2019.11.12 Submission; 2019.11.15 Submission after formatting corrections; 2019.11.25 Editorial assessment; 2019.11.28 under review; 2019.12.09 under review; 2020.01.12 under review; 2020.01.15 under review; 2020.01.27 major revision; 2020.02.21 minor revision; 2020.02.28 accepted.

(5) Thank | 可

2020.03.10, submission; 2020.03.20, editorial assessment; 2020.04.06, under review; 2020.04.28, major revision; 2020.06.09, revision submitted; 2020.06.13, minor revision; 2020.06.14, revision submitted; 2020.06.22, minor revision; 2020.06.24, revision submitted; 2020.06.25 accepted.

(10) Thank | amandaxiao813

This journal editor was very responsible (very troublesome). Submission on February 19, technical check for 3 days, and then the editorial assessment. On March 1, it was returned, the editor asked two small questions, one was that one of pictures needed to be changed, and the other was that the declaration was incomplete; I submitted it again after the correction; on March 12 it was returned again, and the editor raised 7 questions, believing that the article had design flaws, gave recommendation of major revisions, and requested that it should be resubmitted within two weeks. Being affected by the epidemic, I applied for an extension of two weeks and revised it one by one according to the revised comments; on March 30 I revised and resubmitted it. It was returned again on April 1, saying that there was a minor problem in the format that the email address of the corresponding author on the manuscript was inconsistent with the system, which was requested to be the same. I revised and resubmitted it; on April 2, it was returned again, saying that the format was a little wrong, and the wording in the declaration did not match journal requirement, which needed modification. I modified and resubmitted it. That’s irrational. Why didn't he ask all the questions at once, instead of asking separately? It wasted a lot of time.

(4) Thank | rocky

The review period is somewhat slow, and the fees associated with this journal are expensive compared to others.

(3) Thank | 2008202040104@whu.edu.cn

The speed is acceptable, with one major maintenance and one minor maintenance each taking a week. After a week, I received a notice of acceptance and payment.

(0) Thank | lyshangwen

我于2023年6月提交了一篇文章。稿件被送去同行评审，但在将近一年的时间里，仅有一位审稿人提供了意见。2024年7月4日，稿件仅根据该审稿人的意见被拒稿。

该稿件的责任编辑是 Asif Ali 教授。在查看他的研究背景后，我发现他主要从事的是生物信息学领域的研究，而我们的稿件则属于作物栽培与农业系统方向，两个领域并不相关。

基于此次投稿经历，我认为该期刊在编辑与学科匹配方面存在问题，因此建议该期刊未来被归入 Q4 类别。若期刊编辑部希望核实此事，可查阅稿件编号：7ce15e47-74b9-463b-98c0-d039d2b628cf。

(0) Thank | Nawaz

I have already won, does anyone know when the follow-up proofreading notification, copyright transfer, and payment email will be sent? It has been 12 days since I received the acceptance email, and my supervisor still says he hasn't received it, which is very strange.

(0) Thank | Indisfunc

As everyone has said, the editing process is too slow. I submitted the manuscript at the end of September last year, and it took three months for the first review to come back. There were two comments, one acceptance, and one minor revision. After resubmitting, there was no response for four months. It has been nine months since the submission, and there is no progress at all. I have already withdrawn the submission.

(0) Thank | Jade~

May I ask what is the email address for the editorial department? I cannot reach the information provided on the official website.

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By the way, everyone is right about editing Vasco Giovagnetti.

(0) Thank | qhy123

Submission received on 28th December 2023
Submission passed technical check on 16th January 2024
Editor assigned on 16th January 2024
First reviewer(s) invited on 18th November 2024
Reviewer(s) accepted on 10th January 2025
Reviewer report(s) received on 23rd January 2025
Revision requested on 28th March 2025
Revision received on 5th April 2025
Submission passed technical check on 7th April 2025
First reviewer(s) invited on 10th June 2025
Submission rejected on 10th June 2025

It took 1 year and 6 months for the submission process, with numerous reminders during this period. Otherwise, it feels like it could have been shelved for over two years. After being reminded to make revisions once, it was ultimately rejected. The editorial review process was extremely slow and irresponsible. Graduating students are advised to carefully consider these factors.

(0) Thank | qhy123

Very slowly, on July 2nd of the 24th year, I started submitting the manuscript, and it wasn't until December 6th that I received the review comments. It wasn't until May 26th of the 25th year that it was accepted.

(0) Thank | Cheng-feng

Persisting to the end, this editor vasco.giovagnetti is just garbage.

(0) Thank | yekongdea

The editor-in-chief of this magazine is too slow in handling manuscripts, is he slacking off! Every time it takes at least a month to process, and every time I have to keep urging him. This British guy Vasco Giovagnetti is too irresponsible!

(0) Thank | yekongdea

The submission made in November was accepted in April, but the revisions were sent back very slowly, taking one month to be returned.

(0) Thank | QinYY

There is no peer review stage, my submission has been pending for over three months with no updates.

(0) Thank | 不错

Yes, it's very chaotic. I don't even know how to contact the editors for deadline reminders.

(0) Thank | ggyyg

How long does it take to assign the editing task to submission?

(0) Thank | xdsfefcrcda

Very bad, the entire editing team has issues, their skills are very poor, and they can't even be reached by email. Not recommended to waste time here.

(0) Thank | 51cd

Submitted on December 10th, 2024, accepted on March 13th, 2015, the process went very smoothly overall. The reviewers were also very meticulous, providing valuable feedback for the repeated revisions of the paper.

(1) Thank | Shdhdh

Is there any change now? What step are we at?

(0) Thank | Dany1

BMC Plant Biology
2024.12.17 Submission received
2024.12.18 Amendment requested
2024.12.21 Editor assigned
2024.12.25 Under Review
2024.12.27 Reviewer(s) accepted
2025.1.2 Revision requested
2025.1.11 Revision received
2025.1.18 Under Review
2025.1.18 Reviewer(s) accepted
2025.1.21 Revision requested
2025.2.3 Revision received
2025.2.4 Revision requested
2025.2.17 Revision received
2025.2.18 Revision requested
2025.2.23 Revision received
2025.2.24 Accepted

(0) Thank | 梦里花香

I am in the same situation as you. I submitted a reference for revision, and it has been over a month with no response. I am getting really anxious!

(0) Thank | xiaodandan

May I ask which email address should I send the reminder email to? It has been six months without any updates.

(0) Thank | 土壤人~

Hello, I would like to ask which email address should I use to contact? My first review has been sitting in the editing department for 6 months. I have tried to urge the submission using the official website's email, but there has been no response. I feel desperate.

(0) Thank | 土壤人~