I submitted a review on molecular mechanisms, and the process was very fast. It took 33 days from submission to acceptance, and it was published 20 days later. There was one revision in between, and the revision system allowed me to communicate directly with the reviewers in a real-time updated dialogue box. However, the impact factor dropped too quickly. It was over 6 when I submitted it, but only slightly over 4 when it was accepted. The publication fee was also very expensive, even after applying for a partial waiver, it still cost 20,000.

(0) 讚！ | chambersss

3200+ USD

(0) 讚！ | Ivan Saroyan

How much is the layout fee?

(0) 讚！ | 云来澄邈

How much is the advertising fee?

(0) 讚！ | 云来澄邈

Review speed: 1.0 | Submission hit rate: 75.0 Focus research areas: Pain; Microbiome; Molecular Mechanisms Sharing experience: The efficiency of the magazine is still quite high. The editor found 2 reviewers, one for minor revisions and one for major revisions. They raised questions about supplementary experiments and gave 2 weeks to revise + respond to the reviewers' comments. No additional experiments were conducted, only responses to the comments of the two reviewers. Both reviewers directly endorsed the revisions. Overall, most of the reviewers' comments were quite balanced. The only downside is that the publication fee is too expensive. Only the raw sequencing data was submitted as required by the journal, and the editorial department did not request the raw data from molecular experiments (WB, IF, qPCR, etc.). 
Timeline reference for each stage: May 30, 2023 Article accepted for publication. May 29, 2023 Review of Review Editor 2 (major revisions) finalized. May 25, 2023 Review of Review Editor 1 (minor revisions) finalized. May 25, 2023 Submitting Author posted new comments and re-submitted manuscript. May 12, 2023 Interactive review forum activated. April 18, 2023 Submitting Author submitted manuscript

(0) 讚！ | Ivan Saroyan

Review speed: 1.0 | Submission acceptance rate: 75.0 Focus research areas: Pain; Molecular mechanisms; Gut microbiota Sharing experience: The page fee is too expensive

(0) 讚！ | Ivan Saroyan

Do you need all the bands, or just the ones mentioned in the paper?

(0) 讚！ | 北海喜英

If the journal requires WB original bands, should all bands from the statistical data be provided, or only the representative bands that appear in the paper?

(0) 讚！ | 北海喜英

Is the layout fee $2900?

(0) 讚！ | 幽香苗苗

Can I ask if the teacher required the original data after initial validation?

(0) 讚！ | 明冠宏富

Have you confirmed this with experiments?

(0) 讚！ | 桃花映波

Do you have a title of the article? I want to learn about it

(0) 讚！ | 长安安白

Submitted a bioinformatics article, reviewed for 2 months, accepted in about 3 months, Frontiers is still a relatively good choice for submission

(0) 讚！ | 碧桃幻露

24 Mar 2022	accepted
15 Mar 2022	Review Editor 2 finalized.
07 Mar 2022	Re-submitted manuscript.
06 Mar 2022	Review Editor 1 finalized.
05 Mar 2022	You posted new comments.
01 Mar 2022	Editor 2 posted new comments.
28 Feb 2022	Re-submitted manuscript.
2 Feb 2022	Interactive review forum activated.
25 Jan 2022	Corresponding Author declined transfer.
14 Jan 2022	Corresponding Author submitted manuscript.

Translation:
24 Mar 2022 - accepted
15 Mar 2022 - Review Editor 2 finalized.
07 Mar 2022 - Re-submitted manuscript.
06 Mar 2022 - Review Editor 1 finalized.
05 Mar 2022 - You posted new comments.
01 Mar 2022 - Editor 2 posted new comments.
28 Feb 2022 - Re-submitted manuscript.
2 Feb 2022 - Interactive review forum activated.
25 Jan 2022 - Corresponding Author declined transfer.
14 Jan 2022 - Corresponding Author submitted manuscript.

(1) 讚！ | 润津

What happened later?

(0) 讚！ | 一阳一瑾

What happened next?

(0) 讚！ | 一阳一瑾

With the increasing specialization of disciplines, it has become increasingly difficult for journals to find appropriate peer reviewers. Therefore, requesting authors to recommend reviewers is a mutually beneficial practice: journals can find suitable reviewers and save time in searching for appropriate candidates, while authors can provide support through their own networks and recommend scholars who are best able to understand the submitted paper

(0) 讚！ | 维尔娜菲茨杰拉德

Most journals require submissions in Word format, but there are also some that require PDF format

(0) 讚！ | 维尔娜菲茨杰拉德

What is a recommended reviewer/expert/peer?

(0) 讚！ | 平原文波

Should I upload the article in Word or PDF format?

(0) 讚！ | 修然小公主

Is this prescription for individual traditional Chinese medicine ingredients?

(0) 讚！ | 上清琳溪

Are the requirements strict for WB bands? Do we need full membrane?

(0) 讚！ | 上清琳溪

Check the data type. For example, if the data can be uploaded to a genetic database, you can provide the number directly in the later stage

(0) 讚！ | 千花君博

Hello, may I ask if all original data needs to be provided directly when submitting a contribution?

(0) 讚！ | 一只付安呀

You will receive a response within two weeks at the latest, please wait

(0) 讚！ | 千花君博