What does the status "editor discussion period" in editorial manager mean? I have this on editorial manager, but I can't find any information about what it is/means anywhere!
It's been this way for 15 odd days, and before that, it was &quot;under review&quot; (I may have missed some steps in the middle because I didn't check for 3 weeks).
If as you say this &quot;editor discussion period&quot; occurred after the manuscript was reviewed, but before you received a formal decision, then this probably corresponds to the &quot;Editorial decision&quot; section of this answer. The editor(s) are making a decision based on the reviews. It should not take very long unless many people are involved in the decision.