Geomatics Natural Hazards & Risk

A junior fellow student had submitted to this journal before, originally for graduation purposes, but had a stroke of bad luck and got rejected. Generally speaking, open-access journals are usually faster in terms of publication speed. For example, I have served as an editor for MDPI and Hindawi, and the review process typically takes around 1-3 months, which is acceptable. However, it took a whole 7 months for this journal to accept the submission, with the initial review comments returning after 4 months. This is similar to non-open-access journals. Additionally, they also charge publication fees, which is a bit disappointing. For similar journals in the field of natural hazards that are non-open-access, one can consider submitting to "Natural Hazards". The time is reasonable, and I often review submissions for it, usually taking about half a year. As for open-access journals in the same field, such as "Frontiers in Environmental Science" and "Remote Sensing" where I serve as an editor, the review process takes around 1 month, and the publication fees are similar. Moreover, the editorial teams are willing to offer discounts, and the speed is quite fast. I welcome colleagues in the field of disaster research to exchange and learn from each other. You can contact me via WeChat at "scipersistence". Manuscript submissions are welcome.

I saw on the forum that it was said to be easy to get published. I submitted it in early December last year and gave feedback during the Chinese New Year. Two experts suggested major revisions, and after making the modifications, I submitted it again in early March. It went through a second round of external review by three experts, and the results came back in mid-June this year. There were minor revisions suggested, and I resubmitted it by the end of June. The current status is unknown. I just want to say it is too slow. It has already taken a whole seven months, and there is still no result. Other journals that I submitted to at the same time have accepted articles much faster. I am in a hurry to graduate and there were also many revision suggestions. It doesn't feel as good as it was rumored to be.