The decision workflow: decisions and proposals

Depending on his/her profile, an editor can either propose or take a decision on a version.

Examples of acceptance workflows, depending on the journal Example 1   Some journals have a straightforward acceptance workflow: The editor in charge sends the final decision directly to the author. Example 2   Other journals apply a more stringent procedure, where: The editor in charge proposes acceptance to the Editor-in-Chief The EIC checks the proposal and sends the final decision of acceptance

Technically, a proposal has the following consequences:

• message from the editor to his parent (EIC), notifying that a decision has been proposed
  
• record of the proposal in the decision module
• change of the article status --> Decision proposed
• the parent editor (EIC) becomes current editor

While a decision does the following:

• message from the editor to the author
• record of the decision in the decision module
• change of the article status (accepted/rejected/revision in progress)
  
• the current editor does not change