I agree -- the passive voice here (intentionally?) makes it impossible to tell whether the external submission was done in good faith: > Unfortunately, this pa

I agree -- the passive voice here (intentionally?) makes it impossible to tell whether the external submission was done in good faith: > Unfortunately, this particular paper was only shared with a day’s notice before its deadline — we require two weeks for this sort of review — and then instead of awaiting reviewer feedback, it was approved for submission and submitted. If (to the best of her knowledge) she got approval through the correct process, and then an unidentified party opaquely removed the approval after the fact, I think her questions are justified.