2020.2.8 Submission; 2020.3.1 The first review is completed, informing a major revision; 2020.4.9 Revised submission; 2020.5.31 Accepted. I just waited for this last one article to be qualified to graduate, so it was really suffering to wait, but I was very happy when I received the acceptance email the next day of my debate for graduation! Overall, the review cycle was relatively fast, and the questions raised by the two reviewers were also very nice and comprehensive. It is a very good journal!

(1) Thank | wish622

2020.04.19, submitted; 2020.04.23–2020.05.02, with editor; 20202.05.05–2020.06.16, under review; 2020.06.16–2020.08.11, required reviews completed (there were comments from 3 review experts, and one month was given for revision); 2020.08.23, the revised manuscript was submitted; 2020.08.23–2020.09.08, with editor; 2020.09.08–2020.09.18, under review; 2020.09.18–2020.09.25, required reviews completed; 09.25, the acceptance email was received. The proofed manuscript could be searched in PubMed on 09.29. It was only revised once. I carefully replied the review comments one by one, and euphemistically explained the comments that I felt inappropriate. Since there are many people submit to this journal now, the speed is a little bit longer and the requirements for the quality of articles are higher. It is recommended that you write carefully in accordance with the requirements of the journal when you write. Personally, I still like this journal. (I did a pharmacological study on the total extract of Chinese medicine.)

(27) Thank | 康爵

First submission. On March 8th, submission; on July 16th, acceptance. Before the formal review, the manuscript was revised three times. After the manuscript was reviewed, it was revised five times. The main problem: It is necessary to comply with Rule 5 and the standardization of writing related to traditional medicine, such as the correspondence between the abstract and each part, the accurate expression of the beginning and the end, and finally, language was the only issue, which was still not accepted. I looked for an organization to polish and revise it. The editor was serious and responsible. Be sure to reply carefully, one by one. Heart to heart and they were also working hard. It is necessary to express gratitude. The article itself meets the requirements of the journal that is the criteria for acceptance. Others are icing on the cake.

(2) Thank | 向阳花开1

Two months after submission, I received a rejection from the deputy editor. The reason was that the scope of submission was not suitable because the active monomer of traditional Chinese medicine does not represent Chinese medicine. I found this perplexing because many of the previously published articles discussed pharmacological activity similar to the active ingredients in my article. What changed? If the content didn’t fit the scope of the journal, the editor should have been able to make a judgment quickly. If you do not inquire after 1–2 months, I wonder if it will be wasted time? Another reason given for rejection was that there were too many manuscripts submitted (more than 5 times what they could publish). There are not many SCI publications in traditional medicine, but this also shows that the efficiency of manuscript processing is slow for this journal. There were no expert review comments given with the rejection, and I was given no opportunity to improve the article. Be cautious in submitting to this journal.

(6) Thank | Anonymous

It's been three weeks, and still in the same situation.

(0) Thank | 阿标

Submitted, the editor returned three days later asking for some details to be modified and for the word count to be reduced. After making changes, it was resubmitted three days later and rejected the next day for not meeting the 5 principles. The specific reasons were not provided, and it is frustrating that they did not notice this the first time and still required me to revise the manuscript again.

(0) Thank | 量子薄荷

On April 15, 2025, the revised manuscript was submitted. The first two reviewers had no major comments, but the third reviewer had some minor suggestions. However, after the revision, the third reviewer has not reviewed the manuscript and the status remained "with editor" until May 22, 2025. Now, it is unclear what the situation is, and the author is hesitant to ask.

(0) Thank | wmpwisteria11

Did you give a reason?

(0) Thank | lijiaxinheilongjiang

I have been rejected twice.

(0) Thank | 天使

The Chinese medicine compound formula has been rejected for submission because the journal does not accept studies on single doses. However, my compound formula is a commercial product with a dose converted from clinical dosage. I don't know if I can appeal and resubmit it.

(0) Thank | organoid

Please translate the following paragraph into English: 接接接

"Connect, connect, connect"

(0) Thank | 小范范范范

I conducted pharmacological research on the monomeric components isolated from the compound traditional Chinese medicine in my continuing research. It went quite smoothly this time, with submission on February 25, revision on March 25, another revision on April 11, and acceptance on April 22.

(0) Thank | 科研后知后觉

Please translate the following paragraph into English: 11

(0) Thank | 游剑敏

It's been two weeks, and it's still "WE".

(0) Thank | HU

I am majoring in Chinese medicine, focusing on single herb research.
Submitted on October 22, 2024
Under Review on November 24, 2024
First Revision on December 15, 2024
Returned on December 26, 2024
Under Review again on December 29, 2024 (One reviewer left, editor invited 9 new reviewers, causing delays)
Second Revision on February 6, 2025
Returned on February 17, 2025
Under Review again on February 19, 2025 (One reviewer accepted, one hasn't reviewed yet)
Accepted on March 15, 2025 (Took almost half a year, both reviewers left during the process, causing delays)
Notes:
1. Clearly state the composition of Chinese herbs, HPLC, MS, etc.
2. Herbs should be stored in a herbarium with a specific number.
3. Research on herbs should be related to ethnopharmacology, for example, if historically the herb was used for anti-inflammatory purposes, your research should focus on that area.
4. Dosage is important, there should be dosage selection experiments or a basis for the dosage, such as the dosage in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia combined with the formula for converting dosages for mice.
These are the important details, the rest are formatting and image clarity issues.
First SCI publication, happy, hahaha.

(0) Thank | xhd123

I submitted it at the end of last year, and it's been over 3 months and it's still with the editor. I inquired after a month and a half, and received a vague response. Everyone can make their own judgment.

(0) Thank | atleast340

I give up, I have been submitting for two weeks, but the editor has not responded.

(0) Thank | 地狱针灸

Submitted on December 17, 2024
Revised once in between
Accepted on January 24, 2025
Online on January 25, 2025
Thank you, journal ???

(0) Thank | Fire123

Employed after rework on January 25, 1931.

(0) Thank | 長安

Hello friend, I have been returned twice with the same issue, stating that I did not list the abbreviation table and specimen number. However, I have already listed them in the manuscript and still got returned. Is there a specific way to submit these two things separately?

(0) Thank | yu98

Submitted on 24.11.13, received RRC on 24.12.10. The review process was quite fast, but it has been over ten days since RRC and I don't know what's going on...

(0) Thank | 長安

How is everything going on, teacher?

(0) Thank | pipihao

There is no need to provide full WB film.

(0) Thank | 巅66球

How is it going? Is there a conclusion yet?

(0) Thank | Adelaide Lawson

Timeline:
April 27, 2024, first submission;
June 19, 2024, three reviewers, two positive, one neutral, rejected;
September 19, 2024, second submission;
November 2, 2024, three reviewers, including two from the previous submission, two acceptances, new reviewer minor revisions;
November 3, 2024, submit revised manuscript;
November 14, 2024, all three reviewers indicate acceptance.

(0) Thank | hbzyydx