it typically take for this journal to have a first review result?

(9) 讚！ | Dr accept

Hello, host, I have also received the very major revision request. May I ask what do you think the probability of being accepted after making such significant changes? Thank you!

(0) 讚！ | 木子1996

This classification is basically correct, with 3 rushing and 2 ing.

(0) 讚！ | 预策

However, I am speaking from the perspective of OR/MS, and OM may have fewer submissions to these four journals. Before pursuing my PhD in business school, I was in the IE department, and my master's advisor accepted over 10 papers in EJOR, but only 2 in TS, 2 in TRB, 1 in IISE, and 1 in IJOC. As an OM advisor in the business school, he mostly submits to EJOR and ORL, considering their ranking below UTD.

(0) 讚！ | xiay

There are still some journals between EJOR and UTD, such as TS TRB IISE NRL.

(0) 讚！ | xiay

My boss said that people in the OR/MS/OM field can be divided into four categories. The first category is those who can publish in UTD 24; the second category is those who can publish in EJOR but not UTD 24; the third category is those who can publish in ABS 3-star journals but not EJOR; the fourth category is those who cannot publish in any of them...

Since the number of publications per year is significantly higher than UTD 24, even though it is an ABS 4-star journal, it is relatively easier to publish in it. Since UTD 24 is still relatively rare in China, being able to publish in EJOR is considered a ceiling level for ordinary people in the field of management science in China.

(86) 讚！ | 湛然想去月球

Has anyone received a "Very major revision" before?

(2) 讚！ | 有梦想的狗子

I want to submit one. May I ask how long the first review will take, OP? Thank you.

(1) 讚！ | AA华蓥山NU

2020.10.26 submit - Submitted on October 26, 2020.
2021.01.12 major revision - Major revision on January 12, 2021.
2021.03.12 resubmit - Resubmitted on March 12, 2021.
2021.04.30 minor revision - Minor revision on April 30, 2021.
2021.05.18 accept - Accepted on May 18, 2021.

(10) 讚！ | deaniiii

2020.4 submit - Submitted in April 2020
2020.8 major revision - Major revision in August 2020
2020.11 return - Returned in November 2020
2021.2 major revision - Major revision in February 2021
2021.4 return - Returned in April 2021
2021.6 accept - Accepted in June 2021

(3) 讚！ | 温客行

May I ask how many external audit experts you have? Thank you. Generally, for major revisions, how many votes are in favor and how many are against? Looking forward to your answer!~

(0) 讚！ | AA华蓥山NU