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The revised manuscript responded to all the original reviewers comments and made all changes as requested. It was rejected following revision., , The goalposts were moved at halftime because the revised manuscript was reviewed by an additional reviewer. This was confirmed to me by the publisher. , , Following a letter of complaint to the editor, I was informed that:, , 'the timeline for this issue is considerably more drawn out than what it is typical for a standard issue. With that said, this special issue is more reflective of a grant or scholarship rather than a standard publication. Consequently, the adjudication process is very strict, and requires that only a handful of nearly 200 submissions are retained for publication. ', , This paper was submitted to a special issue for early career researchers. I assumed that I was submitting a manuscript for publication and not making a grant application. If this is indeed true, it should have been made clear to all authors at the point of submission and not revealed over a year later following a slow and unhelpful review process. ,

Desk reject: relatively quickly. It was fair, the paper was not the BEST fit for the journal. Sent elsewhere.