However, when they communicated their decision to the Editor-in-Chief (EiC), who makes the final decision, it was decided to reconsider your manuscript. To obtain Authors should note that as Nature is an interdisciplinary journal, referees for a paper are chosen for different reasons, for example a technical expert and a person who has a general overview of a field might both referee the same paper. edit: so no. The paper is accepted for publication in principle once the authors have made some revisions in response to the referees comments. Thank you for visiting nature.com. The process was on par with other journal experiences, but I do not appreciate the inconsistency between what the editor at Nature Medicine told me when transferring to Nature Comms, and the final evaluation at Nature Comms. The corresponding (or other single designated) author is responsible on behalf of all co-authors for the accuracy of all content, including spelling of names and current affiliations of all co-authors, so please ensure these are checked carefully. Such quick changes may mean a glitch, but given that its a Nature journal, thats unlikely. Authors submitting to Nature do so on the understanding that they agree to these policies. This stage includes checks on authorship, competing interests, ethics approval and plagiarism. @Fomite so you still said gamma with just 1 parameter What is the other? If an author remains unsatisfied, he or she can write to the Editor, citing the manuscript reference number. This is also the time for the "desk review by the editor," though, and so it probably took 2 weeks for the editor to decide to decline it. ISSN 0028-0836 (print), report original scientific research (the main results and conclusions must not have been published or submitted elsewhere). 2022.5.11 Manuscript under submission/Manuscript received, 2022.5.12 Editor assigned/Manuscript under consideration, 6.2Manuscript under considerationNS, Decision sent to author, NZip for reviewers, 9All Reviewers Assigned109Manuscript under consideration, 2022.10.10 Manuscript under consideration/Decision sent to author/Waiting for revision, , comments, #1, #2, #3IMEC&, 2022.11.23 Manuscript under submission/Manuscript received/Editor assigned/Manuscript under consideration (), 2022.11.25 Editor Decision Started (All Reviewer Assigned), 1212All Reviewer AssignedManuscript under consideration, 2022.12.13 Manuscript under consideration/Decision sent to author/Waiting for revision, #1hhhh, #3comment. //--> Weigh all of your options and look at the merits of the rejection. //-->Manuscript received)->Editor assigned->Manuscript under consideration->Editor Decision StartedDecision sent to author->Waiting for revision, ->Revision receivedManuscript #A1Manuscript under submission->Manuscript received->Editor assigned->Manuscript under consideration->Editor Decision Started, . Can airtags be tracked from an iMac desktop, with no iPhone? I submitted a manuscript to a Nature journal six days ago. edit: so no. Disconnect between goals and daily tasksIs it me, or the industry? //--> Allegations of referee bias are seldom persuasive unless substantiated by strong evidence; we presume our referees are acting in good faith unless proved otherwise, and having sought their advice, we feel an obligation to take it seriously.