Rejected after 12 months. Rejection is one thing, but the speed really disgusts me.

Submitted on September 6, 2023, invited to edit on November 12, and invited to review on December 24. It's been almost 3 months since the submission officially started the review process.

Then the review took almost half a year, and by May 2024, I received major revisions. One of the reviewers clearly did not understand the paper and asked for evaluation metrics from other related fields. After resubmitting, waited for two months, and in early July, the reviewer returned with comments. The editor held onto it for a month and only made a decision in early August.

I am truly disgusted by this slow pace. If there are time constraints for publication, I strongly recommend not considering this journal.

(0) 讚！ | none137

Please translate the following paragraph into English and Japanese, and use "English Translation:" and "Japanese Translation:" as titles

(0) 讚！ | xxyh

Hello, hello, my current situation is the same as yours. Can I submit directly with Springer Link's LaTeX template for this journal? The journal's homepage says to use Word

(0) 讚！ | wkk

First review Major: 2022.11-2023.06
Second review Major: 2023.07-2023.08
Third review Minor: 2023.08-2023.09
Fourth review Minor: 2023.09-2023.10
Accept given on 2023.10.3
Overall speed was indeed slow, and the editors were quite casual. During the first review period, it happened to be Chinese New Year. There were a total of three reviewers, with two submitting their comments quickly. However, after the third reviewer confirmed willingness to review, they forgot about it and did not respond. By June 2023, I couldn't wait any longer and nudged them for an update, which resulted in a major revision shortly after. (It can be seen that the third reviewer was replaced on short notice, and their comments were quite casual). One reviewer asked me to include their paper as a reference, but it was irrelevant, so I politely declined. As a result, the second and third reviews were maliciously challenging.
The editors repeatedly emphasized the need for me to seek institutional polishing and provide more evidence related to cognitive computation. Each round of review feedback was very similar, emphasizing that if any issue was not addressed, it would be rejected in the next round of reviews, so making the required modifications generally posed no problem. After providing proof of institutional polishing in the final round of review, it was accepted. The editors' comments also seemed casual, with many of them being copy-pasted.
It can be said that if there is no rush, one can submit the paper, as it is relatively easy

(0) 讚！ | kuangxk

First review and second review both take 4 months; the third review takes 6 months. After sending a reminder email, acceptance will be granted in the 7th month.

I am also a reviewer in the journal's system, and reviewers are actually given 2 weeks. I usually complete my reviews within this timeframe, but some reviewers like to procrastinate. So it depends on luck.

The total review cycle for the associate editor is generally 4 months, and I feel that it is acceptable to send a reminder if it exceeds 6 months

(1) 讚！ | 延究生

It has been five months, and the review is still ongoing. The time frame has not changed

(0) 讚！ | chowzheny

Hello, dear editor. It has been over a month since I submitted my manuscript for Cognitive Computation, but the status is still showing as "Editor Assignment Pending." Normally, the assignment of an editor should not take this long

(0) 讚！ | HUAT

It has been almost two months since I submitted my manuscript and it is currently in Editor Assigned status. What is the next stage?

(0) 讚！ | 歌懂

First review took 15 months, and the received comments were of no value at all, providing no reference for improving the paper. Overall, both the editor and the reviewers were very irresponsible. It is advised to be cautious when submitting.

(0) 讚！ | 一只慵懒的猫

May I ask which template you used to write the paper?

(0) 讚！ | JeffPu

It has been four months already, and it is still stuck at "editor assignment pending". Three months ago, I followed up once and was told that it had been retransferred to the editor. Now, over a month has passed, but there is still no update. ?

(0) 讚！ | 渝咚咚

Okay, okay, thank you!!

(0) 讚！ | CYLM

The next step is editor invited, then under review. You are still waiting for an editor to be assigned.

(0) 讚！ | Hellen

No problem, just write it down simply.

(0) 讚！ | Hellen

Hello hello, I have also been submitting for a month and it is still in Editor Assignment Pending. Is this normal? Is it waiting for an editor to be assigned or a reviewer? What is the next status?

(0) 讚！ | CYLM

What does the editor mean by "no structured abstract"?

(0) 讚！ | xing1997828

Hello, it has been one month since I submitted my manuscript, and the status is still "Editor Assignment Pending." May I ask how long it took for you to send it for external review?

(0) 讚！ | hhhzy

Get the major repairs done in two months, and get hired one month after the modifications.

(0) 讚！ | 努力SCI

Hello, I also plan to submit to the Cognitive Computation journal. May I ask where everyone found the LaTeX template? I have only found a template from Springer Nature, but it seems to be different.

(0) 讚！ | kuangxk

It says "Transformative Journal," and after checking, it means that it is actively transitioning into a fully Open Access journal. Will this have any negative impact?

(0) 讚！ | 魔音小公举

Hello, may I ask if the questionnaire for cognitive computation is mandatory? This is my first submission and I need to answer two questions: What are the main contributions of my paper to the cognitive computation community, and why are these contributions important? I am having trouble with these two questions.

(0) 讚！ | suyuyi

Hello, may I ask if the questionnaire for cognitive computation is mandatory? This is my first time submitting and I am not sure what the main contributions to the cognitive computation community are and why these contributions are so important. These are the two questions that I am struggling with.

(0) 讚！ | suyuyi

Hello, can I contact you? I have a question I would like to ask you.

(0) 讚！ | 努力SCI

"Oops, the manuscript was urged and rejected. The response to the urging stated that two reviewers had replied, and they were waiting for the third reviewer's response. After urging again, it was rejected, and only negative comments from reviewer 3 were given. It took 80 days to submit, how frustrating."

(0) 讚！ | Hellen

2021.8.13 Submission
2021.10.30 Major revision
2021.11.20 Revised
2022.3.31 Major revision
2022.4.21 Revised
2022.5.26 Minor revision
2022.6.7 Revised
2022.8.15 Accepted

(0) 讚！ | 付付