Is the 34th floor a teacher in a university? The opinions expressed in the comments are extremely irresponsible, and it is probably not a good university. Then if your paper got accepted directly, you can submit to IEEE JSAC, IEEE TON, etc. If there is a direct acceptance, the level of the paper must be higher than this journal. My two articles got accepted by IEEE COMML this year, both of which underwent 4–5 reviewers. The comments were very professional and very helpful to the article. And I can feel that there was an expert in the field. I think this journal is not too easy to publish. The professors around me all recognize this journal.

(21) Thank | Oliver135

10-Jul-2020, submitted; 06-Aug-2020, reject (resubmission allowed). There were 6 reviewers in total (it feels like I have won a prize) and about 30 comments. I revised 3 weeks and wrote more than 20 pages of reply; 03-Sep-2020, resubmitted; 21-Sep-2020, accepted. It is lucky to have an article accepted, it was really uneasy. I also reviewed articles in IEEE Communications Letters before. Two weeks were given for reviewers in each round. It took about three to four weeks to get the results; the efficiency is high. On the whole, the reviewers' comments are very helpful to the improvement of the article.

(11) Thank | SneakerDZ

Two submissions. The first submission was directly rejected, not allowing for resubmission. It might be due to lack of experience and poor writing. On the other hand, the idea is really not stunning. The second one was submitted in January 2019, which was accepted after the resubmission. The current submission process is: as soon as you submit a manuscript, it will display awaiting admin processing; awaiting editor assignment; under review; awaiting reviewer assignment; under review. The first review generally takes 25 to 40 days. After all the reviews are finished, you can wait for AE to decide and the status is awaiting decision. The first review of the manuscript accepted was 30 days and accepted 22 days after the resubmission. My suggestion is to write the article as clear and easy to understand as possible, because of the article length is short as only 4 pages (5 pages now), and the reviewer is required to finish the review within one month. If the article is too obscure, the reviewers will be annoyed, especially for the reviewers who are not in the same direction. It is recommended that you should write the abstract and introduction clearly, such as application scenarios of the work or the reason why the work should be done, and then summarize the innovations of the article as concise and clear as possible.

(19) Thank | Lucifer_Li

Fast.

(5) Thank | lj.world09@gmail.com

On August 9, 2025, after 2 months of effort, I finally succeeded.

(2) Thank | riko_ichimu

The speed of the journal is acceptable, please be patient.

(0) Thank | Accept&Accept

7/25/2025 Awaiting Decision
It has been more than a week.

(1) Thank | riko_ichimu

2025.7.18 Resubmitted; Under review.

(1) Thank | riko_ichimu

Hey guys, how long after submission will we receive the proofreading notification?

(0) Thank | 接接接A

Can AE be seen in CL submissions now?

(0) Thank | LTQQ

Can't CL see who AE is now?

(0) Thank | LTQQ

It has been two weeks and we are still awaiting a decision, with no outcome yet.

(0) Thank | ran_1

Excuse me, which one is faster now, WCL or CL?

(0) Thank | LTQQ

May I ask what does the term "ae" mean, and how can I know who is currently reviewing the manuscript? QAQ

(0) Thank | Tsuino~J

For over half a month, ae has been involved in the review process, so it has been slow.

(0) Thank | dddd_123

Quick results, delighted to receive a major overhaul: 2025.07.08 Rejected - Resubmission allowed.

(0) Thank | riko_ichimu

2025.7.8 Awaiting Decision

(0) Thank | riko_ichimu

Hey friend, have you got the result yet? How long did you have to wait for the final decision?

(0) Thank | ran_1

Hey guys, how long does Awaiting Decision for CL first review generally last? Awaiting Decision started on July 1st and we still haven't received any results.

(0) Thank | ran_1

Excuse me, can I add additional materials for a resubmission?

(0) Thank | nana

@ran_1 It has indeed been a little slow for over two months... Ideally, a journal should not take more than three weeks for review.

(0) Thank | riko_ichimu

It's normal, I have been submitting for over two months, and it's still under review....

(0) Thank | ran_1

On July 1, 2025, it is still under review, with no changes at all...

(0) Thank | riko_ichimu

@9527 Is this journal also case sensitive for "Under review"? I submitted my paper for a week and it went directly to "Awaiting Decision" (without seeing "Under Review"), then it changed back to "Under review" and has not changed since. I don't know what's going on.

(0) Thank | riko_ichimu

2025.6.3 Submitted; Awaiting Editor Assignment
2025.6.4 Under review
2025.6.6 Awaiting Reviewer Assignment
2025.6.10 Awaiting Decision
2025.6.14 Under review

There was no "Under review" status between 6.6 and 6.10. Does the word "review" in the journal's status need to be capitalized? It has been over a week since the second "Under review" status and there is still no result. I am also unsure if it has been sent for external review.

(0) Thank | riko_ichimu