2020.3.15, submitted, with editor; 4 days later, 2020.3.19, under review; 25 days later, 2020.4.9, revision requested (major revision). There were two reviewers, who raised about 10 questions; 14 days later, 2020.4.22, resubmitted, with editor; One days later, 2020.4.23, under review; 45 days later, 2020.6.8, accept. The efficiency of the editor was very high. In general, it was very smooth. I wish your articles can be accepted soon, and the journal will be better and better.

(7) Thank | paper paper

It was the eighth article on macromolecule accepted by international journal. In this time, the editor was Ian Sim. Professor Ian Sim processed the manuscript faster than before. The reviewers didn’t agree to review the manuscript until it was 18 days after the manuscript was sent for review. So, the first review was delayed. It took 2 months from submission to acceptance. I also review a lot of manuscripts for this journal every year, and I was often required to finish reviewing in 14 days. In general, the review speed of this journal is faster than other journals. I hope it gets better and better. In addition, the submission system of this journal has changed back to the Editorial Manager system used before 2016. Once the manuscript is sent for review, the status will change into Under Review. There is no Review Invited status in the previous Elsevier submission system Evise. Therefore, it is impossible to judge whether the reviewer agrees to review, which is different from the previous Elsevier submission system Evise, from which you can judge whether the reviewer agrees to review. (Review Invited was changed into Under Review.)

(2) Thank | HHHH

2019.9.24 submit, with editor, 3 days; 2019.9.27 under review, 15 days; 2019.10.12 ready for decision, 2 days; 2019.10.14 revision request (minor revision), two reviewers, very friendly, praised us, and mentioned some small problems, 13 days; 2019.10.27 re-submit, with editor, 1 day; 2019.10.28 accept. The editor was Aichun Dong. The editing efficiency is very high. I resubmitted it at midnight on Saturday, and received the email at 5 AM earlier on Monday. Thank you very much, Professor Dong. I think the main reason for the long time wqs that the reviewers were not easy to find or the reviewers were inefficient. I wish everyone’ article will be accepted as soon as possible.

(8) Thank | YSL

The editor of the journal is very strong, and the processing speed is quite fast. Every time it is less than two days for a status update. Very responsible reviewers.

(1) Thank | whuthskjt@163.com

2025.02.14 submit
2025.05.09 major revise
2025.06.02 resubmit
2025.07.19 minor
2025.07.21 resubmit
2025.07.29 accept

(0) Thank | kathy_93

The exaggeration is that in the introduction of the journal homepage's editorial team, the chief editor is missing. Let's see what publishing strategy the future chief editor will have.

(0) Thank | superceng

Will this journal be put on hold?

(0) Thank | 稿稿全中

Mainly, the big shots personally came forward to boycott the journal. I never expected this. Both big shots are very famous in China. It will be more difficult for the journal in the future. But still, I hope it can get better, control self-citation rate, increase impact factor by 10 points, and everything else is not a problem, even if they publish 10,000 articles every year, but the submission volume is 50,000. The number of articles published is not a big deal.

(0) Thank | LabXu

Agreed, without controlling the volume of publications and self-citation rates, many low-quality articles are also published, which is really dangerous. Never go completely open access, that would be a disaster.

(0) Thank | superceng

There are only a few journals that focus on polysaccharides, with numerous citations from Nature. The same goes for impact factors.

(0) Thank | 22345678

May I ask where to check if a reviewer has provided feedback? I can't find any relevant information on the WeChat AISWEI service account. It has been six months since I submitted for quick review.

(0) Thank | Jary

With a self-citation rate of 22%, if left unchecked, it might be put on hold. Last time, two experts in the group said this journal is not good. It is likely that the people above intentionally oppose this journal.

(0) Thank | LabXu

This journal used to be quite fast, it would be sent for review in about half a month. Why is it so slow recently?

(0) Thank | 22345678

On July 6, 2025, the status is "Under Review". One reviewer has submitted comments, and there are no other reviewers in the process or invited. There have been no updates since then.

(0) Thank | security

No need to congratulate, this journal has such a virtue, I strongly request rejection. It's like using acid to neutralize, the editor even gave modifications, but it was declined in the second review.

(0) Thank | superceng

It is indeed very slow. The manuscripts are first reviewed internally by the editorial board before being sent for external review, so it takes a long time in the hands of the editors. Many manuscripts are rejected in the internal review process. I just received a review of a manuscript today, and the manuscript number is already up to 19978, so the number of submissions must have exceeded 20000.

(0) Thank | superceng

No, you can tell by looking at the submission, revision, and acceptance dates of the article. Many are accepted after just one round of review, while some manuscripts take four or five rounds. You have only submitted two articles, but I have reviewed at least twenty.

(0) Thank | superceng

Are big biomolecule papers all going through two rounds of revisions now? Typically, after the first round of revisions based on feedback from two reviewers, the paper goes back under review. After some time, feedback from a third reviewer is received along with the first round of revisions, prompting another round of revisions before acceptance. I have submitted two papers following this pattern in the past six months.

(1) Thank | shaw1314

Please wait patiently, it's almost ready.

(0) Thank | NIUNIU1111

The submission was made on July 14th and the reference number has exceeded 20,000. The submission volume is too high! The self-citation rate is over 20%, which feels a bit risky! I'm a little worried, don't want it to be put on hold! I wonder how difficult it is to submit now?

(1) Thank | 德云小生

Thank you. Yesterday, which was July 11th, the editor checked again, and the status is still "with editor". I feel like I've encountered a lot of strange problems when submitting articles recently.

(0) Thank | haoshuo

Congratulations, I also had two major revisions and one rejection. The editor rejected it, but encouraged me to resubmit. I have already resubmitted to RRC, hoping the editor will give me another chance. Sigh.

(0) Thank | 山下的花店

About a week or so.

(0) Thank | 山下的花店

Blogger, may I ask if you have entered the external audit now? Mine is also very slow, I am speechless.

(0) Thank | haoshuo

May I ask how long does it take for a submission to enter external review? I submitted on July 1st, and the editor reviewed it on July 2nd. Since then, it has been in "with editor" status. How long does it typically take to enter external review?

(0) Thank | haoshuo