Extend Review Time

How to Extend a Review Task?

Associate editor or reviewers can extend the time of their tasks just for one time and within the prior due date, which the EIC already defines.

1. Each review task can be only extended ONE time.
2. The default for the extension date is considered seven days.
3. The maximum extension is done within the deadline, which the EIC already defines.

To do:

1. Sign in to the journal > Choose your role (The Associate editor OR the reviewer);
2. at the top-right pane: Go to ‘TO-DO: My Reviewer Tasks’ > click the ‘Submit Review’ button.

1. At the end of the review page, click the ‘Extend Time’ button.

1. You can type a short description of the reasons to extend in new windows. Please write your reason for the extension as shown below: