Food and Bioprocess Technology

My manuscript involves the research of using machine vision for the identification and classification of fruits and vegetables. When I first submitted the manuscript, the editor directly returned it and asked for a clarification of the innovative points of the manuscript compared to similar articles previously published in this journal. I think the main issue was that the references did not include the journal's references, so I added the journal's references and made comparisons to clarify the innovative aspects of this study. The resubmission was successful and sent for review.

October 21, 2020: Submitted
January 16, 2021: Major revisions and reconsideration. Two reviewers provided positive feedback, while one suggested rejection. The editor requested major revisions.
February 1, 2021: Submitted revised version
April 13, 2021: Minor revisions for acceptance. After the second round of revisions, two additional reviewers were added. The reviewer with positive feedback from the first revision stated that the modifications did not meet their requirements and suggested rejection. However, the opinions of the two new reviewers were positive. The editor accepted the manuscript after minor revisions.
April 14, 2021: Submitted revised version
April 19, 2021: Accepted

Due to the lack of word limit in this journal and its preference for similar research directions, I submitted my manuscript in the past, which required me to compare it with the literature in this journal's field (basically asking me to cite their publications more). After a month and a half, I received major revisions, and after revising and resubmitting within a week or so, it was accepted for publication. Overall, the process was relatively fast.