Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B

One of the few conscientious journals in China. Recommended by a public account, I submitted an article with a trial mindset and received major revisions after a month. I was shocked at that time, as the editor provided over 70 comments on research content, logical writing, experimental design, image coordination, graphic issues, even paragraphs, and grammar. They also provided very detailed solutions, many of which were directly related to the key points, surprising in their professionalism. I spent another month revising based on the feedback, and felt that the quality of the article had greatly improved. The editorial team is composed of capable individuals, with fair and responsible editors. When encountering controversial issues, they provide opportunities for appeals and counter-arguments, and the processing is quite fast. I sent an email and received a reply in less than an hour. Zhejiang University has a distinctive approach in running this journal, unlike other magazines that require connections to submit papers. Currently, the journal's level is also suitable for domestic master's and PhD submissions. I just don't understand why it has been downgraded to the third tier. As of early February, the real-time impact factor has exceeded 5. As a promising national journal, shouldn't it be supported based on the principle of fairness during the classification by the Chinese Academy of Sciences? After all, this is one of the few comprehensive national journals. I wonder if certain magazines that rely on connections can be in the first tier, why can't this one even be in the second tier? Is it because they look down on Zhejiang University or what?

Let me tell you how this journal is like: I saw this journal doing advertisements, submitted an article, and it was reviewed and sent for review quickly by the editor. Then it entered a long review process, lasting 6 months, with no news at all. Seeing the sincerity in the writing (the next few months were the off-season for submissions, so the review was fast), I waited. However, after half a year passed, I was directly rejected, and the feedback seemed to be written by someone in the same field, with basically no valuable suggestions for revisions.