A junk journal! Don't submit to it! It is a waste of your life! The first review was not slow, which took more than a month to return the comments, and the comments given by the reviewers were not really harsh and more moderate. Moderate revision was required by the editor. My supervisor and I carefully revised and carefully responded to the review comments. The second review took more than 8 months. Can you believe it? There were two comments in the second review. One reviewer said it was acceptable, and the other comments came from the editor. The editor said not enough reviewers were found in the second review, so he participated in the review. It was very funny that this editor read the version from the first submission. I don’t know why. He mentioned a bunch of problems that I had already corrected in the second version, and rejected the manuscript. The supervisor was dissatisfied and wrote an e-mail to the editor in chief and applied for a re-review. The editor in chief agreed it. We resubmitted the manuscript, this time it was assigned to another editor, but the manuscript was still reviewed by the editor, and it was still rejected. So far, this article has been in AG for a year! Not to mention the quality of my article, take alone that the editor spent 8 months reviewing the manuscript in the second review but read my first submission, it is enough to show that this journal is very nonsense! I hope it can be improved after the new editor-in-chief taking office!

(8) Thank | erwcerc

The direction is deposit chemistry, and logically speaking, it also belongs to applied geochemistry. It is really speechless. I recommended 5 reviewers for the first time. After 2 months, I was told that there were no reviewers to agree to review the paper, and then I recommended another 5 reviewers. After 2 months, they told me that no one would answer them and replied us that this paper was not very suitable for this journal. What??? What did you do earlier? Does your journal only accept papers on environmental geochemistry? It is recommended to change the journal name...

(3) Thank | 进击的LL

This journal has reviewed my article for eight months. During the period, I have urged several times. The editor all replied with a template. For the submission during my undergraduate, it usually took two or three months to receive a result. Five years later, this journal is getting more and more slow. Don’t submit to this journal anymore. It is a waste of your life and your emotions.

(7) Thank | 侏罗纪三叶草

This journal publishes a wide-variety of topics, including: (1) environmental geochemistry (including natural and anthropogenic aspects, and protection and remediation strategies); (2) hydrogeochemistry, surface and groundwater; (3) medical geochemistry; and (4) agricultural geochemistry. Stay within the scope of this journal.

(1) Thank | Anonymous

I have been in this state for 102 days, and I really want to know who the responsible editor is.

(0) Thank | woshizb

The status of "Required Reviews Completed" has been ongoing for 2.5 months, and the submission has been made for 4.5 months. I have sent 2 emails but have not received a response. Is this normal?

(0) Thank | Lucanss

The journal has a very good reputation in the industry, so you can trust that your article will be treated professionally. Although the processing speed is a bit slow, considering the quality of the review, it is completely understandable.

(0) Thank | Jooem

Niche old-school journals, with a low circulation, are favored in certain fields of geochemical applications. The speed is really slow, it wasn't this slow before, so students in China who want to graduate quickly still choose comprehensive journals. Hopefully, with the efforts of the new editor-in-chief, it will get better and better. The impact factor is getting lower and lower, which is really not good.

(0) Thank | zxx1233

The progress is too slow, need to be cautious when investing. It took half a year to be hired, and the initial editing was not processed for review for two to three months. Because of graduation approaching, many reminders were sent before it was finally processed. If not for the reminders, it would probably have taken a year

(0) Thank | 哈密瓜

What is the result now, I just submitted

(0) Thank | 方而不木111

So slow. It's been two weeks with the editor, feeling frustrated.

(0) Thank | 引路人

How long have you been submitting to the editor? Mine has been eleven days and still in the submission status.

(0) Thank | wuxia

It has been nine days and you are still submitting to the journal, it's really damn slow.

(1) Thank | 求个offer

One reviewer suggested minor revisions, while another directly rejected it, but neither provided constructive feedback. In the end, it was rejected.

(1) Thank | 要努力科研呀

I have been submitting for more than a week, but it still shows as "Submission Status" and I don't even have a manuscript number. I would like to ask if anyone else has experienced this situation.

(0) Thank | double好运

I have also been deceived, and I will never invest again.

(0) Thank | 进击的LL

Okay, I wrote a reminder letter, and then it got rejected. I know my writing wasn't great, so getting rejected is normal, but seriously, it's too slow!!!!

(0) Thank | 木菁菁菁

It has been six months already!!! Still under review...

(0) Thank | 木菁菁菁

It has been 3 months since I submitted in September. The status date has been changing continuously, but it has always been "Under Review". What could be the reason for this?

(8) Thank | 木菁菁菁

8.11 Submission; 10.7 Major revision; 11.3 Changes made; 11.11 Acceptance; The foreign editor is very nice and even praised our careful revisions on 11.13 Proofreading; 11.14 Online
I was very worried about the speed of the journal based on other people's comments before. However, I tried it myself and had a smooth and successful experience. I am happy.

(0) Thank | 微风季陌科研号

Already half a month has passed, still with the editor.

(0) Thank | Yu Lei

AG is still an old-fashioned academic journal after all. It took only two months to receive feedback on the submission, and after minor revisions, it was accepted. The review process was quite fast, and the editors were very responsible. There were a total of four reviewers, and their comments were very helpful!

(32) Thank | Wang

December 21st draft, now January 13th, still in the editor's handFeeling not moving, this journal is a bit slow.

(0) Thank | GUOGUO7405

became Under review the next day, I don’t know if it’s not normal, pray for good luck!

(0) Thank | Lucky