This means that promising manuscripts not accepted for a particular issue are usually rejected instead of being held over for future publication or consideration. This policy ensures that we accept only the strongest candidates from each list of leading contenders and that we retain the flexibility to fill each issue with timely articles. The IS review process is extremely competitive and many good manuscripts ultimately must be rejected. On average, it takes about two months to reach a decision. Reviews are not automatically sent to authors, but they are made available when they offer particularly useful comments.
Some reviewers provide only short comments and others only provide comments for the editors.
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