During the epidemic period, it took 4 months, and the revision in the middle was delayed for more than a month: 05/Mar/2020 With Editor; 06/Mar/ 2020 Under Review; 27/Mar/2020 Under Review; 29/Mar/2020 Ready for Decision; 03/Apr/2020 Ready for Decision; 04/Apr/2020 Under Revision; 31/May/2020 With Editor; 02/Jun/2020 Under Review; 16/Jun/2020 Ready for Decision; 19/Jun /2020 Under Review; 24/Jun/2020 Under Revision; 30/Jun/2020 With Editor; 01 Jul 2020 Accepted; 01 Jul 2020 Sent to Production.

(3) Thank | 地化小子

2019-11-18 initial submitted; 2019-11-19 send back to author (Because of the issue that how many digits should be reserved in the number of the table it was returned by the editor, and it is recommended to use valid numbers); 2019-11-19–2019-12-04 review invited (Although the list of recommended reviewers was submitted, it was still difficult to find reviewers, so it took a lot of time for the editor to find reviewers); 2020-01-21 major revision [The two reviewers had 23 questions (10/13) in total, which were not difficult to answer. But during the epidemic period I was at home, and I was in a hurry to write my thesis at the same time, So I started to revise the manuscript on February 22, 2020. On March 9 the first revision and response letter were sent to my supervisor and some suggestions were given. Later, under the guidance of the supervisor, the revision was made twice. On 19th duplication was checked and I revised again. Finally, it was submitted 2 days before the deadline.] 2020-03-20 revised submitted; 2020-04-03 accept (it was sent to the reviewer the next day after submission, and the reviewer was very fast this time). I feel that both the editor-in-chief and the deputy editor-in-chief are very responsible.

(3) Thank | yyfx

Very good editor, very efficient. Requires substantial data and good discussion.

(13) Thank | Tony

Please submit your contribution by 0423.

(0) Thank | 林奈L

The first review had two reviewers with mostly positive comments, suggesting major revisions. After revising as requested, a new reviewer in the second round completely rejected the manuscript, causing the editor to reject it, wasting six months of time.

(0) Thank | 银河系超新星

The editor-in-chief has been transferred.

(0) Thank | ccw521

Oh, when submitting the article it was top, but after the revision it's no longer destiny.

(0) Thank | zzzzz11122

EP, Zone 2, has now become a non-top journal?? This old and well-respected journal in the industry has a high level of recognition, what's going on?

(2) Thank | 枫下拉莫

3.17 提交给期刊
3.18 由编辑处理

(0) Thank | supermanxqt

How are you doing now?

(0) Thank | 海绵宝宝0123

It's been almost a month and it's still in the hands of the editor.

(0) Thank | 溪*

It's too slow, it's been four months since submission, three months of review, and initially only one person accepted the review. Later, a second reviewer could not be found. After writing a letter to urge, new reviewers were found, and currently four people have accepted the review, but the review has not been completed yet.

(0) Thank | 银河系超新星

Submitted for a month now, it's still in the hands of the editor.

(0) Thank | 投稿人啊

Hello, may I ask what is the current status of your paper? I have been with the editor for 11 days now, but still haven't heard anything.

(0) Thank | Cherry_Huang

2.17 提交给期刊
2.17 与编辑讨论

(0) Thank | ccw521

The manuscript has been submitted but not yet reviewed. It has been rejected by the editor for over a month. The speed is a bit disappointing.

(0) Thank | 乡土

Submitting this article was a great experience. It is an old and influential journal in the field of environment. The development has been a bit slow in recent years, but steady progress is being made. Here is the submission process:
Oct. 28, 2024: Submitted
Oct. 29, 2024: Waiting for Editorial Decision (WE)
Oct. 30, 2024: Rejected and resubmitted (due to exceeding the word limit by far, a complaint: adding figures made it 8000 words!!!!!! The only downside!)
Nov. 3, 2024: Resubmitted
Nov. 4, 2024: Waiting for Editorial Decision (WE)
Nov. 5, 2024: Under Review (UR)
Nov. 21, 2024: Received feedback from two reviewers: minor revisions (15 issues in total), but the editor gave major revisions (MR)
Dec. 10, 2024: Revised
Dec. 11, 2024: Waiting for Editorial Decision (WE), immediately Under Review (UR) on the same day (Editor Hocheol Song from South Korea is excellent, very efficient in handling manuscripts! Amazing!)
Dec. 26, 2024: Revised, reviewers were very satisfied with the responses, recommended acceptance. However, the editor was very meticulous, pointed out word limit exceeded and suggested format modifications (minor revisions)
Jan. 4, 2025: Revised
Jan. 6, 2025: Accepted
The submission process went smoothly! Professor Song was a great help! Wishing Professor Song all the best in work and life! Wishing the journal EP continued success and advancement to a higher ranking! Hope this is helpful for others! Best wishes for successful submissions to everyone!

(1) Thank | DZM

1.1 Submission, 1.6 is WE

(0) Thank | nanjingapple

Did you send it out?

(0) Thank | 请让我发论文

Is everyone this slow? It's been sitting in the editor's hands for a month already... and still hasn't been sent out...

(0) Thank | bobking

11.27 Submission
12.4 Associate Editor Assigned

(0) Thank | 小佩penny

12.10 Submission
12.11 with editor
Good luck!

(0) Thank | work hard work

6.8 Submitted
6.9 with editor
6.10 under review
6.20 The deadline for review has changed, and the official account shows that 10 reviewers have been invited, with 2 accepting the invitation.
6.23 1 reviewer has completed the review
Since then, another reviewer has been missing.

8.20 and 9.9 sent two reminder emails through the submission system
9.9 The number of reviewers invited has increased from 30 to 41
9.16 The number of reviewers accepting the invitation has increased from 2 to 4, with a total of 52 invitations
9.22 The number of reviewers accepting the invitation has increased to 5; 2 reviewers have completed the review

10.13 major revision (received the first comments after more than four months, with suggestions from 3 reviewers + Editor)
11.3 Major revision completed, revision submitted
11.5 under review
11.7 required reviews completed
11.9 under review, it appears that the editor chooses to continue waiting for the review results from the third reviewer
11.22 required reviews completed

11.28 minor revision
12.2 Minor revision completed, revision submitted, status is directly with editor
12.4 Accept!!!
From submission in June to acceptance in December, a total of six months.

(0) Thank | Turkey

The reviewers were very meticulous, with three reviewers providing a total of 52 comments. The response was a total of 125 pages, even including modifications to the supporting materials. It is a very professional journal.

(0) Thank | 顾高源

It's really slow... 2 weeks and still at WE.

(0) Thank | bobking