Real-Time Tracking Options

• Online Manuscript Tracking System: Authors can monitor the real-time status of their submission through our dedicated manuscript management system. This portal provides instant updates on the manuscript's progression through the editorial workflow.
• Proactive Email Notifications: The editorial office sends automated email alerts at all key milestones, such as submission acknowledgment, assignment to reviewers, and decision ready. Authors should ensure their email filters are configured to allow messages from the journal's domain.

Detailed Status Stages

• Submitted: Successful upload; awaiting initial administrative screening
• Initial Editorial Screening (Pre-QC): The editorial team assesses scope, formatting, and basic ethical compliance. Desk rejection may occur at this stage.
• Under Peer Review: The manuscript is with external peer reviewers. The duration of this stage varies by discipline.
• Reviews Completed: All reviewer reports have been returned and are being evaluated by the handling editor.
• Decision Pending: The handling editor is formulating a decision based on the reviews and their own assessment.
• Revision Required: The author is invited to revise the manuscript. A detailed, point-by-point response to all reviewer comments and a marked-up version of the manuscript highlighting changes are required upon resubmission.
• Accepted / Rejected: Final editorial decision. Accepted manuscripts proceed to production.
• Copyediting & Typesetting: The manuscript undergoes professional formatting and language editing. Authors subsequently receive galley proofs for final approval.
• Proofreading: Authors are required to review proofs for minor typesetting errors only; substantive alterations are not permitted at this stage without editorial consent.
• Published Online: The final version of record is published on the Confmeets Publishing website.

Authors are requested to contact the editorial office for status updates only if the processing time exceeds the journal's stated guidelines. All inquiries must include the manuscript ID.