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How to get rejected by IEEE T-PAMI with 'Excellent' scores?[D]
Hello everyone. I am keeping my identity anonymous today to protect my professional career. I am a researcher in Computer Vision, and I am sharing this story because I have hit a devastating deadlock with IEEE T-PAMI and the IEEE Ethics Office.
Our Situation
In the decision letter, there were three highly positive reviews (Two EXCELLENT, One GOOD). However, the AE (who is one of T-PAMI associate EICs) rejected the paper by quoting comments from a "4th" reviewer.
>The most staggering part: We later accidentally met the actual 4th reviewer. He CONFIRMED having submitted a POSITIVE review, which was strangely withdrawn by the editor in the backend before the final decision was made.
The AE lied by saying: "... received 3 sets of comments, and one on the way ... ".
We have formally requested the IEEE (and Computer Society) to thoroughly investigate this issue, specifically asking them to check AE's backend activity logs in the submission system.
However, half a year has passed, and we have received no direct response.
Has anyone experienced something similar with IEEE or other top venues? Any advice or help bringing visibility to this would be greatly appreciated.
Evidence:
Below is the report to IEEE Ethics (identifying information has been covered):
