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I need to inquire about the expected date for the final decision as I sent the minor revisions since one month . should I message Editor-in-Chief or Journals Editorial Office (JEO). what is the time expected between sending minor revision and the final decision in general, please ?

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    No matter who you ask, you are unlikely to get any firm answer. Like fruit, journals "pick" (finalize) papers when they are ripe. But ask anyone you have already corresponded with.
    – Buffy
    Commented Oct 27, 2022 at 13:26

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In my experience, a person who works as a general manager or coordinator for the editorial office is most likely to be able to give you some updates or information. However, I do think this also varies by journal. But I generally default to whoever I was communicating most with, like Buffy mentioned.

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When in doubt, message the journal editorial office.

If you were mistaken and should have messaged the editor-in-chief instead, then the worst that can happen is the editorial office will forward your message to the editor-in-chief, potentially losing a day's worth of time (but not much more, since the editorial staff work full-time and will see and act on your message quickly). On the other hand, editor-in-chiefs are wont to delay longer, because they are busy people and are not likely to be work on the journal full-time.

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