Jul. 21, 2020 submitted. Jul. 26, 2020 under review. Oct. 16, 2020 major revision and reconsideration. Nov. 23, 2020 major revision and reconsideration. Dec. 08, 2020 accepted. The manuscript was about microbial high-throughput sequencing and was processed by the editor-in-chief Anderson de Souza Sant'Ana. There were 3 reviewers in total for the first review. One of whom raised questions about the process parameters, and the other two suggested supplementing experiments. I thought that you should be careful in replying to reviewers, and you still have a chance to have it accepted when it is in reconsideration! About 10 pages letter were replied for the first time. Later in the second review, questions about the control samples were raised. It was then explained in detail why it was designed like this. Finally, the reviewer agreed to accept it. Summary: Pay attention to every opinion of every reviewer and explain it where the differences exist in opinions carefully and clearly. Hope the journal gets better and better!

(11) Thank | 小贝他

2020.03.09, submission; 2020.04.28, major revision; 2020.05.09, the manuscript was submitted after revision; 2020.05.30, minor revision; 2020.06.01, the manuscript was submitted after minor revision; 2020.06.03 accepted. It is the first article published in this journal. I submitted three times in two years but all were rejected. The speed of this time is really unexpected. Hope the journal is getting better and better.

(7) Thank | 宋颂阿

2019.6.18 submitted; 9.28 major revision; 10.28 major revision again12.20 accepted; 12.24 online. Generally, it is good. But it was revised twice and took almost 6 months in total, mainly because that I was too careless. The reviewers had a good attitude, and they were also very responsible and careful. The main reason was my own problem. If you modify it for the first time, you may save some time.

(3) Thank | Shawn S

I just had a paper accepted by Food Research International. The journal’s impact factor in recent years is steadily growing, so if you have relevant data, try this journal. The good thing is that the language standards are not too high. Many people from non-English speaking countries publish their papers there, so there is no discrimination against the work of authors in non-English speaking countries, just need to minimize grammatical errors. The journal prefers to select some of the active ingredients that are currently hot, so it would help if your paper has novelty.

(0) Thank | Anonymous

2025.2.24 Submitted
2025.3.11 Under review
2025.3.31 RRC
2025.4.6 DIP
2025.4.16 Major revision and reconsideration
2025.5.13 Revision submitted
2025.5.17 Under review
2025.6.8 RRC
2025.6.9 Accept
2025.6.12 Proof

(0) Thank | 当忐遇上忑

The situation is uncertain, both you and I are dark horses.

(0) Thank | 刘小康

Senior brother! Smile in the face of life, I was also rejected and decided to join JAFC.

(0) Thank | tzj1124

Yes, it feels quite fast.

(0) Thank | 皮皮loki

Indeed, my result was also a 6.6.

(0) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

Your luck is unbeatably good, the timing of submitting the article coincided with the time when the editor went online. This journal editor only goes online for a few days every month and only processes articles during that time. If you miss those days, you have to wait a long time. I submitted the revised version on May 19th and the editor just went online yesterday to process it. It's really frustrating.

(0) Thank | 寒凌co

2025.4.12 with editor
2024.4.12 under review
2025. 4.27 rrc
2025. 5.5 review complete
2025. 5.7 dip
2025. 5.12 Major revision
2025. 5.22 revised
2025. 6.02 rrc
2025. 6.05 dip
2025. 6.6 accept

Overall, it took two months for the process. In my experience, the editor is very time-oriented. With six reviewers, five provided feedback initially, and after the second round, with three feedbacks, it was accepted. My article followed a very regular timeline, and I hope this information is helpful to others.

(1) Thank | 皮皮loki

Submitted on June 3, 2025. Wishing for good luck.

(0) Thank | 刘小康

I am also, the May 20th DIP after the major overhaul, still in the DIP.

(0) Thank | 喵

After my major repair, the dip that started on the 19th has not received any news yet. It's too slow.

(0) Thank | 寒凌co

Submitted on May 21, still in WE. Confused with review process.

(0) Thank | CC

Being rejected without going through the review process is considered a direct DIP.

(0) Thank | w222

No, it's still DIP.

(0) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

Has there been any changes in the DIP now?

(0) Thank | 科研民工+1

What is the result after DIP?

(0) Thank | 科研民工+1

Has there been any changes now? I am also a DIP, just one day behind you.

(0) Thank | 科研民工+1

May I ask how long after your decision was rejected?

(0) Thank | stdio159

It's rare to be a troll for once. Submitted on May 14th, it's been "With Editor", then two days later it changed to "Decision in Process". And today, on May 27th, it's still in this state. They're dragging their feet on rejecting it, it's really frustrating.

(0) Thank | 我是真心喜欢SCI

The efficiency of this journal editor is not very good. The reviewer completed the review within a week after the first revision, but the editor has been editing without providing any results. I don't know what's going on.

(1) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

The DIP status has been from 5.17 until now.

(0) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

What was the final result of the DIP?

(1) Thank | 科研民工+1