TACL - Changes to the Review Process (Effective May 1, 2024)
2024-04-24
To streamline the paper revision process, TACL is implementing a new procedure focusing on major reviewer comments. Action editors will filter and prioritize these comments, guiding authors to make essential revisions. For original submissions, papers unlikely to meet TACL standards after implementing the mandatory revisions within three months, are rejected outright. For resubmissions, properly addressing mandatory revisions leads to acceptance (a) or minor revisions (b), while failure to do so results in rejection (d).
TACL has always emphasized the balance of high quality review and a fast cycle reviewing process. The aim of this new procedure is to optimize the journal policy on one of the most challenging reviewing phases, the phase of correcting a paper after getting a revise and resubmit (c) recommendation. The full details can be found in the following link: