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AATS Journals Reviewer Recommendation Terms

Understanding the Recommendation Terms

Acceptable as is: This means the paper is ready to accept and be published.

Revise/Accept Pending Review by Editor [Minor Revisions]: Use this recommendation when there are only a few minor revisions required and the reviewer does not need to see the revised manuscript.

Revise/Re-review for Acceptance [Major Revisions]: Use this recommendation when there are several comments the author must respond to and revisions must be made that the reviewer would like to see again.

Reject: Use this recommendation when the paper is not acceptable and should be rejected.

Revise and Transfer to Seminars or JTCVS Open: Use this recommendation when the paper is not quite high enough quality for JTCVS, but should be considered for Seminars or JTCVS Open.

Revise and Transfer to JTCVS Techniques: Use this recommendation when the paper is not quite high enough quality for JTCVS, but should be considered for JTCVS Techniques.

From the AATS Journals Reviewer Guide