  This paper aims at providing a statistical model for the preferred behavior
of authors submitting a paper to a scientific journal. The electronic
submission of (about 600) papers to the Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
has been recorded for every day from Jan. 01, 2013 till Dec. 31, 2014, together
with the acceptance or rejection paper fate. Seasonal effects and editor roles
(through desk rejection and subfield editors) are examined. An ARCH-like
econometric model is derived stressing the main determinants of the favorite
day-of-week process.
