Submitted on April 14th;
First review result came out on May 25th;
Minor revisions returned on June 14th;
Accepted on August 9th, for everyone's reference, if submitting to this journal, don't be in a hurry~ Hope everyone can achieve great results.

(0) Thank | 娜娜子oo

Ethical review is very strict and requires original documents, otherwise it will be rejected.

(0) Thank | liben001

Hello, my current status is Required Reviews Completed, and there are no comments from Reviewer 1 and Reviewer 2 as displayed by you. Does this mean my paper will be rejected?

(0) Thank | 娜娜子oo

Hello, excuse me. My status shows "Required Reviews Completed" but does not display the feedback from the first reviewer or the second reviewer. Does this mean it will be rejected?

(0) Thank | 娜娜子oo

Hello, sorry to bother you, has "Under Review" in this journal been in the initial review stage for a month already?

(0) Thank | 娜娜子oo

Hello, may I ask if "under Review" means preliminary review? There hasn't been any external review, and this situation has been going on for a month

(0) Thank | 娜娜子oo

Hello, I would like to ask if "under review" means it has not been sent for external review, and it has been in this status for a month?

(0) Thank | 娜娜子oo

Will you require the original copy of the ethics review?

(0) Thank | ZOoooEee

Hello, I would like to ask if "Under Review" means that it has not entered external review. It has been in this status for 10 days now

(0) Thank | 娜娜子oo

High editing efficiency, friendly reviewers, it took about two and a half months from submission to final acceptance, with a delay of half a month due to ethical review.
December 12, 2023: First submission;
December 18, 2023: Editing for external review;
December 19, 2023: First reviewer invited;
December 21, 2023: Second reviewer agreed to review;
January 11, 2024: Feedback received from two reviewers, with 6 comments from Reviewer 1 and 2 comments from Reviewer 2, all related to the abstract, citations, and literature review. Editors allowed 20 days for revisions;
January 29, 2024: First revision submission;
February 16, 2024: Peer review completed, waiting for final decision from the editor;
February 19, 2024: Editor requested ethical review proof;
March 2, 2024: Acceptance notification received, already in contact with staff for proofreading.
* Current Gold OA publication fee is 2760 USD

(0) Thank | liben001

The first review took about three months, with four reviewers having mixed opinions. After making revisions for two weeks and resubmitting, it was accepted. This journal is quite friendly.

(0) Thank | Yue Law

October submission, December revision, January acceptance. Both the comments and edits are good.

(0) Thank | 搬砖Zing

The day after submission, it will be reviewed. Approximately one month will be given for the external review results. After major revisions, a second round of external review will be conducted, and acceptance will be confirmed within fifteen days.

(0) Thank | 大灰狼

Send the manuscript for external review in about a week, and wait for the external review results for nearly 20 days. After revision, it will take about another week to be accepted.

(0) Thank | rencongzhong