2019.11.05, submitted; 2020.5.11, major revision was submitted. During the period, I urged once; 2020.10.22, contacted with the journal manager, and the manager replied that the editor was changed; 2020.10.26, accepted. The cycle of this journal mainly depends on luck. Sometimes it is really slow and slow. I suggest that you can urge when the time is longer. I first sent two emails in the submission system, but there was no news. Then I contacted with the editor manager twice. Later, it was replied in an email that the article was soon accepted after the editor was changed. The reminder template is available online, and you can fill in it according to the actual situation. I wish your articles can be accepted soon.

(12) Thank | 我是小可爱吖

A series of 5 articles submitted to this journal were accepted directly at the same time. The article was submitted on June 24, and the status was always submitted to journal. After 2 months, I sent an email to the editor-in-chief and inquired the situation. The status changed to with editor in about one week. The notice of acceptance from the editor-in-chief was received on September 25. The series of articles submitted this time have been submitted more than a year ago. I think they are quite innovative. They have been submitted to top journals such as Physical Review D (PRD), Physical Review A (PRA), The European Physical Journal C (EPJ C), the European Physical Journal C (EPJ C), etc., but they are basically rejected directly by the journal editors, and only PRD reviewed for 3 months. After revision, it was reviewed again for 3 months. However, it was still be rejected. The titles of this series of articles are as follows: An optical perspective on the theory of relativity – I: Basic concepts and equivalence principle; An optical perspective on the theory of relativity - II: Gravitational deflection of light and Shapiro time delay; An optical perspective on the theory of relativity -III: Gravitational redshift; An optical perspective on the theory of relativity - Ⅳ: Space-time invariant; An optical perspective on the theory of relativity -Ⅴ: Perihelion precession. Before this series, I had two articles on the theory of relativity published in Optik. I will publish several more articles on this basis later, mainly including the root that Abraham-Minkoffs argued, the reason for the quality of matter, the new derivation of the Dirac equation, and so on. Welcome those who are interested to visit my ResearchGate website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guoxu_Feng.

(220) Thank | 皮皮爹

It was submitted on March 1 and under review on March 14. Today it is July 30. 5 months have passed and the status is still under review without any changes. But the date has changed several times, from March 14 to May 9, then to June 25. When is the end? Another paper submitted to a Q2 journal of Elsevier was under review on May 2nd, and the review comments came back last week. Optik is too slow and I will resolutely not submit to it in the future. I don't know if it is because of the epidemic in foreign countries.

(1) Thank | 小张同学paperaccept

I submitted two articles in 2019. The first article was very dramatic, and I encountered the extremely irresponsible editor Liang Zhao. After reviewing the manuscript for a year, minor revisions were required. (All were language issues and the key was that the paper was completely revised by the native language collaborator. A flowchart needed to be added, which was easy.) After the language was modified, it turned out to be a rejection 1 month later. The reason for rejection was: … (Yes, blank, no reason). It was useless to write a letter to appeal. It was directly accepted by another journal. The second article was directly accepted by the editor-in-chief after 2 months of submission. I sincerely look forward to the early dismissal of the editor Zhao, who is a strange editor.

(6) Thank | runningqiang

One reviewer with positive comments that “The paper deserves publication in the journal, but it requires significant corrections of English, especially the introduction.” The second reviewer gave the comments that “the experimental results supported the conclusions. The article was well written. However, there is no new idea in this article. The topic has been studied for a long time and many literatures were published.” After considering all the comment, the editor directly rejected the manuscript.

(5) Thank | 光学民工

Those upstairs who got results quickly should be lucky and didn't meet the editor Liang Zhao. I have met him for 8 months now, and my friends who did not meet this editor had result in about 2 months, and some are the same as me, who haven’t gotten the result for 5 months. Summary: It generally lasts 5 months if you counter this editor. Are those upstairs who haven’t heard of the news also counter this editor? The editor Liang Zhao never reply, and there is no use of urging. I set the read receipt of email, and received no receipt. It probably that he didn’t even read it. I really don't recommend that you submit to this journal, especially those who are anxious to graduate. If you submit to it, you will be probably postponed graduation. Don't take this risk!

(14) Thank | 55555

Dude, he's no longer in SCI, so why don't you run away quickly? How can you still trust him?

(0) Thank | 七陌

Waited three months to reply to me and couldn't find a reviewer. Okay, okay

(0) Thank | 学渣

Search for the article title on WOS. If it can be found, then it has been retrieved. If it cannot be found, then it should not be retrievable. However, it is still included in Optik's database. If your school recognizes the Chinese Academy of Sciences, you can obtain a search certificate from the Chinese Academy of Sciences

(0) Thank | Anboyu

Can candidates recruited in June still be considered for retrieval?

(0) Thank | jiang

There are rumors that Optik is manipulating the peer review process and some papers have been excluded. In reality, although the journal has many mediocre articles, it also has some good ones, making it a Q2 journal in terms of impact. Especially after the end of 2022, the journal's submission requirements have become more stringent, causing some people to gloat while others to be in trouble. However, indexed articles are not affected, only those after 202307 cannot be retrieved. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) zone is still there, but when looking for a job, no one pays attention to articles in the CAS zone 3. Articles from journals like OFT, OC, and Photonics, which are in the same zone, are even harder to find or have better quality

(2) Thank | 长夜

Moved to the third district

(0) Thank | yemeng

It has become three zones again

(0) Thank | yemeng

It's already three

(0) Thank | yemeng

Is there anyone who knows why someone was kicked out of SCI? After being kicked out, did they go to ESCI for preparation, or were they all kicked out?

(10) Thank | howky

Got kicked out of sci, really accurate judgment

(0) Thank | 激光猴

Already kicked out by SCIE, please submit your papers carefully

(0) Thank | donglixue

I was still rejected directly, and there were no suggestions for modification

(0) Thank | 锅里睡觉的鱼

Rejected, rejected straightaway within 2 weeks

(0) Thank | 锅里睡觉的鱼

I sent it once, the speed was quite fast

(0) Thank | 小看客

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(0) Thank | sunguangrong

Will the Optik journal still be categorized as Q2 if searched for this year?

(0) Thank | jiang

The journal has been removed from SCI. Although there was a change in editor-in-chief this year, and the citation trend of the journal has been good, it has been flooded with papers from Chinese and Indian researchers before. It's hard to recover from the accumulated problems, and it's a lost cause

(17) Thank | lqz

The article has been removed from SCI, and new accepted articles will no longer be indexed. Previously indexed articles are not affected and are still in the WOS system, but those that were not indexed will definitely not be indexed

(0) Thank | 2022liu

I don't know if the impact factor can already be searched on the Web of Science

(0) Thank | zs2025