How could a long-established classic magazine like GBC, with strict professional review standards, fall to second-tier status... It's really outrageous

(0) 讚！ | 翰雄

May I ask how many reviewers there are?

(0) 讚！ | Haruka

Does the word count limit of the article include references?

(0) 讚！ | Marine DOM

August 2022 - Submission,
November 2022 - Received initial review comments, three reviewers, one major revision, one moderate revision, one minor revision. Deputy editor recommended major revision, editor recommended rejection with resubmission.
March 4, 2023 - Submitted revised manuscript, resubmitted!
Currently waiting, hoping it will be helpful to everyone!

(3) 讚！ | sql544

After two minor repairs, it was accepted, taking a total of 12 months.

(2) 讚！ | 林宇艾

AUG's top journal in the field of biogeochemistry, with a relatively low annual publication rate, but each article is of high quality and consistently classified as a top-tier journal. According to the statistics from AGU, the median time for the first review is 90 days. The article review process is very strict, but the review process is extremely slow. In most cases, articles need to go through two rounds of major revisions, with an average duration of over one year. In the past two years, a total of three articles have been submitted to this journal. Here is the submission timeline:

First article: Submitted in August 2019, received major revisions in November 2019; revised and resubmitted in May 2020, received second round of major revisions in August 2020; returned for revisions in October 2020, accepted in January 2021.

Second article: Submitted in January 2021, received major revisions in May 2021; returned for revisions in August 2021, received review feedback in November 2021; currently in the process of major revisions, expected to be returned in December 2021.

Third article: Submitted in July 2021, received minor revisions in November 2021; returned for revisions in December 2021; accepted.

(12) 讚！ | 藻藻侠

With Editor for Decision 2018-05-30 19:26:26Under Review 2018-05-02 15:00:47Contacting Potential Reviewers 2018-04-28 07:22:21Waiting for Reviewer Assignment 2018-04-24 16:39:06Contacting Potential Reviewers 2018-04-24 16:39:00Under Review 2018-04-15 15:34:55Contacting Potential Reviewers 2018-04-10 15:45:23Waiting for Reviewer Assignment 2018-04-09 16:18:09Initial Quality Control Complete 2018-04-09 16:18:09Initial Quality Control Started 2018-04-09 12:09:39

(3) 讚！ | yhzhu123@163.com

"Global Biogeochemical Cycle" is highly recognized in the field, and its influence in the field is no less than Global Change Biology. It is quite competitive. A "Waiting for Reviewer Assignment" status can last 1-2 months. Moreover, the key is that the first submission will be slow. It may be better once you go back after publishing your first article with them. If you are more anxious about a deadline, this journal may not be a good choice.

(2) 讚！ | 张教授

has submited in "Global Biogeochemical Cycle" on August 8, 2018, and the current status is "Waiting for Reviewer Assignment".Have you ever published this journal?If yes, can you publish the history of your journal?So that we have a few in our hearts.Thank you~!

(1) 讚！ | 364982725@qq.com

Submitted in February, MayAfter the first trial, the opinions of the two reviewers were not very satisfactory. The amendments were proposed, the editors were more professional, the observation data was confirmed, and the suggestions for modification were available.

(1) 讚！ | 鸣

GBC is an old-fashioned journal in the field of geosciences. It is an ace journal of the American Geophysical Society AGU, except for NG.And several review journals, geoscience journals count it, the industry recognition is very high, the annual publication volume is only 100, Chinese scholars can also send a few articles every year.Moreover, the editorial board does not have a Chinese, so the review is very strict.

(1) 讚！ | Anonymous

1.GBC; (not GCB) 2. AGU's journal; 3. Interested in global change topics in the fields of ecology, atmosphere, soil, etc. Of course, purely atmospheric or submitted JGR4. Compared with GCB, it focuses more on experiments and observations; 5. The review period is quite long, and the first trial is more than half a year, plus the second trial has been going up one year.

(2) 讚！ | 匿名