Q: What is the difference between 'Reviewers Assigned' and 'Under Review' in Springer's Editorial Manager (EM)?

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What does the 'Reviewers Assigned' status mean in EM? Does it mean the reviewers have already started looking at the paper, or does that not occur until the 'Under Review' status is displayed?

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Q: Can you explain the "With Associate Editor" status?

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I received the following email from the Editor-in-Chief (EiC): “After my initial reading of the paper, I assigned it to an associate editor. She / He will read the paper as well before deciding…

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The exact role of the Associate Editor (AE) can vary across journals. However, in most cases,…

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