diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1377554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.swp
diff --git a/paperprocessor.go b/paperprocessor.go
index c906dce..90308df 100644
--- a/paperprocessor.go
+++ b/paperprocessor.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-	"unicode"
 )
 
 // Paper represents a single academic paper
@@ -200,13 +199,14 @@ Abstract: %s`, criteria, paper.Title, paper.Abstract)
 	// Clean and normalize decision
 	rawDecision := strings.TrimSpace(decisionLine)
 
-	// Remove "DECISION:" prefix if present and trim non-alphabetic characters
-	cleanDecision := strings.TrimPrefix(rawDecision, "DECISION:")
-	cleanDecision = strings.TrimFunc(cleanDecision, func(r rune) bool {
-		return !unicode.IsLetter(r) && !unicode.IsNumber(r)
-	})
+	// Handle common prefixes and clean the decision text
+	cleanDecision := rawDecision
+	for _, prefix := range []string{"DECISION:", "Decision:"} {
+		cleanDecision = strings.TrimPrefix(cleanDecision, prefix)
+	}
+	cleanDecision = strings.TrimSpace(cleanDecision)
 
-	// Normalize case and check for valid decision
+	// Normalize case
 	upperDecision := strings.ToUpper(cleanDecision)
 	var decision string
 	switch {