It was sent for review half a month later. Three reviewers. The feedback came very fast—a month and a half. I had reviewed manuscripts for this journal, and comments was usually required to be returned within one month. A lot of comments were given, but the three reviewers all gave good comments on the innovativeness of the article. The editor required to make a major revision in one month. Many journals give for two months for major revisions. At that time, I was out in the field and couldn't modify it wholeheartedly, so I didn’t revise. After returning, there was still half a month before the deadline, so I scrutinised the reviewers’ comments and revised them one by one. The first reviewer should be an authority in the field. He had a good knowledge in this aspect. He hit the nail on the head and asked some good questions. It helped improve the paper a lot. In the end, there were still one or two issues that could not be solved. I just explained the reason in the article. The second reviewer also had a lot of comments, and he almost gave me detailed comments on the manuscript from the beginning to end. The third reviewer had relatively few comments. After the revision, the paper was sent for review, and the paper was returned to the first two reviewers with relatively strong opinions. About a month later, the editor gave a minor revision based on the reviewer's comments. Then it took a few days to revise the paper and I uploaded it again. The editor sent the paper to the review editor for review, waiting for comments, and informed me of the acceptance one week later. Overall, the review was still very strict, the self-citation rate has dropped, and the factor has also dropped, but I am more comfortable to submit manuscripts. Fortunately, the impact factors of agricultural and forestry science journals are generally not high. I hope the new team can manage this journal well.

(15) Thank | 阿拉丁灯神

This journal focuses on soil science, and my research field is urban thermal environment. The content of the submission explained the relationship between land degradation and urban thermal environment as far as possible. New research methods and highlights must be highlighted, otherwise the section editor of the remote sensing section may reject the manuscript. The journal publishes a small number of papers annually and has a long review cycle. It took 13 months from submission to acceptance. During this period, emails for urging and inquiring were also sent 10 times, and the editor responded patiently each time. It was slow mainly because the reviewers were too procrastination, and did not returned the review comments timely. The overall feeling is that the editors and reviewers were very serious and responsible. The review comments were very demanding. A lot of new data has been added. Almost the entire article has been rewritten, but it was helpful for improving the overall quality of the article! ID/Submitted/Decisioned: LDD-19-0341/17-Apr-2019/03-Sep-2019; LDD-19-0341.R1/05-Nov-2019/18-Dec-2019; LDD-19-0341.R2/03-Jan-2020/30-Apr-2020.

(3) Thank | zhangok

It was submitted in early April 2019. The topic is about urban land development and urban thermal environment under the perspective of high-resolution images. There has been no news for almost half a year. I could not help writing a letter to urge Martin, the editor of the remote sensing section, and was told to wait patiently for the review comments of two section editors and two reviewers. And one month later, I received comment reviews requesting major revision. The review comments were very demanding and they were really difficult to answer. Because the revision has not been completed within the two-month, I wrote a letter requesting an extension of two weeks. Then it was under review after submission. Later, a minor revision was requested. It took another month to revise it. I felt too tired. The editors of the two sections have a very good attitude, but the reviewers are too provocative. And I hope that it can be published successfully.

(5) Thank | zhangok

The accusations against the former editor and the decisions made by EGU were not handled and sub-mitigated in accordance with normal procedures .

(44) Thank | Anonymous

The editor is patient and meticulous, making four rounds of revisions quickly for each round.

(0) Thank | SONG YANHONG

Please translate the following paragraph into English: Limited to 6000 characters, no word limit after revision.

(0) Thank | Karst Chen

24.12.06 First submission
25.01.08 Rejected, resubmitted
25.02.06 Under review
25.03.14 Under review
25.03.17 Under review
25.03.24 Under review
25.04.06 Major revision
25.04.29 Submitted
25.05.03 Under review
25.05.06 Under review
25.06.30 Under review
Patiently waiting for good news

(0) Thank | qigwen

I have been applying for 11 months already. No response.

(0) Thank | TL

I submitted at the beginning of January, and just received the feedback from the first round of external review a couple of days ago.

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It has been seven months now, and I sent an email asking about the latest status of the paper a month ago, but the editor did not reply. The editor seems to be Iranian, and last month Iran and Israel were exchanging bombs. I am very worried about the editor's safety!

(0) Thank | 渫水布衣

Who did you hear say that?

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Excuse me, is ldd currently accepting APCs and are there still opportunities for free publication?

(0) Thank | sunhj

Delete until below 6000.

(0) Thank | 请让我发论文

Sister, are the word count requirements strict? Do we need to cut down on the main text of seven thousand words?

(0) Thank | YJZhou

Excuse me, teachers, is this journal strict about word count requirements?

(0) Thank | YJZhou

The review process is not difficult, and the outcome is currently unknown.

(0) Thank | Hburger

How can I log in to the old system after investing in the new system?

(0) Thank | mayi456

May I ask how are things going?

(0) Thank | mayi456

How long has it been?

(0) Thank | mayi456

2024.2 submission
2025.2 minor revisions
2025.7 acceptance
Everything is fine except for the slow speed.

(0) Thank | 汤姆叔

I contacted the journal, and they replied that one of the reviewers has provided feedback, but they are still following up with another reviewer. It has been over 20 days now and there is still no response.

(0) Thank | 笑靥如花

Hello, I have also been submitting for 3 months and have been repeatedly inquiring about the status of my submission on the submission system. I have contacted the Editorial Office_LDD, which provided successful submission feedback, but have not received any response. I would like to know if withdrawing the submission should be done through the submission system or via email?

(0) Thank | 笑靥如花

Hello, my manuscript was also sent to Abhilash, PC. It was under review from March to May and only became under review in June. Is this a resubmission after withdrawal from the journal?

(0) Thank | 笑靥如花

3.13 Submitted Under Review
6.3 Under review
It has been over three months and I'm not sure if it has been reviewed and returned to the editor or if it has just arrived at the editor's desk and not yet been reviewed...
I am about to submit my resume soon. I hope for good luck!

(0) Thank | 笑靥如花

For the past two months, it has been lowercase "ur," but recently after being reminded, it has become uppercase "UR" again. I can't believe it, this is the third time. Can't they just do it properly once and for all?

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