Submitted to journal, 7.23; With editor, 7.25; Under review, 7.25; Under review, 8.1; Under editor evaluation, 8.14; Analytica Chimica Acta. After major revision, 8.15; Revision submitted to journal, 8.18; Analytica Chimica Acta. After major revision, 8.22; Revision submitted to journal, 9.16; Accept, 9.23. The “under review” status during the revision period was not listed. The whole submission and processing process was very fast. Thanks to the editor and reviewers, thanks to the tutor and lab friends!

(2) Thank | 宇化田

It was the first time that I published a paper as a corresponding author. I feel that the ACA journal’ requirements were indeed strict, but the review speed was very fast. Major revisions were required. After comments were carefully address one by one, it was accepted directly. Received at Editorial Office: 31-MAR-2020; Article revised: 25-APR-2020; Article accepted for publication: 3-MAY-2020; Expected dispatch of proofs: 7-MAY-2020.

(2) Thank | blusky0303

I studied in the direction of the analysis of new material combining harmful substances in food. The paper was submitted on September 18, 2019. I received notification of major revisions on October 21, and were given 42 days to revise. Then on December 1, the revised manuscript and response letter to review comments were resubmitted to the system. On December 7th, completed-accept. I thought that the editor was very responsible and also interested in the research content of my article. But one of the reviewers has a harsh opinion and I responded to him with more than 10,000 words, trying to explain as detailed as possible. I felt very lucky that I didn’t expect to the acceptance within a week after returning the major revision version. It took two and a half months from submission to acceptance~ The review speed was normal, and the editor processed very fast. You can choose to submit to this journal, if in a hurry.

(0) Thank | xiangshout

For the sake of other authors, I want to review my submission experience. I submitted my first draft in September and received constructive reviews about a month or so later. The reviewer’s all had constructive comments and some new ideas, but many of the comments focused on the writing. Long story short – rejection. However, a new editor-in-chief thought there was something to my research, so my manuscript went through four iterations of reviews/reviewers (!!!). The fourth draft was finally accepted. Overall, the reviewers were very serious, and any small problems in the language, study, etc. will be tirelessly pointed out. However, I must admit that I did learn from these reviews and experience.

(1) Thank | Anonymous

This journal is not recommended for submission. The editor is too incompetent, taking more than 10 days to handle each round of submissions and reviews from authors (which adds up to nearly 20 days). It's not just slow, they also like to intentionally mess with people's emotions. We had five reviewers for the first round, all of whom suggested revisions. For the second round, the same five reviewers were assigned, but one of them (who suggested minor revisions) was removed by the editor without giving feedback. We wrote a 70-page response letter to the feedback from these five reviewers, and in the end, three accepted and one suggested minor revisions, which the editor also accepted. For the third round, the editor added another reviewer unnecessarily. It's completely unnecessary to have up to six reviewers for one article. If they wanted to add more reviewers, why not do it in the second round instead of intentionally causing more stress in the third round? If they wanted to reject the article, they could have done so directly, instead of disrespecting the efforts of the initial reviewers and the revisions made by the authors. We have spent over three months on this article with no results, and during these three months, almost two months were wasted in the editor's hands without any progress.

(0) Thank | BSA封闭

Submission on January 23, 2025;
Received review comments on March 19, 2025, with good evaluations from two reviewers, but many additional experiments needed, close to 40 comments in total;
Revised on April 30, 2025;
Accepted on May 18, 2025.

Back in 2019, I had a submission that received review comments in less than a month, and was accepted 3 days after revision. It feels like things are not as fast now as they were before. However, both the reviewers and editors were very good, providing constructive feedback that significantly improved the quality of the paper after revision. Comparing Analytical Chemistry (AC) with Analytical Chemistry A (ACA), I personally feel that AC focuses more on innovation, while ACA places more emphasis on data completeness and method validation.

(0) Thank | 小小杰_0130

Do you think CCL or ACA? I am a child who listens to advice.

(0) Thank | 点个板看看

Submitted to the journal on May 3rd, hoping for a successful review process.

(0) Thank | 小松接好运

Sure, the translation of the sentence is: "It's normal, the recent editor may be very busy, all my review comments have been sent back to the editor, and it took more than ten days for the editor to send them to me."

(0) Thank | 秋沐

It's been 12 days and it's still with the editor, is this normal?

(0) Thank | 投稿都中好吗

Please translate the following paragraph into English: 7

(0) Thank | S俊丽

NA

(0) Thank | Bibi

Waiting for result

(0) Thank | Bibi

Received 16 December 2024;
Received the editor's reply on February 12th, with three reviewers, one rejection, two major revisions. The editor expressed efforts towards acceptance, provided 42 days for revisions, and explained the one-month review period (couldn't meet the deadline otherwise). Editor seemed supportive, replied with thanks and made revisions. Both reviewers' comments were constructive, conducted a small additional experiment, and finalized.
Received in revised form 17 March 2025;
Accepted 17 March 2025.

(0) Thank | 嗯、你说

Regular operations at Elsevier lead to a lower acceptance rate for submitted manuscripts. However, very good suggestions may result in a rejected manuscript being resubmitted for consideration.

(0) Thank | 成晓东

Why are they all rejecting and asking for resubmission? Both of my reviewers provided positive feedback, but the editor's decision was to reject and resubmit.

(0) Thank | ChenChen

Has ACA been giving reject and resubmit requests recently? Both of my reviewers provided positive feedback, but the editor requested a reject and resubmit.

(0) Thank | ChenChen

2024.9.10 submitted
2024.9.14 under review (review invitations sent 2+)
2024.10.11 reject and resubmit (review invitations accepted 2)
2024.12.13 resubmit
2024.12.15 under review (review invitations sent 2+)
2025.1.5 major revision (review invitations accepted 3)
2025.1.14 article revised
2025.1.16 under review (review invitations sent 1)
2025.1.23 minor revision
2025.1.24 article revised
2025.1.28 article accepted for publication

Which one is better between this journal and Talanta?

(0) Thank | 国服干将

Which editor?

(0) Thank | 风生水起ycy

I think this is it.

(0) Thank | 风生水起ycy

How long does it take for this journal to review a resubmitted manuscript after rejection?

(1) Thank | 风生水起ycy

September 25, 2024 submitted
September 28, 2024 under review
October 23, 2024 4 reviewers: 1 minor revision, 1 major revision, 2 rejections, Editor rejected but offered a chance for resubmission
November 17, 2024 resubmitted
November 20, 2024 under review
December 14, 2024 2 reviewers: 1 acceptance, 1 rejection, Editor inclined to reject but still offered a chance for revisions
December 14, 2024 revised due to the reviewer's extreme bias, so I quickly responded to him in the response
December 23, 2024 Editor changed stance after reviewing response and accepted the submission

(0) Thank | 成晓东

Submission on August 30, 2024
First revision on October 13, 2024
Rework on October 21, 2024
Acceptance on November 21, 2024

(0) Thank | Patrick1by

Three reviewers, two positive and one negative. Is there still a chance after the rejection and resubmission suggested by the editor? The editor mentioned including in the CV the modifications made based on the feedback. Are these usually the same reviewers as before?

(0) Thank | 努努力发一区

Please limit the abstract to 15,000 characters for submission.

(0) Thank | 不萌