I was submitted to Nature Materials and rejected by the editor after one week, then it was transferred to Nano Letters. It was submitted on January 28 and the results were received on February 25, requiring one minor revision and one major revision. Editor Uri Banin gave us forty days for major revision. It was resubmitted on March 26. A large number of experiments were supplemented, and all the questions of the reviewers were answered one by one. The review comments were received on April 16, the first reviewer agreed to publish, and the second reviewer requested us to modify an argument and make minor revisions. It was revised and submitted on April 17, accepted on April 21, proof on April 22, and then was published online. The whole process took three months, we supplemented with a large number of experiments, and the article has indeed been greatly improved. I was a little surprised after reading some of the comments below. For my field of condensed matter physics/nano optics/nano photonics, the quality of articles on the Nano Letter is still very top, which can be regarded as a good choice, following Nature and Science, main Nature-branded journals, PRL/PRX, Light, Nat Commun, and Sci Adv (if you don't care about the publication fee). The physics circles in Europe and the United States also recognize this journal. The drop in impact factor may be due to journals such as ACS Nano diverting some articles related to chemical materials. I hope that Nano Letters can maintain its own characteristics and do it better.

(50) Thank | 327050133

Nano Lett had a higher recognition than that of AM, and its reputation was comparable to JACS and PRL. In recent years, due to the fact that the manuscripts included are more related to physics and the social circle is narrow, Nano Lett’s influence has decreased significantly to a similar level to that of ACS Nano, which is really a pity. I don’t know if ACS or the two editors in chief want to make a change. They changed the editor this year actually. Judging from the editorials published by the new editor, the following changes would be: 1) Only manuscripts as Letters are accepted. The number of words cannot exceed 3000, and figures no more than 5. Otherwise, the manuscript will be rejected, requested to revise and then resubmit, or transferred to ACS Nano. 2) It seems that the associate editor team must make major changes to enhance the regionality and adjust the scope of the paper the journal receives. 3) The editor in chief will check the manuscript firstly and then send it to the associate editor. It means that the editor-in-chief will reject some of the manuscripts. 4) Adding a category as Viewpoint. It is limited to the expert in the field invited and has only one page layout. Generally speaking, I personally feel that Nano Letters is preparing to break the circle and regain the glory. I personally like this journal and hope that it will become better and better. Editorials link for editor in chief: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b05084

(157) Thank | Andrew

I submitted the manuscript on April 15th, 2019, which was sent to the new editor Park Jiwoong, who is in charge of 2D materials in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Park had rejected us a dozen times before. It was the first to be sent for review, which is considered to reopen the door to Nano Letter in the area of two-dimensional materials. May 23rd, 2019 The revision recommendations were received. Two major revisions were required. They affirmed our novelty, but there were many places where the reviewers disagreed or needed improvement. Mr. Park requested a resubmission. The paper was revised according to the comments on June 20th, 2019. 5,000 words were changed, which was considered a satisfying reply to the reviewers. The reviewers’ comments were received on August 11th, 2019. Reviewer 2 did not reply. Perhaps he/she was on summer vacation. Reviewer 1 said that the problem was solved perfectly, but he/she would like to discuss with us whether it would be better to use mechanically stripped materials. I drew a cover and returned the simply revised manuscript with mechanical peeling discussed on August 20th, 2019. We thought it was almost done. On September 1st, 2019, Mr. Park thought the modification was not enough, and we needed to add some data and then modify it. On September 19th, 2019, I made up a lot of experiments with mechanically peeled materials. Fortunately, there were also good phenomena. The comments were responded. On September 24th, today, it is accepted. Then I came here to comment. Ha ha. Mr. Park is serious, but he has a good attitude. Come on, everyone. At present it is still difficult to be accepted by Nano Letter in the domestic, and everyone has to overcome it.

(223) Thank | Q。

This is one of the top publications on nanomaterials. There were two reviewers who offered a lot of insights and information. I revised based on their suggestions. In all, it took about 5 months for publication. The editor of DS, Kohane, is very good. I hope that I can continue to publish good publications in the future, and I hope that you can publish research papers in your favorite journals.

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1.30 Submission
2.05 Assignment to editor
2.19 Sent for review
3.04 Major revisions, 2 minor revisions, 1 rejection
3.25 Revised
4.14 Minor revisions, 1 minor revision, 2 remaining minor issues
4.18 Revised
4.24 Accepted
The total time taken was 84 days, which is relatively smooth, but there were many waiting periods that were quite long, such as waiting for 2 weeks for the associate editor to send for review, and waiting for 1 week for acceptance of the minor revisions.

(0) Thank | Minamoto

Will the review committee receive an email notification after the modifications are made?

(0) Thank | qq572020211

Be careful, the leader wants to talk to you.

(0) Thank | qq572020211

Did the corresponding author not receive the submission email?

(0) Thank | qq572020211

Will send an email to the corresponding author to notify them of the submission for review.

(0) Thank | qq572020211

The feedback has come back, with revisions suggested. The reviewer is really something, providing over 40 suggestions. My brain can hardly keep up.

(0) Thank | qq572020211

One less journal in the field of physics that can be submitted to. Originally, the order of submission was NC, PRL, Optica, Nano Letters, then downgraded to LPR, ACS Photonics, and AOM. Now Nano Letters is no longer an option. For engineering applications in optics, only Optica and ACS Photonics are available for submission. The domestic journals with impact factors above 10 are not interested in my articles.

(1) Thank | keyanyaojiayou

Professional physics. My impression has always been that it is a very good article. Just a week ago, it was ranked as the second tier. Nano Research is back to the top tier, I understand that. But one step forward, one step back, I don't understand. What's even more puzzling is that the sub-journals of Nano Research have all become top tier. Ah, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Library is really... amazing.

(0) Thank | 啊小骗子

My assignment is to be allocated to Wang Haotian, two reviewers, one small and one large, and then accepted.

(0) Thank | 岳麓山学僧

How do I know when it's ready for submission?

(0) Thank | 骑猪去旅行1249

It's been a month since I submitted my work, but I still haven't heard anything.

(0) Thank | 骑猪去旅行1249

No big deal, it's just a Nature Index journal after all. The domestic Chinese Academy of Sciences zones are ultimately used for the assessment of most ordinary universities, making it easier for ordinary researchers and students to graduate. In the end, truly good research institutions still look at the Nature Index, and in the current situation, publishing an article in Nano Letters is only icing on the cake. The real determining factor is still the need to start with a small journal to become a true researcher, only then will they consider you a person. It's too tough, too difficult.

(0) Thank | ArchieY

How is Wooyoung Shim as an editor? Is there a high chance of approval?

(0) Thank | whj

The fact is, whether we care or not about foreign care, if we cannot change others, we should first change ourselves in a self-deceptive way, as the fallacy becomes truth after it is repeated a thousand times.

(0) Thank | Weirdoo

Nano Research and its subsidiary journal Nano Research Energy have been promoted to Tier 1, while Nano Energy and Nano Letters have been promoted to Tier 2 and demoted to Tier 3, respectively.

(0) Thank | yitiaoxiaolu

Current plan: Submit low-quality articles to domestic journals, submit medium-quality articles to Nano Letters and Nano Energy, and submit high-quality articles to top journals.

(0) Thank | Zone

The strategic competition between China and the United States is playing out in the Chinese Academy of Sciences' different research divisions.

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