2024.12.20 submission
2024.12.26 under review
2024.02.04 major revision
2024.02.20 Round 1 review
2024.02.28 Round 2 minor revision
2024.03.05 accepted

(0) 讚！ | mreosng

2024.06.05 Submit
2024.06.13 With Editor
2024.06.14 Under Review
2024.06.23 Under Review 
2024.07.01 Under Review
2024.07.08 Required Reviewers Complete
2024.07.08 Review Complete 
2024.07.13 Reject but can resubmit
2024.08.30 Resubmit
2024.09.02 Under Review
2024.09.17 Review Complete
2024.09.23 Accept

(0) 讚！ | Genau!

Interesting. I was rejected by Applied Surface Science within seconds. They suggested that I should try submitting to Thin Solid Film instead.

(0) 讚！ | 15735658814@163.com

On December 10th, started submitting to ASS. On December 11th, received advice to switch submissions to TSF and this journal, but did not understand.
On February 10th, Mei Mei took a cold break. After receiving advice and modifications from the big boss, she regrouped and continued submitting to this journal...

(0) 讚！ | Hhhh1123

Published smoothly on 20250121, it was terrifyingly fast.

(0) 讚！ | hucuexue

I submitted my paper in August 2024. The first reviewer's comments were not very significant, they suggested major revisions. After making the revisions, two reviewers agreed to publish the paper. However, the third reviewer raised some unprofessional questions. I responded by referencing relevant literature and politely explaining why I disagreed with their points. The third reviewer became angry and started arguing back. I emailed the editor to appeal, but received no response. After waiting for several months, I had no choice but to withdraw my submission.

(0) 讚！ | Prof

To add on, the 12.12 editor gave a major revision, and the revised version was returned on 1.6. The review was completed on 1.10, and it was accepted in the early hours of 1.12, just nice two months. Thanks to editor Samir M. Aouadi. Wishing the journal continued success and a return to the top tier soon.

(0) 讚！ | hucuexue

Forgive me for being frank, but it is highly unlikely for you to succeed, as these few journal editors are interconnected, and ASS is slightly better than the current one.

(0) 讚！ | 2027要毕业

It is indeed a journal renowned for its high efficiency. I submitted on 12.8, and early in the morning on 12.9, the editor-in-chief replied and suggested that I transfer to the journal Thin Solid Film, which is in the fourth quartile. However, my supervisor disagrees with submitting there, so I can only try the journal Applied Surface Science, which is known for being slow.

(0) 讚！ | Hhhh1123

What does it mean when an editor submits someone for review? Confused.

(0) 讚！ | zzzzzzzzzzxy

Top speed, currently the fastest I have encountered, submitted on 11.12, under review as of 11.15.

(0) 讚！ | hucuexue

It has been almost a month since five modification suggestions were submitted, and they are still under review. May I ask how the OP is handling this? Have they sent an email to follow up?

(0) 讚！ | JeasonLi

Five modification suggestions have been submitted for nearly a month and are still under review. May I ask how the original poster is handling this?

(0) 讚！ | JeasonLi

Submission on August 17th,
First review completed in about half a month, with a total of thirty to forty comments from three reviewers.
Replies were given in about 10 days, with a few comments that were difficult to change, reasons for not making changes were provided, and the reply was seven to eight pages long.
All three reviewers accepted the submission within three days, and it was officially accepted by the system on September 28th.
Proofreading was done on September 29th.
The process was very fast.

(0) 讚！ | lxk123

The speed of editing is very fast, second to none, but the reviewer is a bit slow. It has been 19 days since five revision suggestions were submitted, and there is no response from the reviewer.

(0) 讚！ | JeasonLi

The review process will be completed in early September, and rejection is expected.

(0) 讚！ | 馒头爱好者

Submission timeline for reference:
June 19, 2024 submitted to Journal
June 24, 2024 With Editor
June 26, 2024 Under Review (Sent to 9 reviewers, 4 accepted for review)
July 3, 2024 Review completed 0→1
July 8, 2024 Review completed 1→2
July 18, 2024 Review completed 2→3
July 18, 2024 Required Reviews Completed
August 23, 2024 Under Review Major revision (~30 comments, conducted additional experiments)
September 2, 2024 Under Review 1→2 (Review completed)
September 6, 2024 Minor revision
September 12, 2024 Accept
Thanks to Samir M. Aouadi editor and best wishes for everyone's article!

(0) 讚！ | Accept + ∞

2024.6.19 submitted
2024.6.21 under review
2024.8.04 major revision
2024.8.26 accepted
There were three reviewers, all with relatively simple comments, and the paper was accepted after major revisions. Special thanks to Professor H.C. Man for being very efficient as the editor.

(1) 讚！ | 111222999

Which editor is my brother?

(0) 讚！ | 收了神通吧！

Which editor is my brother?

(0) 讚！ | 收了神通吧！

8.15: submit
8.16: WE
8.18: UR
8.22: One reviewer, rejection ??

(0) 讚！ | 农夫

Dr. Sonia P. Bruhl

(0) 讚！ | 农夫

How do you know how many reviewers have accepted the review?

(0) 讚！ | 农夫

Submitted in mid-May, it is now mid-August and still under review.

(0) 讚！ | 馒头爱好者

6.24 Submission
7.1 Review submission
7.22 Major revisions (one month)
8.1 Submit revised manuscript
8.2 Review submission
8.5 Receive feedback
8.6 Submit after fine-tuning
8.7 Acceptance

It took a month and a half, the processing efficiency was very high, and it was a very satisfying submission!

(1) 讚！ | 天子笑羡仙