Update
9/10 Reviewer comments are back, two reviewers suggested minor revisions, but the comments are generally consistent and constructive.
9/25 Response to comments
11/14 Acceptance

All recent acceptances except us have been correspondence authors from Japan. This journal is indeed not easy to get into, the standards are high, and the feedback is very constructive. It just takes a bit longer, around 6 months, assuming everything goes smoothly

(0) 讚！ | 稻壳特尔陈

8/15 Couldn't resist the urge and sent a reminder email.
8/31 Received the feedback from the review, major revisions needed. Both reviewers actually suggested minor revisions, their feedback was fair. It's just that the process took a bit too long, resulting in a slightly lower impact factor

(0) 讚！ | 稻壳特尔陈

2023 0510 submitted - Submitted on May 10, 2023.
2023 0513 给了个reference 号 - Provided a reference number on May 13, 2023.
2023 0522 Under review - Under review as of May 22, 2023.
到今天 0704 还没找到一个审稿人 - Until today, July 4, a reviewer has not been found yet.
可能审稿人确实不好找，投的是special issue 关于 温度时间变化对水泥基材料影响哪个的 - It is possible that reviewers are indeed difficult to find. The submission is for a special issue on the impact of temperature and time variations on cement-based materials.
期刊档次可以，但是影响因子和分区在国内不好用，在日本和北美口碑都不错 - The journal's level is acceptable, but the impact factor and division are not widely recognized in China. However, it has a good reputation in Japan and North America.

(0) 讚！ | 稻壳特尔陈

What journal did the original poster switch to?

(0) 讚！ | 萤火之森SSS

The editorial department is quite efficient. I received a rejection email just 3 days after submitting the manuscript, but it was accepted when I submitted it to another journal. The quality of articles in this journal is still very high, with high requirements. It is not recommended for beginners to try.

(2) 讚！ | 水化硅酸钙

Submitted on January 4th, 23
First reviewer on January 11th
Second reviewer on February 20th
Rejected on March 5th
Both reviewers' comments were good for modification, so it seems that the editor directly rejected it.

(0) 讚！ | ABC007

How much is the layout fee?

(0) 讚！ | 二三四五

It has been two and a half months since the external audit, and there has been no feedback.

(0) 讚！ | kai1120

May I ask if it has already been one month since submission, and it has not been reviewed yet, does it mean there is no hope? It feels so long.

(1) 讚！ | lyt1124401882

If both reviewers have completed their reviews and the third reviewer has not responded, then the editor may become your third reviewer and will ask many questions, directly evaluating your article and ultimately making a decision. It should be fast, so wait for it. This journal is relatively quick, not dragging its feet, and the progress is clear. Good luck to you.

(0) 讚！ | (✪▽✪)

Hello, OP. May I ask how many reviewers you have found? The submission was made on 2020-11-20, and the progress bar (solid) shows that Reviewer A and B have completed their reviews. However, I have not yet received any notification for revisions.

(0) 讚！ | 泰泰

A very good journal, with serious and responsible editors. It has a high recognition in Japan and the quality of the journal is very good. More than 50% of the manuscripts are directly rejected in the initial review.

(2) 讚！ | (✪▽✪)

The article was submitted on January 5; Major revision was required on February 17, and supplementing experiments was required. There were 2 reviewers; The revision was submitted on March 12, I argued in the response instead of supplementing experiments; The editor was good, and it was accepted directly on March 13. Thanks to the editor. It took more than 2 months from submission to acceptance, which was fast.

(4) 讚！ | zxcvbnm

Relatively slow.

(0) 讚！ | 匿名

Journal Homepage URL: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jact

(0) 讚！ | 匿名

The journal of the Japan Concrete Research Institute has just entered SCI three or four years ago. Most of the articles are Japanese. The quality of the articles is quite high, both attention to performance and concern about mechanism.The review rate is relatively fast, generally within two months, the review comments are more pertinent.The rate of publication is also relatively fast, usually within six months.

(0) 讚！ | 匿名