Can I ask the Associate Editor of a journal for an update on a paper I refereed? I wrote a referee report for a paper and recommended a minor revision. This was in December 2019 and I have not heard from the associate editor regarding the fate of this paper.
Is it inappropriate for me to request an update on the status of the paper? Whether it was rejected outright or whether a revision is in the making?
Ask sure.
But you may not get a response at all or just get a “it’s in progress” or “it is completed and published or not”. He/she may decide to give detail if they wish.