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How to get rejected by IEEE T-PAMI with 'Excellent' scores?[D]

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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 junior 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:

https://preview.redd.it/v0w62gzmn02h1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2d75a1e3a388debdf5b163cb9593c1f7f1c49d5

In the decision letter, we actually received three highly positive reviews (Two EXCELLENT, One GOOD). However, the AE 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 He CONFIRMED having submitted a POSITIVE review, which was strangely withdrawn by the editor in the backend before the final decision was made.

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):

https://preview.redd.it/e41vt2rsn02h1.png?width=3508&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2ee2d3f092dad5e20b45b9daeea7fa7b6f01d20

https://preview.redd.it/t29n03rsn02h1.png?width=3508&format=png&auto=webp&s=67aa6bc36aed76617af34e7913a203f9236bc536

https://preview.redd.it/6v5ys2rsn02h1.png?width=3508&format=png&auto=webp&s=f2452998f57f1b157d71b569dd5ff87e4d3d0b6c

https://preview.redd.it/epdxv2rsn02h1.png?width=3508&format=png&auto=webp&s=d01da8cdf9e3f6cd5be53f884b02b154f86d0b48

https://preview.redd.it/fuw3k3rsn02h1.png?width=3508&format=png&auto=webp&s=03e75f763a54429758102da4933af53511642e7d

https://preview.redd.it/xn0ze3rsn02h1.png?width=3508&format=png&auto=webp&s=9f00e88f186c0afa349d4a46439216ae57642d98

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