Editor profile: decisions and proposals

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

This is defined in the article workflow rights:

 

 

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Decisions and proposals: a comparison

 

Your journal may or may not allow scientific editors to send decisions directly. It sometimes happen that the decision to author is subject to approval by the Editor-in-Chief.

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

 

Here is a technical breakup of differences between decisions and proposals:

Decisions	Proposals
Message from Editor to Author	Message from Editor to his parent (assigning) editor
Recorded in the decision module	Recorded in the decision module
Article changes status according to the decision	Article change status to "Decision proposed"
The current editor does not change	The parent (assigning) editor becomes current