A huge thank you to editor Yuan and the editing team for their very prompt handling of the manuscript. The first review took about a month, with major revisions. The second review only took three weeks, with minor revisions. The feedback from all three reviewers was extremely professional

(0) 讚！ | MJ

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(1) 讚！ | imagination

I am currently in this state. The first time was just to change the format, the second time was a major overhaul, and it was made clear that it would be the last time. I am confused and just want to know if there is any conscience

(0) 讚！ | 1147

How was the result? Is it strict?

(0) 讚！ | 王崽子

12.19 Submission
1.07 Rejection, the speed is okay
Always in the status of being invited by the editor and then directly rejected

(0) 讚！ | 塔特

Hey, I noticed that the submission guidelines have requirements for the length and word count of the paper. How strict are they?

(0) 讚！ | 小米加步枪

The editing was done well, responsibly, and with patience!!! In addition to providing modification suggestions, many useful tips and knowledge were shared! Despite undergoing four rounds of review, the editing was handled quickly, with the time from receiving the first round of feedback to final acceptance totaling around one month!!

(0) 讚！ | nlxxy

After submitting the article, it has not been assigned to an editor yet. The status shows editor invited, which is a bit slower compared to other people's speed

(0) 讚！ | whm1986

01.2023 Submission
04.2023 Major revision
06.2023 Minor revision
07.2023 Acceptance
There are four reviewers, and the first round of review skipped many times, so it is unlikely that they were reviewed simultaneously.
The suggestions provided by the experts are very professional! Hope the journal can return to the top tier (Q1) soon.

(0) 讚！ | nature

Translate the following text into English: Submitted to Journal 2022.10.15
With editor 2022.10.16
Rejected 2022.10.21

Submitted to Journal on October 15, 2022
With editor on October 16, 2022
Rejected on October 21, 2022

(0) 讚！ | 天问

Very good journal, the editor is super responsible, and the suggestions provided are also very good.
I submitted an article in the 22nd year, but it was rejected due to its poor quality as the first SCI submission. However, the editor and experts provided detailed suggestions before rejecting it.
I submitted again in the 23rd year, and the handling speed of the manuscript was super fast. The experts and editor were very responsible, and the suggestions were very meticulous, greatly improving the article.

(0) 讚！ | 黄亚洲

5.13 submitted to journal
5.15 editor invited
5.22 under review

The editor sent it to three reviewers, but as of May 27th, none of the reviewers have accepted to review it. Ah, is it really this difficult to get an article reviewed nowadays? I hope we can find reviewers as soon as possible. May this article be accepted smoothly.

(1) 讚！ | 小明12345

Yes, the "under review" status has changed three times.

(0) 讚！ | 西米

May I ask if this journal invites the next reviewer after one reviewer finishes reviewing?

(0) 讚！ | nature

18 Oct 2022	23 Oct 2022	Rejected - Resubmit with revised format
23 Oct 2022	28 Nov 2022	Revision - Major revision, three weeks
18 Dec 2022	11 Jan 2023	Revision - Minor revision, two weeks
22 Jan 2023	30 Jan 2023	Accepted 
All three reviewers were very professional, and their comments were quite similar.
Thanks to Editor Peng Yuan.

(0) 讚！ | 西米

Average speed, strict requirements for formatting.
Received on July 19, 2022
Received in revised form on December 18, 2022
Accepted on December 20, 2022

(0) 讚！ | echo1994wf

Agree with the original poster, I also experienced a similar situation today. I will no longer consider citing this journal in the future.

(0) 讚！ | sc-99

@zkc0123   5 days is not a long time, it's normal.
@王小胖吖   Personally, I speculate that the change in status/time is typically due to new actions, such as the reviewer accepting the invitation, providing review comments, or the editor making changes. It could also be an automatic change by the system after a certain deadline or milestone.

(0) 讚！ | 慢华

Is it normal for the reviewer to be invited for 5 days?

(0) 讚！ | zkc0123

May I ask you, what does it mean when after the repair, it goes under review for 1 day and then directly to the editor (with two changes in between)?

(0) 讚！ | 王小胖吖

210821  Submitted to Journal
210823  Editor invited/assigned
210823  Reviewer invited 1
210824  Under Review (Minor Revision)
210905  Reviewer invited 2
210910  Under Review (Not Reviewed)
211114  Reviewer invited 3
211115  Under Review (Major Revision)
211126  With Editor
211204  Reviewer invited 4
211209  Under Review (Major Revision)
211229  With Editor/Major Revision (3 weeks)
220119  Revision Submitted to Journal/With Editor
220120  Editor invited/assigned
220121  With Editor/Reviewer invited
220126  Under Review
220214  With Editor/Accepted

(0) 讚！ | 慢华

First time submitting to this journal, overall satisfaction is still considered good, after all, it is a niche direction.
The editor's processing speed is relatively fast, but the overall review period of the journal is long. The personal understanding is that the first round of review requires three reviewers to review sequentially (not simultaneously).
In the first submission, it took two months, and the second reviewer rejected it (some formatting was not noticed), so the editor rejected it. Feeling unwilling to give up, submitted again.

(2) 讚！ | 慢华

Unfortunately, it is indeed very unfortunate. Are you still playing like this?

(0) 讚！ | keyan

Hello classmate, how long have you been in the "editor invited" status before it changed to something else? My "editor invited" status has not changed for 12 days, and I really want to know what's going on.

(0) 讚！ | kw007

2021.6.23 submitted
2021.7.18 revise, received about 20 constructive suggestions, conducted additional experiments as required.
2021.7.29 resubmitted
2021.8.22 returned due to not meeting reviewer's requirements
2021.9.1 resubmitted
2021.9.2 editor invited
2021.9.8 accepted
This is the second paper of the year, still handled by Juraj Bujdak. It seems that he may be on vacation during this period, as the efficiency has decreased compared to before. Overall, it has been relatively smooth, and I appreciate the efforts of the editors. I hope this journal continues to improve.

(0) 讚！ | hxzhicheng