The submission was assigned to Nicholas Fantuzzi for editing. Despite encountering Christmas, it took 2 months for the initial submission to be reviewed. However, the subsequent revised version and DIP were processed quite quickly.

11th December: Submission
23rd January: Review (invited 5 reviewers)
19th February: Minor revisions after first review (4 reviewers, felt like major revisions, wrote a 40-page response)
3rd March: Submitted R1 version
28th March: Minor revisions after second review (3 reviewers had no comments, one reviewer provided 7 comments)
1st April: Submitted R2 version (editor only invited one reviewer, likely the one who provided comments)
6th April: Reviewer completed their review
13th April: Decision in Principle (DIP)
14th April: Acceptance

(0) 讚！ | momo_n+1

Typically, 2-6 reviewers are needed. If the editor invites N people and n agree to review, but some of them forget to review, resulting in only m reviews returned, then there are m reviewers (N>n>m).

(0) 讚！ | what can I say

How many reviewers' opinions are generally needed?

(0) 讚！ | 科研小渣渣

It's not me, but I feel that we have been very bored for such a long time.

(0) 讚！ | Nuyoah-

In the second article, which is edited by Nicholas from Italy, the average time from submission to acceptance is close to 6 months. Here is the timeline for the second article:

October - with editor, stayed in editor's hands for two months before being sent for review
December - under review
January - decision in process, delayed for half a month
February - revision
February - submitted
February - under review
Early March - required review complete
Late March - decision in process, delayed for half a month
End of March - Acceptance

(0) 讚！ | what can I say

Feb 18, submit revision
Feb 28, accept
The first round of review is really slow, but it gets faster later on.

(0) 讚！ | 笑笑

Why was it rejected? Does it not fit the scope of the journal? It's okay, brother, I believe your next submission will be successful.

(0) 讚！ | ctfnm

Received a rejection letter today after 41 days of waiting.

(0) 讚！ | 大大大大菜狗

Like you, the missing editor has been gone for over thirty days.

(0) 讚！ | ctfnm

Jan 18, 2025 Submit
Jan 23, 2025 With Editor
As of now, the status remains unchanged.

(1) 讚！ | 大大大大菜狗

0203 was directly rejected, the direction was not in line.

(0) 讚！ | 科研小菜鸡0_+

Will two reviewers from RRC result in rejection?

(0) 讚！ | wxsoong

Submitted on January 3, 2025, ongoing WE
Updated on January 23, 2025, continuing WE

(0) 讚！ | 机械师1988

Is it over already?

(0) 讚！ | glaa

It's over, major overhaul.

(0) 讚！ | 笑笑

Is it not over yet?

(0) 讚！ | glaa

2024.6 Submission
2024.11 Major revision
2025.1 Acceptance

(0) 讚！ | mensheng

My return has been processed, and 0107dip is still pending.

(0) 讚！ | glaa

Are you still in dip? I saw you rrc-ed a long time ago.

(0) 讚！ | 笑笑

I'm sorry, could you please provide the text you would like me to translate into English?

(0) 讚！ | 笑笑

Has the dip ended?

(0) 讚！ | glaa

It has been a week already...

(0) 讚！ | 笑笑

How long does dip last?

(0) 讚！ | glaa

Received at Editorial Office 18 Aug 2024
Article revised 26 Dec 2024
Article accepted for publication 6 Jan 2025

Nine reviewers were contacted, five accepted the invitation, and four provided valid feedback. One reviewer clearly did not read the article and provided irrelevant comments. I requested an extension of one month for revisions. Upon resubmission, I noticed that only four reviewers were invited by the editor, presumably the ones who provided valid feedback.

However, there is a question regarding another article I submitted during the revision period. This second article is in a completely different field (the first article focused on structural vibrations, while the new submission is on energy-absorbing materials) and has been in the "with editor" status for over a month. As of now, the first article is either accepted or still "with editor." Is it not possible for the journal to handle both of my articles simultaneously?

(0) 讚！ | keithiscxc

January 2, 2025, Decision in Process.

(0) 讚！ | 笑笑