After submitting to one of the journals in Elsevier recently, we got a response as following:

"I think the manuscript can be improved and should be resubmitted, but the changes will probably take too long to accomplish within a "major revision" timeline. " . The editor wrote that they were only able to find one reviewer and the final decision was a "reject".

The reviewer had made detailed suggestions for improvement and asked for files and figs. Within a month, we re-submitted to the same journal addressing all the revisions, mentioning these point-by-point in the communication to the Editor.

The journal sent back an automated message without any comments or reason stating it has been rejected, after a week from submission.

Does anyone have a clue on what is happening?

Is this a technical issue? In the past, Elsevier's system seems to have been hacked.

After submitting to one of the journals in Elsevier recently, we got a response as following:

I think the manuscript can be improved and should be resubmitted, but the changes will probably take too long to accomplish within a "major revision" timeline.

The editor wrote that they were only able to find one reviewer and the final decision was a "reject."

The reviewer had made detailed suggestions for improvement and asked for files and figs. Within a month, we re-submitted to the same journal addressing all the revisions, mentioning these point-by-point in the communication to the Editor.

The journal sent back an automated message without any comments or reason stating it has been rejected, after a week from submission.

Does anyone have a clue on what is happening?

Is this a technical issue? In the past, Elsevier's system seems to have been hacked.