The over 100-page review article had finally got accepted! I saw many submission experiences that were quite tough when checking the posts, and I was also very nervous with my own submission~ I really forgot the specific time. The following is a rough process. I sent an email to the editorial office in early July, attaching an outline of the review, expanded abstract, and the author biography. An email was received in mid-July saying that the manuscript can be submitted. In early August (about 5th), the manuscript was submitted. A revision was required on October 8th. There were two reviewers, one required a minor revision and one required a major revision, the editor gave a template response requesting a self-examination of various contents and revise accordingly. On November 1st, it was resubmitted. On around November 10th, a revision was required. The original two reviewers accepted it, and the editor had 2 opinions. On November 26th, it was resubmitted. On around December 11th, it was accepted. In general, the submission is still very worrying and tough, especially after seeing the situation where many people said that the editor is very irresponsible for rejecting revised manuscript casually. I felt that the article is going to be rejected. Let's calm down and try hard to perfect my own manuscript, and there will always be rewarding. One more point: The review was submitted by myself. In addition, my supervisor is not that capable, with average strength and relationship. This review was done by me alone, and he didn't write a word or leave any comments. Therefore, you don't need to be discouraged if you are not in the authority’s group. In the end, I wish you all succeeding in publishing!

(146) Thank | 种瓜得豆

The website of the field of energy harvesting b where inexperienced people share information helps me a lot in (searching) the information. Overall, the speed is fast. The comments of the reviewers were pertinent. As an inexperienced person, I think they were helpful to the article. There were 2 reviewers, one of them raised 4 comments, and the evaluation was good. The other one suggested making major revision and raised 17 comments, which were quite targeted. However, the comments were replied. As an inexperienced person, I think the replies were very good. It was mainly the contribution of advisor. 01.06, submitted to journal; 01.09, with editor; 01.12, with associate editor; 01.24, under review; 02.12, under editor evaluation; 02.15, decision in process; 02.16, revision; 03.05, revision submitted to journal; 03.06, with editor; 03.07, under review; 03.09, under review; 03.11, required reviews completed; 03.11, accept.

(11) Thank | Lingspark

This year I submitted two articles to the journal. Let me share something with you, hoping it is helpful to everyone. At the beginning, I submitted an original research article to the journal. After more than a month, the reviewer's comments were given, one positive and one negative, and the editor rejected the manuscript. The reason was that I did not properly modify the article, and some of the content in the article was difficult to understand. Therefore, a reviewer directly rejected the manuscript without comments. The article was carefully revised and transferred to another journal with similar IF and it was accepted. After that, I submitted a review article to the journal, and reviewers were found over 2 months after submission. Fortunately, the review speed was relatively fast. After 2–3 weeks (a little over 3 months after submission), the reviewers gave comments, and both gave major revisions. The review comments were very pertinent and helpful to the improvement of the article. After one month of revision (note: the journal gives only 20 days for major revisions, I applied for an extension of the revision time), it was directly accepted. I had read some articles in this field in the journal, and the content quality was still good. Like the requirements of most journals, this journal focuses on the innovation and conformity of the articles. When energy journals are generally bullish, if you have a good article, you might as well try submission.

(10) Thank | long

Recently, I submitted a paper on solar energy to AE. In my opinion, this journal is highly efficient and helpful. The submission to acceptance timeline is about one month. In addition, the reviewers provide a lot of constructive feedback, raise excellent questions, modify the language of the paper and format the references. The editor even provided some feedback, which was very appreciated. The only negative aspect of this journal is that there are very high requirements; formatting must be perfect and every detail needs to be in line. In October, the number of submissions was more than 8,000, and AE published more than 1,000 articles throughout the year.

(18) Thank | wanggang

Are you subscribing to the special issue?

(0) Thank | 今夕何夕1997

How often do we usually meet?

(0) Thank | 今夕何夕1997

I want to ask if the review process for Apen's special issue is much slower than the regular issue? It has been one month since I submitted to the special issue WE.

(0) Thank | 今夕何夕1997

4.24DIP, finally going to draw again, please give me a chance, Z sister.

(0) Thank | 星移

Which deputy editor are you? I have also been here for more than half a month.

(0) Thank | xcccc

Still in RRC...

(0) Thank | xcccc

May I ask how long did it take to RRC in the end? I am also this Italian editor, and I have been RRC for more than half a month...

(0) Thank | xcccc

Professor Sun Wenqiang has been working tirelessly. The time frames for Professor Sun's handling of my thesis are as follows:

First review:
Zita sent it to Professor Sun at 9 pm, and Professor Sun sent it for review at 9:30 pm;
The reviewer returned comments at 3 am, and Professor Sun provided revisions at 7 am;

Second review:
Zita sent it to Professor Sun at 6:30 pm, and Professor Sun sent it for review 5 minutes later;
The reviewer returned comments at 10 pm, and Professor Sun accepted them at 10:30 pm.
I hope Professor Sun takes care of himself, he is working too hard, he is the most dedicated editor I have ever encountered!
I accepted it at 10:30 pm on April 22nd.

(0) Thank | 所谓爱隔山海

This paper was written slowly and meticulously, taking a lot of time and effort. The submission and acceptance process went smoothly, thanks to the kind reviewers and editors. Wishing everyone an ACCEPT.

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj

4.23 accepted, thank you to editor Sun Wenqiang, thank you to the kind-hearted reviewers, thank you thank you.

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj

Did you just accept it, or did you accept it yesterday?

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj

Hello, may I ask at what time does Sun usually start work during the day?

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj

I am very lucky to be assigned to Wenqiang Sun as my editor. As a senior editor, decisions made by him do not need to go through the chief editor, so there is no "Decision in process" status. Sun is very responsible and efficient, handling each task on the same day, sometimes even within an hour. Thumbs up for him!

(0) Thank | 所谓爱隔山海

The first time in APEN, let's share the process of handling the manuscript.
It started with a resubmission after a rejection, starting from revising based on the reviewers' comments.
2025.1.23 Submitted to Journal
2025.1.27 With Editor (Editor-in-chief Zita)
2025.2.23 With Editor (Senior Editor Wenqiang Sun)
2025.2.23 Under Review sent to 4 reviewers, 2 of whom were reviewers from the previous rejection and resubmission.
2025.3.20 Revision 2 reviewers, one directly accepted, the other requested major revision, the editor finally gave a revise decision.
2025.4.7 Revision submitted to Journal
2025.4.8 With Editor (Editor-in-chief Zita)
2025.4.14 With Editor (Senior Editor Wenqiang Sun)
2025.4.14 Under Review
2025.4.22 Required Reviews Completed
2025.4.22 Accept

(0) Thank | 所谓爱隔山海

Please translate the following passage into English: 4.22 RRC

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj

Has RRC been around for so long now? Why can the first review of RRC last for more than a month?

(0) Thank | zzzyyy222

4.20 Buy 2 Get 1 Free

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj

Does anyone else have the same Italian editor to deal with? I seriously doubt he only deals with it once a month.

(0) Thank | xcccc

The Italian deputy editor has poor online presence, but the chief editor is very quick in handling it.

(0) Thank | xcccc

Please connect the soft-hearted reviewer and editor.

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj

4.19 Reviewer invited, Editor sends out invitation again.

(0) Thank | yuanahsjsj