Chemical Engineering Journal Review Time: How Long Does It Take?

What to do next Already submitted to Chemical Engineering Journal? Use this page to interpret the status and choose the next step. The useful next step is understanding what the status usually means at Chemical Engineering Journal, how long the wait normally runs, and when a follow-up is actually reasonable. Quick answer: CEJ (IF 13.2) returns first decisions in 4-8 weeks for papers that enter review. Desk decisions come within 1-2 weeks. Elsevier editorial process with approximately 30% desk...