One Earth

2022.11.08 submit
2022.12.17 Rejected. Three reviewers, one minor revision, one major revision, one rejection, rejected by the editor. After discussing with my supervisor, it was found that the reasons provided by the rejecting reviewer were not substantial. Therefore, an appeal was filed, and the editor agreed to a major revision.
2023.01.16 Revised
2023.02.17 Rejected. Two reviewers agreed to accept, but one reviewer disagreed and the paper was still rejected.
Overall, it was not a good submission experience. Personally, I feel that this journal values the opinions of reviewers, but the rejection reason given by the first reviewer was baseless. The editor may have been afraid of trouble or had other reasons, and did not send it to the fourth reviewer for arbitration, which is a bit frustrating. This journal claims to be on par with Nature, but I have personally seen that the quality of articles related to my field is average. I will not submit to this journal again and wish it to improve in the future.

Before submitting, write a letter to inquire whether the editorial work is suitable, and then submit. After 3 months, the first reviewer will provide modification suggestions. The reviewer is very professional and offers many constructive opinions. After making the modifications, approximately 3 months later, a preliminary acceptance will be given. Then the editor will provide constructive suggestions to make the article more suitable for the journal's style.