Understanding a proposed schedule of a journal special issue For my first time I submitted a manuscript to a journal special issue months ago. The special issue had a proposed schedule as follows: 


Submission deadline: 1st date
Papers reviewed: 2nd date
Revised papers reviewed and accepted : 3rd date
Notifications to authors: 4th date
Publication: Approximate date 


A- If it is supposed to send a revision on the (3rd date), does it mean that review comments/scores will be delivered at the (2nd date)? In my case I didn't get review comments even after many days of the (2nd date). 

B- The (3th date) mentions "Revised papers reviewed and accepted". Does it mean papers are accepted for granted after the first review round and need only a revision? I thought that usually there are 2 review rounds before final decision.
What the different dates imply would seem to be the following.

1st date: you need to have your complete manuscript submitted by this date

2nd date: Reviewers must have provided their reviews by this date

3rd date: between the 2nd date and the third date you need to revise the paper and possibly have another round of reviews if necessary. This deadline thus includes work you the editor and you and possibly additional reviewers. The manuscript should be sent in so that an editor can evaluate it and possibly find it acceptable. This this deadline probably involves a lot less time for you than just the time difference from 2 to 3 implies.

4th date: You will hear about the fate of your paper by this date at the latest.

5th date: the publication is expected to be out in printed form or assembled on the web (depends on what is seen as the final product)

So the time line may seem straight forwards but particularly date 3 is possibly preceded by a lot of work from more persons than you. I am sure an editor will want everyone to on the toes fo that stage so as not to unnecessarily delay the process.