COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE

Then, every day afterwards was filled with anxiety, checking the status. Every night, I dreamt that the article was still under review. In reality, I have been suffering from insomnia for two consecutive months, unable to fall asleep at night and only managing to sleep past 5 am. Today, in the early morning of December 7th, exactly one month later, I received the acceptance. At noon today, the communication teacher (mentor) sent me a screenshot on WeChat, informing me that it was indeed good news. I quickly shared this news with my mentor, family, and classmates. The entire process took five months, and the editor's efficiency was incredibly high, although the reviewers may have been a bit slow, they were still diligent. Looking at the acceptance email, it seems that the editor did not send the revised manuscript to the reviewers for minor revisions. I noticed that the reviewer for minor revisions did not reply for a second review. The reviewer for major revisions only made one comment, expressing their belief that we had made the necessary revisions. On another note, for these major revisions, we had to reference several related articles, and we ended up citing six or seven papers from the two professors mentioned. Finally, I wish the journal continued success and smooth editing, and I also want to express my gratitude to the two reviewers for their efforts.

Submitted on July 18th, received the first review notice in mid-September. There were two reviewers, one major revision and one minor revision. The editor requested a substantial modification and gave a two-month deadline. Although two months seemed a little long, the two reviewers still reviewed it very carefully, pointing out issues with figures, words, and even some punctuation marks. Some of the questions were indeed difficult to answer, but they were crucial for improving the article. Both reviewers agreed that the writing level of the article was indeed good and well-written. Finally, it took two months to carefully revise each modification, but the process was truly painful. The reviewer advocating for major revision even requested changing the title, so one can imagine how this process was... It was ultimately submitted on November 5th (the corresponding professor always said there was a 70% chance, but one had to be prepared for rejection).