LOL! what the one upstairs said is totally right. I personally think that all of the authors of those valueless articles are acquainted with the editorial board. Of course, this is my guess!

(0) Thank | 正版余则成

Dec 31, 2019, With Editor; Jan 2, 2020, Under Review; Jun 17, 2020, Minor Revise; Jun 22, 2020, With Editor; Jul 22, 2020, Accept.

(5) Thank | 大可math

The first review lasted for 6 months. It was accepted in one and a half months after modification. The reviewers and editors are very serious, responsible and efficient. In recent years, the journal becomes more demanding. And work that is not innovative is basically unacceptable. I wish the journal better and better!

(6) Thank | 二宝

Very fast. The journal is now looking for some innovative algorithms and verifying the convergence and robustness of the algorithm.

(1) Thank | Anonymous

How to follow the official account? I submitted a contribution, but the corresponding author is not me.

(0) Thank | qiong_

The editor of this journal has the final decision-making power. Even if the reviewers suggest minor revisions, the editor may still reject the submission, especially if it requires significant changes. Additionally, the submission may remain in the hands of the editor for a long time.

(0) Thank | fjcyue007

My focus is also on optimization. It has been a month with the editor and there hasn't been any response yet. I hope there is good news soon.

(0) Thank | lucky yukie

Submitted on 2025/01/22, Under review on the same day. The public account shows that the manuscript was sent to 2 reviewers, but so far none of them have accepted the invitation. The editor has not sent out any other review invitations either. Should I follow up on this or wait a little longer? I have done some optimization work, not sure of the outcome, hoping for a positive result~

(0) Thank | xxxhhhyyy

Requested once, rejected, but the reviewer's feedback seemed positive. Emphasized twice and asked for acceptance after revisions.

(0) Thank | lidping

It has been over a month since the review was completed and there has been no response. After prompting once, it was rejected, and the reviewer requested revisions for acceptance.

(0) Thank | lidping

This journal is just as slow as others upstairs have mentioned, and you can't reach the editorial department. The deadline editors never reply to your reminders, and the second review takes longer than the first review. Furthermore, if the reviewer exceeds the deadline, they can simply choose not to submit their review comments. The editor will then have to find someone else to review the article again. Proceed with caution when submitting.

(1) Thank | fjcyue007

Today is under review.

(0) Thank | AlbertBJ

Yesterday reminded no response.

(0) Thank | ie

With the chief editor, almost a month and a half.

(0) Thank | AlbertBJ

Hello experts, is it normal for "With Editor" to last for one and a half months?

(1) Thank | ie

Is it normal for it to take a month and a half with the editor?

(0) Thank | ie

This journal's first round of review is very quick, with reviewers completing their reviews in just 4 days. However, there are also cases where it takes over a month for the first round of review to be completed. The second round of review is surprisingly slow, with no response for two months. It is said that some reviewers take up to half a year to complete their second round of review... and it is also difficult to push for submission.

(0) Thank | fjcyue007

After several reminders, it took about 6 months for the AE to return with feedback on the formatting changes. The revisions were completed and submitted for acceptance within a week.

(0) Thank | nothing、xxx

We have been in this state for nearly a month, so let's go online and see what's going on.

(0) Thank | Plum

The review speed is too slow!!!! Submitted in October 23, received first round of comments in June 24, with two reviewers (one accepted the revised version, the other requested comparison with other algorithms); Received second round of comments in July 24, second review ended by the end of September (status can be tracked on the public account, only sent to the second reviewer), directly rejected (the second reviewer gave the same comments as the first time, with an additional sentence: "I do not think the algorithm proposed by the author is faster than ** algorithm"); Sent an email to argue with the editor in early October 24, editor assigned another reviewer on the same day, still under review now; It has been 14 months, and the outcome is still unknown, the second reviewer is really irresponsible.

(1) Thank | chenzebin

The submission was made on June 9, 2024, and as of November 5, the status is: Required Reviews Complete, with invitations sent to 2 or more reviewers and 2 reviews received. It has now been over a month with no further updates.

(0) Thank | lidping

The manuscript was submitted on August 5, 2024. The editor invited 3 reviewers, but none of them were willing to review. Three more reviewers were invited on August 21, but still no one was willing to review. In late September, two emails were sent to the editor (not sure if the email address is correct, I replied to my email when submitting the manuscript) requesting to continue inviting reviewers or consider my recommended reviewers, but there was no reply. In early October, I contacted the staff of Elsevier and asked them to help me send an email to continue inviting reviewers, but the journal still did not reply. On October 23, I contacted the Elsevier staff again and asked them to help me apply for withdrawal of the manuscript. However, the journal has not yet replied. The processing speed of this journal is really too slow, so impatient friends should be cautious about submitting. I submitted to this journal because it was recommended by the system, but I didn't expect the speed to be so slow, and the key is that they don't even reply to your messages.

(1) Thank | Hong G

Urged the editor, but was later rejected by the editor. The reviewers all recommended acceptance.

(0) Thank | fjcyue007

It has been 15 months since submission, and two reviewers have completed their reviews. However, there has been no further communication or invitations to additional reviewers. It's too slow. What should be done in this situation? Should we send a reminder for the review?

(1) Thank | YYYWl

Only one person agreed to review the first draft, and then returned comments. The editor did not find another reviewer to continue the review, so it was delayed for half a year. After sending an email to urge them, only one review comment was returned. The third review showed that the review comments had been received, and now nearly three months have passed without any action from the editor. It is likely that we will have to continue sending emails to urge them in the near future.

(0) Thank | nothing、xxx