You may think that a well-established journal won't be kicked out

(1) 讚！ | 桑小泥

Why are there still so many Chinese authors submitting their work? Are they not afraid of it being put on hold? Can we predict for sure that it will be taken off hold?

(0) 讚！ | GY-志存高远

Is the "on hold" status not the exclusion of new papers from being included in WOS? Can it be considered as a graduation achievement if it is not retrievable in WOS?

(0) 讚！ | 路途漫无期

Is it currently in SCI or EI? Will it affect graduation?

(0) 讚！ | nihaojvzipi

If a submission is accepted while on hold, will it affect graduation?

(0) 讚！ | moonfire

Elsevier is working hard on this but the on hold status has not been lifted. 
This is all we know at the moment.
Kind regards,
Jacob de Boer

(0) 讚！ | nature121

Editor Chang-Ping Yu
This is my fourth article for Chemosphere, but for me, this type of paper is optional. The main students are about to graduate, so I only submit one seriously. Several articles before were edited by Yu. Chang-Ping Yu seems very nice, but the speed is incredibly slow! On average, it takes about a month from Editor assigned to review invited, so be cautious if you are in a hurry.
Although Chemosphere is still ON Hold, overall the quality of the paper is acceptable, worthy of being classified as second-tier; the reputation in the environmental field is also good, and the review is quite strict. Although I clashed with Reviewer 2 this time, to be honest, it is because of him that the final version of the article is so much better than the initial version.
I also hope that Chemosphere can be taken off Hold soon and continue to improve

(0) 讚！ | imforrest

2023.12.10 Third round of revisions submitted
2023.12.01 Editor assigned
2024.1.01 Under review
2024.1.22 Further moderate revision
Reviewer 2 again! Requested more revisions. At one point, I was so frustrated that I wanted to withdraw the manuscript. Suggested additional experiments, which did help to strengthen the paper, but we're not submitting to Nature! Calmed down and decided to revise. However, I was a bit harsh in my responses for some experiments that were difficult to complete.
2024.1.28 Resubmitted for revisions
2024.1.29 Editor assigned
2024.3.05 Under review
Was prepared for reviewers to continue to nitpick minor revisions, but perhaps my last round of responses had an effect.
2024.3.25 Accepted

(1) 讚！ | imforrest

2023.8.22 resubmitted revised manuscript
2024.8.25 editor assigned
2023.9.22 under review
It took a long time in between, waiting for the results. I sent two reminder emails, the operational editor replied politely and promptly informed the handling editor, but it did not have a substantial impact.
2023.11.06 Moderate revision
Reviewer 2 again! More comments were provided, along with another suggestion to include organic matter content in the sample analysis.
He seems to be a very meticulous foreigner, reviewing the manuscript carefully and providing constructive comments. But after all, we submitted to Chemosphere, not EST, the standards are too high... can't help it, continue to do more experiments

(1) 讚！ | imforrest

2023.4.24 Submission
2024.4.25 Editor assigned
2024.5.18 Under review
2024.6.08 With editor
2024.6.30 Major revision
Reviewer 2 is causing trouble, had numerous questions and requested three additional experiments. The other two reviewers gave positive evaluations with minimal issues. Requesting extension for additional experiments

(0) 讚！ | imforrest

It's not February yet, can it still be cancelled? I need it urgently, sigh

(0) 讚！ | 王四岁

I sent an email to the editor at the end of March, saying that it is expected to be lifted between 1-2, but there is no exact information yet

(0) 讚！ | meng1217

Can someone send an email to the editor-in-chief asking when we can take the content off hold? It has been a while

(0) 讚！ | 丹1214

It can be searched, but it is not included in the WOS core collection, it is Medline

(0) 讚！ | Melia dong

Why can the latest articles still be searched in WOS in this journal? Where does the search stop during the on hold period?

(0) 讚！ | Pharon.lp

Yes, I have also reviewed a paper and could not see the author's information and affiliation

(0) 讚！ | marvin w

Is this journal double-blind now? Why there is no author information in the manuscript I was recently invited to review?

(0) 讚！ | 灌水老先生

For example, CHEM602890 is your submission number

(0) 讚！ | 天火

MS Number
Add Chemosphere code number in all your correspondence

(0) 讚！ | Yjgf

Hello, how can I withdraw my submission?

(0) 讚！ | WHUT张焕

The news is reliable, bro

(0) 讚！ | Yjgf

It is said that it may return to normal in 1-2 months

(0) 讚！ | QQ

I have already withdrawn my submission, yet you still dare to submit

(6) 讚！ | buzhidao

Many articles have recently been causing a lot of concern, and it seems like the situation is irreversible

(5) 讚！ | jnuhhz

Under review on 2024/02/29

(0) 讚！ | Anna2021