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Our scan rated desk-rejection risk low for 32 of the 34 manuscripts aimed at IEEE Access that it read since August. What it flagged instead was claims.
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Impact factor
4.2
Acceptance
20% (average)
First decision
About 4 weeks on average from submission to decision
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From our scan history
What our scan most often flags for manuscripts aimed at IEEE Access
34 manuscripts named IEEE Access as their target between August 2026 and 7 October 2026. We counted each author once, using their latest scan, and grouped the issues the way the free preview groups them.
Claim scope and support
32 of 34 (94%)
Ranked first on 19 · all scans 90%
Methods and core science
13 of 34 (38%)
Ranked first on 7 · all scans 49%
Target journal fit
6 of 34 (18%)
Ranked first on 6 · all scans 25%
Structure and submission package
2 of 34 (6%)
Ranked first on 1 · all scans 6%
Statistical confidence and reporting
1 of 34 (3%)
Ranked first on 1 · all scans 4%
Desk-rejection risk, as the scan rated it
high
1 of 34
all scans 11%
medium
1 of 34
all scans 36%
low
32 of 34
all scans 53%
Claim scope came up on 32 of the 34 (94%) and was the top-ranked flag on 19 of them (56%). Across all scans it led on 39%. With 34 manuscripts that gap is inside the noise, so we will not call it an IEEE Access pattern yet. The volume is still worth knowing.
Fit almost never came up: 6 of 34 (18%). Methods and core-science issues came up on 13 (38%). Nearly every manuscript in this group got a low triage rating, against 53% of all scans.
In practice that points at the abstract, the conclusions and the comparison with prior work. That is where an overreaching claim sits, and it is the cheapest part of the manuscript to fix.
Counts come from the free scan's own ratings, not from journal decisions. "All scans" is every manuscript the scan read in the same weeks, whatever its target (2,349 authors). Scans from before the preview grouped issues this way are left out.
Common questions about IEEE Access submissions
What does the scan flag most often on manuscripts aimed at IEEE Access?
Claim scope, on 32 of 34 manuscripts, and it was the top-ranked flag on 19. Methods issues came up on 13 and fit on 6.
If the desk-rejection rating is low, is the manuscript ready?
Not on its own. A low rating means the scan did not expect IEEE Access to stop the paper at triage. It says nothing about what a reviewer will ask for afterwards, and claim scope was still flagged on almost every one of these manuscripts.
Where can I read more about IEEE Access?
See the full IEEE Access submission guide for scope details, insider tips, and acceptance-rate context. Or see how the Full Review works across all journals.
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