Submitted in February, and notified of rejection in July. During the period, I urged the paper three times, and each time I had to wait for the editor to decide. In the end, it was rejected without being sent for review. I just want to say, since it is not sent for review, is it necessary to hold it for so long? Be careful, everyone!

(17) Thank | Bigstar

Within half a month.

(0) Thank | Young说

It's not difficult, just slow.

(0) Thank | Young说

Hello, may I ask what you think of the difficulty level of this journal?

(0) Thank | hellen

July 31, 2025: Editor's decision - Accepted
July 30, 2025: Author's revision
July 30, 2025: Author generates revised PDF
July 26, 2025: Editor's decision - Minor revisions
May 18, 2025: Author's revision
May 18, 2025: Author generates revised PDF
May 8, 2025: Editor's decision - Major revisions
March 20, 2025: Author submits

(2) Thank | Young说

After three months of external review, there were no external review opinions in the end, and a total of four revisions were made. Even the third revision suggestions were exactly the same as those of the second one. From the second time on, it is required to reduce the repetition rate. However, the journal still indicates that the repetition rate of the articles is high, and it has always been the same value. Some editors have low work efficiency.

(3) Thank | doushaya

Hello, may I ask how long it takes to receive the proof after acceptance?

(1) Thank | 暗戳戳

Subsequent 6.5 changes UR once
6.30 reviews complete
7.5 editor assigned
7.8 reject (Reviewer 1 feels like major revisions are needed, Reviewer 2 is a bit vague, maybe major revisions or rejection)
The questions raised are quite professional, not random, but if we follow his changes, I definitely won't submit to this journal anymore.

(0) Thank | 箜星

After the first major revision, I waited for two months for a response, only to find that a new group of reviewers had been assigned and they provided completely different opinions. Several reviewers even directly suggested that the author should cite their own articles. After two major revisions, minor revisions were requested and the revised manuscript was accepted in two to three days.

Overall, the feedback provided was quite reasonable and the article did improve after the revisions. The only downside was the extremely slow process, which was somewhat understandable for a completely free journal. However, with the sharp decline in impact factor this year, it's hard to predict the future. I regret submitting to this journal, but luckily it was not a very important publication. Proceed with caution.

(0) Thank | Char

I am a reviewer. I have 15 days to consider whether to accept the review. The review period is one month. This journal is mainly slow in editing.

(1) Thank | bzcars

I invited the editor four months ago, just one week ago...

(0) Thank | gowinter

The application submitted in December last year has a number close to 12,000, and the acceptance rate is definitely not more than 12%.

(0) Thank | Dragon.M

2024.01.28 submission, with Luc Hens as the editor; 
2024.05.13 major revision; 
2024.07.11 Revision submitted/editor assigned; 
2024.08.26 editor invited, followed up twice, to no avail; 
2024.12.28 under review; 
2025.1.11 review completed; 
2025.1.15 major revision, at this point the email shows a change in the editor; 
2025.2.22 revision submitted; 
2025.2.24 editor assigned; 
2025.2.26 under review; 
2025.3.1 editor assigned; 
2025.3.5 major review; 
2025.6.2 submission of revision; 
2025.6.5 editor assigned/editor invited; 
2025.6.7 editor assigned; 
2025.6.9 accepted.

(0) Thank | William_Fortune

It's still early. I heard that the reviewers have 3 months to review and 1 month to consider. It's only been half a month for me, so I estimate that the first round of review results will be out in about six months.

(0) Thank | 箜星

May I ask what happened to the submission? Has it been reviewed yet?

(0) Thank | npipa

Submitted on May 11, 2024, online on May 10, 2025, the reviewers of the journal are quite responsible, and the revision comments greatly improved the overall quality of the article (also because we originally wrote it poorly, basically considered a rewrite, and also added a lot of experiments). The review cycle is about 2-2.5 months per round, with a very short time given for revisions, only 10 days for the second round. However, sometimes there is a phenomenon of reviewer changes during the review process, and after the second round of revisions, we waited for more than three months before acceptance. The journal's eproof is relatively slow, I waited for 3 weeks, almost 7-10 days online.

(0) Thank | 蘑菇菇呆C

The number of submissions is close to 6000, and the amount of submissions is still relatively high. Although it cannot compare to clean production and environmental management, the estimated acceptance rate should be around 15%.

5.14 new submission
5.16 editor assigned
5.18 editor invited
5.19 reviewers assigned
5.20 under review
The review process is quite fast, but it is unknown how the follow-up will proceed.

(0) Thank | 箜星

How can I get in touch with the editor?

(0) Thank | fei0727

At first, the reviewer agreed to review the manuscript but did not review it. Later, I could not find a reviewer to review the manuscript.

(0) Thank | xxll123

The review process is too long, please submit your manuscript carefully.

(0) Thank | xxll123

The reviewers have been elusive.

(0) Thank | yer11

The reason for the 8-month review in the first instance is because the reviewer has not been found yet? Mine has been more than 4 months and has not been reviewed yet.

(0) Thank | xxll123

A few days after submitting the manuscript, it was under review (UR), and then it took 8 months for the first review. After making revisions, it took another 2 months, during which constant reminders were sent, and it was directly accepted.

(0) Thank | yer11

4.4 accept

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(0) Thank | rainballchao

4.4Editor Assigned

4.4编辑分配

(0) Thank | rainballchao