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Unrecord a Decision?

Postby jweisber » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:45 am

Is it possible to roll back a decision after it's been recorded?

I've tried selecting "Choose One" from the "Record Decision" drop-down menu, but no dice. (Curiously, this doesn't even get an error, it just has no effect.)
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Re: Unrecord a Decision?

Postby asmecher » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:48 am

Hi jweisber,

Decisions can't be deleted -- they're part of the submission's editorial record, even if they're mistakes -- but you ought to be able to subsequently record a different decision without any problematic effects. You can use the History tab to add a note clarifying what happened in case you're curious a few years down the line.

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Re: Unrecord a Decision?

Postby jweisber » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:07 pm

Hi Alec, thanks for clarifying.

I realize the decision can be changed, but my concern is that the author can see the decision even though it's erroneous. The author may take an erroneous or premature decision decision at face value and act accordingly, by moving on to another journal for example.

It makes sense that the recording of a decision should be part of a submission's permanent history. And it makes sense that another, different decision can be recorded later. What's puzzling is that "No Decision" can't be recorded once (say) "Decline Submission" has been recorded.
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Re: Unrecord a Decision?

Postby asmecher » Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:50 am

Hi jweisber,

I've spoken a little bit with the team internally and, surprisingly for a workflow that's been around for such a long time, we haven't got a way to hide an erroneous decision yet. I've filed this at http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8327. (Feel free to CC yourself on that entry so you'll be notified when its status changes.)

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Re: Unrecord a Decision?

Postby jweisber » Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:56 am

Thanks, Alec!
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