I have an article accepted after twists and turns of the submission process. I wanted to finished it quickly and submitted a communication to Angew, but it was rejected in the second review. After supplementing the experiment and verification, it was transferred to Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) as an article. It was accepted after minor revision. It was processed by professor Tan. It is luck in misfortune, although it takes a bit long time.

(8) Thank | Amphiaraus

The manuscript was submitted on September 18 and forwarded to the associate editor on July 22th. I received review decision on August 8th. And the recommendations of both reviewers were minor revisions which were basically small changes about formatting, images and references. It was returned on August 17th and accepted on August 21th! It was the first time to submit a paper to a journal of such level like Journal of the American Chemical Society. It took about a month from submission to acceptance. It was very smooth! Hope to keep up the good work!

(68) Thank | amxr0802

My research direction mainly focused on analysis, it is too difficult for the articles of ordinary analysis to be published on Journal of the American Chemical Society. Two jobs with innovations and had a certain mechanism discussion were submitted to it. One article was rejected directly in three days. One communication was sent for review, and the comments came back in about 4 weeks, one major revision and one rejection, and then it was rejected.

(18) Thank | 匿名用户123

I submitted a paper last year and the reviewers took 20 days to examine it. I only had to make moderate revisions. One reviewer said it was completely okay and the other reviewer said there were a few comments to address. Our paper was accepted two weeks after we made the revisions. As for my second paper, I feel that it has novel ideas but I fear that there are reviewers who may not have time to review it.

(1) Thank | Anonymous

Do you know about the Deputy Editor Michelle Chang? How is the efficiency in handling manuscripts?

(0) Thank | Akria_kiki

You can make a selection, but it does not guarantee that you will be assigned the chosen deputy editor.

(0) Thank | xiaolongtao

Can I choose an editor when submitting a manuscript? Will the chances of being assigned to this editor be higher if I directly mention their name in the cover letter?

(0) Thank | 绿豆咖啡

Has it been submitted for review? It has been 16 days since I was assigned as the associate editor, but it still shows as "under consideration." What's going on?

(0) Thank | 小羊不困

Submitted on April 4th, assigned to editor on April 7th, 1 minor revision + 1 major revision + 2 rejections on May 17th.
Editor suggested submitting to ACS Catalysis.
As of early May, after the submission system of ACS was updated, the status cannot be viewed anymore. Once submitted, it is immediately under review and the "In peer review" status cannot be found, which is very frustrating.

(0) Thank | 碳碳碳

It seems like a new system has been implemented now. It is not showing whether it has been submitted or not. I haven't received any notifications either.

(0) Thank | cathrynfeng

4.23 Submission
4.28 Assigned to Associate Editor (Wan Li-jun)
5.9 Still in the editor's hands (Status shows Submission Received)

Does anyone know what this situation is about?

(0) Thank | pengfans

The submission was made on the 25th, it is still in the hands of the editor, what's the situation?

(0) Thank | liqun2672

Submitted on April 26th
Assigned to deputy editor Linda Nazar on April 29th
Requesting an opportunity for review.

(0) Thank | cathrynfeng

The submission was made on April 16th, and today is April 26th. The deputy editor has not been assigned yet. How are you doing now, and when will the deputy editor be assigned?

(0) Thank | 不中Science誓不休

4.1 The deputy editor has been assigned, but 4.12 has not been submitted for review yet. Is this speed normal? Is it going to be delayed?

(2) Thank | 木头1

Any news? Has the assignment been edited?

(0) Thank | 123t

Please check out this website: https://researcher-resources.acs.org/publish/article_manuscripts#submission_table.

(0) Thank | 揍他个小舅子

I submitted the application on March 14th, the current situation is unknown, I hope it can be reviewed soon!

(0) Thank | 千寻x

Has the JACS system been updated? My submission has been under consideration for 11 days.

(0) Thank | Qi D. D

The submission was made on February 25, but as of March 9 this year, a deputy editor has not been assigned yet. Does it really take this long? At least assign a deputy editor first. Usually ACS will assign a deputy editor.

(0) Thank | +和+

3.06 Oops, made a mistake, haha.

(0) Thank | 儿子娃娃111

2025.01.29 Submitted
2025.02.14 In peer review
2025.03.16 Feedback received, two minor revisions and one major revision
Excited!

(1) Thank | 儿子娃娃111

Hello, may I ask who the editor assigned to you is? I also work in the field of electrochemistry, let's exchange ideas. Thank you.

(1) Thank | paofu

May I ask which deputy editor you are?

(0) Thank | sanpi

2024.8.19 First submission; 
2024.8.27 Under review; 
2024.9.27 Review feedback received, two positive and one negative, rejected; 
2024.10.7 Responded to rejection feedback, appealed with the associate editor; 
2024.10.9 Associate editor agreed to appeal, requested resubmission after revisions; 
2024.10.15 Received revision feedback; 
2024.10.27 Resubmitted for review (same reviewers); 
2024.11.5 Received reviewer comments, two reviewers agreed and gave highest praise, one reviewer provided new feedback, editor requested major revisions within a month; also requested formatting changes and opportunity for cover art; 
2024.11.26 Returned with revisions, addressed 5 points, total response of 11 pages in Word; resubmitted the next day; 
2024.12.19 Feedback received, no feedback from the rejecting reviewer, associate editor requested minor revisions and formatting changes; 
2024.12.21 Returned with formatting changes; 
2024.12.24 Feedback received, successfully accepted; 
The submission process lasted 4 months, grateful for the recognition from the associate editor and reviewers, wishing everyone success in their research.

(0) Thank | 小白李小博