<i>it was forwarded to three peer-reviewers who may and may not be reimbursed for their time</i><p>Your phrasing implies that there are journals in your field that regularly pay their peer-reviewers.  As far as I know, it&#x27;s really rare that journals pay for peer review, and most of those only pay a token amount[1].  Are you actually unsure of this journal&#x27;s policy, or is there some other reason you phrased it like that?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;academia.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;20930&#x2F;are-there-any-journals-that-pay-reviewers#20932" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;academia.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;20930&#x2F;are-there-...</a>