Thus the subsequent status under review means that the manuscript has been sent out for review. In most cases, the decision is made in less than three months. This means that the editors of the new journal will make their own assessment of the situation. This means that authors of an accepted paper can choose to pay an author publication charge to make their paper free in perpetuity under an open license (CC-BY) to maximise reuse. When action from your side is required, this will also be announced by email. What does editor decision started mean nature? Does "Under Review" mean that the paper has passed the editorial check? So, the present status may mean that the EiC now needs to make a decision based on the peer review comments or on the revised manuscript. WebManuscript Submitted: The journal has received the submission and is screening it for basic technical requirements. HANDBOOK: Keep calm and wait: A guide to understanding journal statuses. The editor may confer with associate editors or reviewers for an evaluation to use in making this decision. PW: We read all the submissions we receive and assess them according to their content. You must have received the SR: The different Nature Portfolio journals are editorially independent. Update on the question. [CDATA[> Please log in to your personal My Springer Nature profile and click on "Your submissions" to start tracking your articles. Considering the current pandemic situation, journals are finding it difficult to meet their desired timelines. Help us to improve this site, send feedback. [CDATA[// > When submitting a major revision, does it matter whether the revised manuscript or the response to reviewers appears first? It looks for papers that present an advancement in the field but can be relevant to a niche part of the community. If it goes for review, then it will Obviously time will reveal all but I would appreciate any sort of insight. In about one third of the cases (32%) authors had to wait 3 months or more and in 10% of the cases even more than 6 months before being informed. the second sentence means that you have passed this initial check and that your ms has (or will be) sent to the reviewers. A list of links to the Manuscript Tracking System login pages for each journal is available on the Nature Portfolio Journals A-Z webpage. What does the status under consideration mean? Experiments gone wrong?