This status means that we have received the minimum number of required reviews, which the Editor ...
Meaning of ‘Awaiting Editor Assignment’ This means that your manuscript has cleared the admin check, that is, it was found matching the journal’s scope and also adhering to the journal’s guidelines, apart from a cursory check of the novelty and quality of the study. Your ma...
The status ‘Awaiting Referee Selection’ typically means that the manuscript is awaiting peer review. This means the initial check on the manuscript is complete, which means that the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) and/or the Associate Editor (AE) believe/s the manuscript fulfills basic journal criteria...
This just means the paper has already been sent out to the reviewers, and currently the editor ...
(AE) may have had a challenge finding reviewers for your manuscript. Anyway, they seem to have found the required number of peer reviewers now, and your manuscript is presently in peer review. So, no, this is not presently a rejection. In fact, it means tha...