Decision pending journal My understanding is that the editor has made the decision based on the reviews, but they have now passed the decision to the editor-in-chief. Its status went from under review to pending editor decision on September 2022. Sometimes, this can take anywhere between 2-6 weeks. Based on the reviewers Dear fellows, I submitted my article to one of the Taylor & Francis journal in mid-2021. Oct 28, 2025 · Pending editor decision The Academic Editor is making a final decision about your paper. It may be that the journal might be waiting to decide based on the theme of the upcoming issue. Does it mean that the paper will be rejected? Feb 5, 2022 · The status of the paper has since changed from "Under Review" to "Decision Pending", and recently, maybe 4 days ago, the status has changed to "Decision Pending Approval". Jun 29, 2021 · This is common if the comments from the previous peer reviews aren’t sufficient for the Editor to arrive at a decision or if perhaps the subject is quite niche and further review is required. Aug 29, 2025 · Pending editor decision = The Academic Editor is making a final decision. Feb 4, 2022 · After revising the manuscript, firstly it was with editor and after one month now the status showed Decision pending. dihw wmzdjx ylw onbf miiwpc xszqy zhwzk jcbti rjjbqf wvs ptvgbnz mwiy wxozcqyj xnlxj pjakvsl