“Awaiting Referee Scores” is a stage in the publication process where enough experts have agreed to read and evaluate a manuscript. The paper has been assigned the minimum amount of reviewers that the Associate Editor has set for the manuscript, which is either two or three depending on the publication. The editorial team is waiting for the reviewers to return their comments so that a decision can be taken.
In general, in the context of the process of publishing in scientific journals, the phrase “wait for the results of the review after review” refers to the period it takes for the research to be evaluated by subject matter experts (reviewers) after it has been submitted for publication in the journal. Once the journal receives the manuscript, it is sent to independent external reviewers to evaluate its content and scientific quality. The results of this review are then awaited and the decision may be to accept the paper for publication as is, reject it, or request modifications and re-review.