Thank you very much, editor-in-chief Luca Susmel. The review was fast, and the processing speed was fast, and there was no delay. 2020.10.28 Submitted to journal; 2020.10.28 With Editor; 2020.10.28 Under Review; 2020.11.20 Minor Revision; 2020.11.29 Revision submitted to journal; 2020.11.29 With Editor; 2020.11.30 Under Review; 2020.12.18 Required Reviews Completed; 2020.12.21 Decision in process; 2020.12.21 Minor revision; 2020.12.21 with editor; 2020.12.22 Under Review; 2020.12.23 Required Reviews Completed; 2020.12.24 Decision in Process; 2020.12.24 Accepted.

(112) Thank | fendourenshenghitmm

This journal was very efficient. The primary review results were given in more than one month, and the acceptance can be confirmed in about three months. However, if the article is not good enough, it is not recommended to submit to it. The questions raised by the reviewers are very sharp and difficult to answer. It needs to be creative and innovative. It has a higher requirement, which emphasizes and stresses theoretical derivation in the article than other journals, which requires only simple theoretical derivation. It must be detailed! The number of submissions is large, while the acceptance rate is low. It is suitable for those who have confidence in their own work. It is more difficult than structure or material journals!

(26) Thank | seeyo

An old brand journal in the field of fracture mechanics. From the name of the journal, you can see that it is specialized in fracture mechanics. It covers theoretical improvement and numerical simulation and experiments. The journal is quite demanding, and the opinions from reviewers are very professional. Authors who are confident about their own results can give it a try! The articles here have more value for studying than those in RMRE.

(31) Thank | IamAReader

My experience was that the review is very fast, and the editor was good. But you cannot submit through the Elsevier website, you are required to send a direct email. The most important thing is that when your paper is accepted, you will be sent a message saying that there is no charge for the publication layout, but you need to pay the editor and staff costs 140 kn. per hour. The layout fee is more than 3,000 RMB. The last time I checked, the original journal was done in China.

(0) Thank | Anonymous

Still editing, not submitted for review yet.

(0) Thank | DB-CJH

How about it, any news?

(0) Thank | tianhaoYAO

Submitted May 12th With Editor

(0) Thank | DB-CJH

Failed to challenge again, rejection speed is first-rate! But I can't understand it! Is TAFM no longer accepting papers on numerical new methods?! Papers on numerical new methods from the same department have been accepted before. 

Apr 22, 2025, Submitted to Journal
Apr 22, 2025, Completed - Reject

The reason given by the editor-in-chief is: Thank you for submitting your manuscript to Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. After careful evaluation, I regret to inform you that your manuscript does not fit within the scope of the journal, and I must therefore reject it.

(0) Thank | Geotechnics5454

April 20th, With Editor

(0) Thank | www6338

Submitted, just submitted, didn't even see "with editor", got rejected directly.

(0) Thank | DOCTER WANG

No, during the rework stage, editable Word documents must be uploaded. Submissions can be in PDF format. The problem is that the PDF generated by the system from the Word document is garbled. Have you encountered this situation before? How about now, have you submitted for review? It's been 6 days already, but it's still early to submit.

(0) Thank | DOCTER WANG

It may be related to the journal TOP, with a recent surge in submissions. I see that the requirement is to upload editable files such as Word, PDF may not be allowed.

(0) Thank | www6338

No, I have been waiting for five days and it is still in the submit status. I give up.

(0) Thank | DOCTER WANG

The submission made on April 15th is still in "submit" status. This journal used to be very fast, why is it taking so long now? Did you also upload a PDF? The PDF generated by the Word system is garbled.

(0) Thank | DOCTER WANG

Also, the submission was made on April 17th and is currently under review for publication in a journal.

(0) Thank | 干饭

Submitted to Journal on April 16, 2025 and still pending.

(0) Thank | www6338

No, have you sent it?

(0) Thank | 牧女

How about it, ready for submission or not?

(0) Thank | DOCTER WANG

Submit the trial, wait for the draw, draft number 700+
2025/4/17 submit

(0) Thank | 牧女

Why is it so slow recently? Isn't this journal supposed to be fast?

(0) Thank | DOCTER WANG

Apr 14, 2025        Apr 14, 2025        With Editor 3 days already...

(0) Thank | xiongzhihui

I have also submitted for two days, but it hasn't been submitted to journal yet. Why is it so slow? I see everyone else is submitting for review on the same day, right? I uploaded a pdf file for submission, but the pdf generated by the word file system is garbled. I don't know if you have encountered this issue.

(0) Thank | DOCTER WANG

May I ask how long does this journal usually give reviewers to review the manuscript? The revised version was submitted on March 7th, and two reviewers accepted the review on March 10th. One reviewer provided feedback on March 11th, but there has been no response from the other reviewer until April 9th. If they have disappeared, the second review may not be completed, right? Feeling anxious!

(0) Thank | 木火通明888

Employment confirmed on April 9th.

(0) Thank | 绢云母

Please record the timeline. Submitted on the evening of the 4.5th, status unchanged on the evening of the 4.6th.

(0) Thank | Civil_sir