It has been 10 days and it is still Awaiting Admin Processing. Is this normal? How long does it usually take?

(0) 讚！ | 40150947

I applied on the 27th of last month and I am still Managing Editor at New Phytologist. My status is "Awaiting Admin Processing." Does anyone know if this is normal?

(1) 讚！ | QNP

I submitted an article in January, and this time the ID number of the manuscript increased by 1100. There may be around 1100 submissions in total over the four months. On average for a year, there are about 3300 submissions

(0) 讚！ | 星霜祭

How to check the proportion of Chinese people every year? I didn't find any website that publicly displays this data. I calculated it myself on wof and found that it is only 15.8% in the past 3 years

(0) 讚！ | mumu12345

I'd rather not aim for top journals in botany. The only top journals in botany are probably PC and the new journal Nature Plants. New Phytologist was just a mid-ranking journal five or six years ago. It is just average. They are not as good as Journal of Plant Physiology and Plant Production. In recent years, they have improved by publishing reviews and riding on hot topics to increase their impact factor, but the quality of their articles is still mediocre. No exaggeration

(0) 讚！ | 首龚

Let's forget about top journals. In the field of botany, the only journal that can be considered top is probably PC and the new journal Naure Plants. New Phyto was just an average journal a few years ago, around 5-6 points. It is not comparable to PJ PP. In recent years, it has gained popularity by publishing reviews and following hot topics, but the quality of the articles is still quite average. Not too good, not too bad

(1) 讚！ | 首龚

Submitted on January 17, 2024, it changed to "Awaiting Assessment" on the 19th and has remained in this status until today, January 30th. 
The journal's quality is unquestionable, definitely a top journal in the field of plant physiology and ecology.
I heard that this journal has a fast processing speed, but it doesn't seem that fast at the moment. Maybe there were too many submissions during the Christmas period?

(0) 讚！ | 马哥

Submitted on 10/23, sent for review a half month later, became "awaiting decision" on 12/19, decision was made on 1/9. Three reviewers were involved, and the final editor gave a rejection but encouraged resubmission (the editor is a big name in this field in China

(0) 讚！ | Laurent

Classmate, it's normal to slow down a bit during the approaching Christmas and New Year with foreigners

(0) 讚！ | UD_Study

The submission to this magazine on December 12, 2023 is still in Awaiting Admin Processing today. I remember that in the past, submissions were processed quite quickly, often within one or two weeks to complete Admin Processing and start inviting reviewers. I wonder if anyone has encountered this issue before?

(0) 讚！ | azidexiaowu

What was said downstairs is correct, it is indeed pulling a lot of reviews. Journals that engage in such sneaky tactics deserve low scores. The actual quality is probably not as good as PJ

(0) 讚！ | 草莓熊bbpop

Overall, it's quite mediocre. The review triggered an argument. The quality of the editing team is also not good

(0) 讚！ | 茜54655

Head must have been made stupid by rejection

(0) 讚！ | Donniao

Could you share the entire process after submitting a contribution?

(0) 讚！ | BIEAK

Knowing the proportion of Chinese people will give you an idea of the standards of this journal.

(0) 讚！ | donglixue

Brother, hey, after your article was accepted, is it available online? Did you contact the doctor mentioned in the email who said it could be published quickly?

(0) 讚！ | 小脑虎

The editor is quite responsible. In the first review, one of the reviewers clearly did not read carefully and made unreasonable demands. The editor summarized the review comments again, requested additional experiments, and revised the article. The article underwent major revisions, was rejected, and resubmitted, and eventually accepted.

(0) 讚！ | aaaa

I looked through the published articles during self-study, and these journals are really biased! For example, in the case of New Phytologist, only 30% of the authors are Chinese. In reality, research articles are over 50%. The rest of the reviews are probably invited submissions, all from foreigners. They want to both benefit from and target Chinese researchers, without letting the Chinese presence tarnish their reputation.

(0) 讚！ | 林夕

According to the statistical results of 2020, Chinese researchers accounted for 28.494% of the publications in the journal Plant Physiology, ranking second. However, in the statistical results of 2021, Chinese researchers accounted for 38.142% of the publications in the journal Plant Journal, ranking first. In the same year, Chinese researchers accounted for 29.683% of the publications in the journal New Phytologist, ranking second. In 2022, the proportion of Chinese articles in the journal Plant Biotechnology Journal accounted for 63.27% of the total number (compared to 57.95% in 2019), ranking first.

30% is the threshold for low-quality journals, regardless of how classic your previous publications were!

(29) 讚！ | 林夕

Materials related to plants, physiology, pathology, environmental science, water science, and so on can all be published, but they are not specialized enough. The impact factors are increasing rapidly, but they are all driven by hot topics. Excluding literature reviews, over half of the research articles are contributed by Chinese researchers. Overall, it is not optimistic! It is becoming more and more like a water journal. In terms of international standards, it is undoubtedly a water journal when Chinese researchers contribute more than one-third of the articles!

(17) 讚！ | haosun

For example, in Volume 237, Issue 1, Chinese researchers make up exactly half of the articles. This is a very alarming phenomenon. The proportion of Chinese articles exceeds thirty percent in scientific journals without a doubt. This far exceeds this ratio.

(0) 讚！ | luofeiyu

Feeling that the editor is not very professional, the whole process of submitting the manuscript for half a year has been a hassle, and the questions raised by the editor and reviewers are difficult to comprehend (probably because they didn't understand many experimental designs). The reputation of this magazine abroad is mediocre. In fact, this magazine has always been second-rate. In China, only the impact factor is considered, and there is a lot of hype involved. After acceptance, I took a look at the articles in this magazine. Research articles are dominated by Chinese authors. It seems that a high impact factor can only attract Chinese submissions. I have no positive impression at all.

(70) 讚！ | luofeiyu

Have you submitted your work for external review, OP?

(0) 讚！ | talent

Very fast, the submission was rejected in 3 days. NP has very high quality requirements. Later, it was resubmitted to Horticulture Research and was accepted after 4 and a half months.

(3) 讚！ | lulu拉拉的sci