I did not submit it to a special issue. Two reviewers were invited for the first review, which lasted for one and a half months, and a major revision was required; the editor found 2 new reviewers for the second review. It lasted for one month and required a minor revision. The third review was sent to one of the reviewers of the first review. It lasted for 1 months, without giving specific advice and directly suggesting an acceptance. It took nearly half a year from submission to acceptance, with a total of 4 reviewers. There are two editors in chief in OGR now, one in China and one in a foreign country. Non-special issue articles will be randomly assigned to editors. Mine was assigned to Franco Pirajno. Overall, I feel that the editors and reviewers were very good, and the comments were quite pertinent and fair. Judging from my submission experience and communication with others, the articles submitted to this journal currently generally has to undergo 2 to 3 rounds of review, with 4 to 5 reviewers.

(14) Thank | 旗鼓隆冬强东强

It took 2 months for the first review. One of the two reviewers required major revision, and the other one suggested rejection. The associate editor returned it directly. It was resubmitted after major revision. After resubmission, it took 3 months for the first review. The reviewer who rejected the manuscript in the former review didn’t review it due to the pandemic. The associate editor didn’t find suitable reviewer, so he reviewed it in person. The other reviewer kept the decision of major revision and didn’t change it. The editor-in-chief required major revision. It took 20 days of revision, and minor revision was required. There were the revisions on the details. Two months after the submission, it was accepted, because the associate went on vacation. Summary: The editors of this journal were responsible, and worthy of one of the three major journals in the mineral deposit industry. However, compared to the other two, it's still easier, but it's still a lot harder than before.

(15) Thank | 清冽的甘泉

Now it is really more and more difficult to be accepted by OGR. I wrote a manuscript related to micro-regions and non-traditional isotopes, and it was rejected without being sent for review. As one of the three major journals of mineral deposits, it has the highest impact factor in recent years, which is a bit out of reach...

(17) Thank | Jiangong

My submission to Asian Geology was rejected, but this journal accepted it. I used to feel that this journal is OK, and now I feel they just accept a lot of paper. It is indeed not as good as the quality of the Asian geology journal.

(10) Thank | 掘金者

My required reviews have been completed for half a month, but I still haven't received any updates. How did your article turn out?

(0) Thank | Peter志

The journal processing is very fast, with the first review result available in less than a month after submission. After the major revisions suggested in the first review, the manuscript was revised for a month and returned. Then, minor revisions were made and the manuscript was returned after a week. In the third review, the reviewers suggested some polishing before publication. After the polishing was completed, the manuscript was directly accepted within 2 days of submission. It took exactly one month from submission to acceptance, and the editor's processing speed is really nice!

(29) Thank | HAO LIU

I don't know, one of the top three mining journals.

(0) Thank | 习惯性

Posted on July 8, 2022, major revisions were given in September, but the actual comments mainly focused on modifying the geological background, which was partly due to my insufficient understanding of the research area. Changes were made in October, and it was directly accepted on November 27th.

The journal and the editor are very fast, and there is basically no delay. Perhaps this is the benefit of being open-access? There were two reviewers, one of whom provided comments within three days, while the other was slower. If both reviewers were prompt, the paper could potentially be published in two months.

Currently, although the reputation of OGR has declined, its foundation is still there. The quality is not as good as before, but it has not reached the level of minerals. Hopefully, it will continue to improve in the future!

(5) Thank | ZHENGPENG

Is it easy to win currently?

(0) Thank | nur

Will this journal become completely open source in the future?

(5) Thank | 习惯性

I am engaged in research related to isotopic dating. Due to the incomplete state of dating techniques in the research area, my work can be considered a small innovation in terms of technical methods and directions. After submitting the manuscript, it went under review within three days, and I received the reviewer's comments within a month. Both reviewers provided constructive suggestions, and the editor requested a suitable moderate revision. It took about 20 days to make the revisions due to the slower progress during the Spring Festival. There was a change in the editor after about 10 days, and the manuscript entered the second round of review within half a month. After 13 days, the second review was completed, and the status changed to "required review complete." After 6 days, the decision-making process began, and finally, today, I received the message of acceptance! OGR, as a stepping-stone journal for researchers in the field of ore deposits, has been highly efficient and responsible, from the editor to the reviewers. It doesn't require an excessive amount of flashy data accumulation; as long as your research results are relatively innovative and groundbreaking in your field and region, you can try to submit. Of course, it's even better if it's a regional summary, such as MD and EG. I hope to be able to publish an article in EG in the future! Keep going! Let's applaud for my first journal article.

(70) Thank | SYSU-jack chen

OGR is about to become a fully open-source journal, with a publication fee of $2200. Is it good or bad? For bosses who are not short of money, it is beneficial for the dissemination of articles, as open-source is definitely a good thing. For students, if the sole purpose is graduation, choosing OGR will require consultation with the boss, considering that the money can only be obtained from the boss.

(31) Thank | bowen

Translation: 
Posted on 20210216,
Received feedback on 20210528, luckily there was only one reviewer, and their comments were relatively normal. The editor made some revisions.
Revised on 20210623.
The editor raised several questions on 20210724, but still made revisions.
Revised on 20210805, accepted on 0825.

(1) Thank | amwbj1990

On the 399th day of submission, there is still no feedback from the reviewers. Whenever asked, they say it is still under review. It has already been 59 days since the required reviewer completed it. OGR is really being messed around, haha.

(11) Thank | Geostar

Maybe the editor-in-chief is too reliable, the processing speed is really fast.

(0) Thank | 懒得起名啊

May I ask the original poster, is the quality of the journal determined by the proportion of submissions from Chinese people? That's quite surprising. May I ask where you are from, sir/madam?

(5) Thank | 梅花魂

Not sour... that was chosen randomly.

(0) Thank | 久久岁月

Buddy, I saw the results of your submission on Asian geology. I know why you made such a sarcastic comment ^_^

(0) Thank | homerlee

Submitted on February 8th, 2018, acceptd on July 19th, do remote sensing geologyThe difficulty is really not big!

(2) Thank | 胡滨

Niubi's journal self-citation rate is 39.7%, and it is not a vain name.

(1) Thank | research

How does Asian geology compare with OGR?OGR's article I read the article on Asian geology never looked at. OGR's article is to look at the article with drilling information and drilling system sampling. One of the three major mineral deposit journals is not a good name than the gondwana research good gondwanaResearch editor's character value doubt OGR editor is still very nice

(1) Thank | 杨教授

How does Asian geology compare with OGR?OGR article I am reading, the article of Asian geology never sees 呵呵

(0) Thank | 杨教授

One of the three major journals in mineral deposits is better than the gondwana research.Very good water article to see OGR inside the drilling position and drilling system sampling article is still very meaningful

(0) Thank | 杨教授

self-citation rate of 28%, my God!GONDWANA RESEARCH's self-introduction rate is only 13%, and some of the exercises are within 10%. ORG is now less and less bottom line.

(1) Thank | 岳云鹏

A domestic Associate Editor handles my manuscript, I feel that the reviewers should be domestic, and they will be reviewed in three months or so.The comments on the review can only be sighed, there is no reference value, and I actually saw the Chinese mark.After re-editing it carefully, I switched to a better journal.

(0) Thank | 花花