Q:

Paper status changed from under review to Awaiting Decision

I submitted my manuscript to a journal from 1 month ago in scholar one. The status changed to admin check to under review after one week. Now, it shows Awaiting Decision.  
Does this mean that the paper has passed the editorial check and the external reviewer completed?

A:

If it has been "under review" for some time, then yes - the external reviewers are done. If you didn't see "under review", then the editor is making a decision without consulting reviewers, which is usually a bad sign.

