I really agree with this comment. I am disappointed with this journal! It is recommended that everyone carefully consider submissions. I submitted my paper in mid-January 2020, and the status showed "under evaluation" one week after submission, but it has been still in this status since two and a half months ago. As it is an open access journal featuring fast publication speed and high publication fees, the delay in this manuscript was extremely disappointing. I need to emphasize that according to the comments here, the submission experience of most people reflected sending for review was two or three weeks later after submission, which is consistent with the time claimed on the journal's homepage. However, who have similar experience with me is by no means not alone, and such examples are everywhere! Please refer to the following journal comments website: https://scirev.org/reviews/science-advances/. It is shown here that after an author submitted a manuscript, the editor rejected the manuscript two months later, only using a template without specific reasons. In Nature series journals, such as various flagship Nature journals, if the manuscript stays in the hands of the editor for more than two weeks, which are not rejected in seconds, the editors will give a detailed evaluation on the work and the reason for rejection. In the link above, we also see that another author had not received the editor's decision six months after submitting his manuscript, so he had to withdraw the manuscript!

(16) Thank | yaoshunqiao

I am disappointed with this journal! It is recommended that everyone carefully consider submissions. I submitted my paper in mid-January 2020, and the status showed "under evaluation" one week after submission, but it has been still in this status since two and a half months ago. As it is an open access journal featuring fast publication speed and high publication fees, the delay in this manuscript was extremely disappointing. I need to emphasize that according to the comments here, the submission experience of most people, it was two or three weeks later to be sent for review after submission, which is consistent with the time claimed on the journal's homepage. However, who have similar experience with me is by no means not alone, and such examples are everywhere! Please refer to the following journal comments website: https://scirev.org/reviews/science-advances/ It is shown here that after an author submitted a manuscript, the editor rejected the manuscript two months later, only using a template without specific reasons. In Nature series journals, such as various flagship Nature journals, if the manuscript stays in the hands of the editor for more than two weeks, which are not rejected in seconds, the editors will give a detailed evaluation on the work and the reason for rejection. In the link above, we also see that another author had not received the editor's decision for six months after submitting his manuscript, so he had to withdraw the manuscript!

(8) Thank | qscvgy

2019.5.30 submit; 2019.7.30 reject after review; 2019.8.20 re-submit; 2019.10.22 require revision; 2019.12.09 submit revised MS; 2020.2.11 require revision again; 2020.2.22 submit revised MS; 2020.2.25 accept-technical hold. About 2–4 weeks after submission, the editor would handle it. He would also check the format errors of every modification. There were three editors, all of them would review the manuscript, and finally the deputy editor would decide whether to accept it or not. It is an open access journal, and the publication fee is $4,500. The review cycle is relatively long! However, the review is still very professional. They gave a lot of comments to the article! The impact factor should reach 16 next year.

(19) Thank | 星空无线007

Overall, the staff of Science Advances is very efficient. It took less than a week for the first editor to send the paper to a more relevant editor in the field, and the second editor completed their review in about two weeks. The opinions were very important. It was really a challenge trying to make the article better. In short, the journal’s cycle is very fast, so if you need to publish a paper for graduation or other urgent reasons, you can consider this one!

(24) Thank | 七月的雪

How is the current status? Has it been submitted for review?

(0) Thank | yijinsha

Did you send it?

(0) Thank | 悟道科学

Have the two submissions been sent for review?

(0) Thank | 悟道科学

Rejected on August 5, 2025.
The reviewers criticized harshly: The study lacks novelty, transparency, sound methodology, and reproducibility.
To some extent, we were targeted by foreigners. Chinese people cannot curse so harshly in English.

(0) Thank | Agei

Received comments from all reviewers in just half a month, is it so fast?

(0) Thank | 一夜很静

Is it ready for review at last???

(0) Thank | 悟道科学

Has the ue been reviewed within a month?

(0) Thank | 悟道科学

Is the status still under evaluation?

(0) Thank | yijinsha

No change in status.

(0) Thank | yijinsha

2025.07.30 Under Evaluation (From All Reviewers)

(0) Thank | 我爱喝白开水

2025.07.30 To Review (From Review)

(0) Thank | 我爱喝白开水

The first draft has been updated several times, but it is still under evaluation.

(0) Thank | qaqqqaa

Submitted two articles, very slow.
First article: Under evaluation since June 12, 2025.
Second article: Under evaluation since July 12, 2025.

(0) Thank | qaqqqaa

2025.07.29 To Review (From Review)

(0) Thank | 我爱喝白开水

Under evaluation, please be patient!

(0) Thank | yijinsha

May I ask if it has been submitted for review? I have just submitted it.

(0) Thank | 岸部

Has it been reviewed?

(0) Thank | 岸部

So fast!

(0) Thank | 岸部

7.27 No change in status.

(0) Thank | 重庆一区扛把子

7.26 No change in status.

(0) Thank | 重庆一区扛把子

Submitted             22-Jun-2025
Under Evaluation 24-Jun-2025
To review              26-Jun-2025
Under Evaluation, From All Reviewers 26-Jul-2025

(1) Thank | Agei