毕业要紧啊 2023-04-22

With Editor 10 days, if it is not reviewed, I will most likely be furious.

Cenyongjie 2023-04-21

It is really a terribly trashy journal. First, I submitted an article on environmental pollution, which was sent for review by the editor. The opinions of two reviewers came back, with one suggesting minor revisions and the other stating a lack of innovation. The editor ultimately chose to reject the submission. Then, the journal editor helped me contact another journal for transfer. The letter stated that my manuscript had already been reviewed by the editor of ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, who replied that they could accept the manuscript after modifying it according to their formatting requirements. In theory, if there are no fundamental errors, a transferred submission will definitely be reviewed, and the success rate of acceptance will be very high, as the editor only chooses to transfer if they believe the manuscript quality is satisfactory and meets the journal's requirements. So, after making the required modifications to fit the journal's formatting requirements, I transferred the submission. For the first ten days, it continuously showed "with editor." After reading others' reviews, I realized that this journal is notoriously slow, so I thought it was normal. However, on the very first day, the result came back as "rejected," with the letter stating that the editor believed the content of the manuscript did not align with the journal's research field. Is the study on the effects of chemical pesticides on agricultural pests not aligned? What a big joke! The editor reviewed the manuscript and thought it was suitable for transfer, but now they say we are not aligned? Are they kidding? This journal is truly trash, and I do not recommend anyone to submit to it. From my example, it is clear that this journal is internally chaotic and incredibly slow, wasting time.

大庆啊 2023-04-19

2023.01.08 Post (Related to genomics)
2023.04.18 Major revision
Currently in the process of editing.

Xiaoxiao Bu 2023-04-18

Classmate, I sent you a friend message, can you take a look?

Xiaoxiao Bu 2023-04-18

Ah, classmate, I am in exactly the same situation as you! That deputy editor in Egypt is truly a parasite for the magazine!

什么时候才能毕业 2023-04-18

This magazine is problem-free and positive, but the editors are inconsistent. I encountered an irresponsible editor who I submitted my manuscript to in November last year, and now it has been 50 days without any progress on the second review. The first review had three review comments, but the second review only had two. The editor neither invites new reviewers nor makes decisions based on existing comments. Ah, I don't know what to do. It's the deputy editor from Egypt, let's just avoid them.

Xiaoxiao Bu 2023-04-17

Back to my own paper, it has been half a year since I submitted it. The editor in charge of handling my manuscript is a deputy editor from Egypt. His work efficiency is extremely low, and it can be said that he is extremely irresponsible. Anyone whose paper falls into his hands is unlucky. In the first round of review, all three reviewers unanimously recognized and appreciated our work. They suggested adding experiments or discussing some key points. We promptly conducted the additional experiments and carefully revised the manuscript. However, there has been no response from the editor for many days after submitting the revised version. After urging, it was finally marked as "Under Review" on the same day. We invited the original three reviewers, but only two accepted the invitation and their review comments have been returned for a long time. The third reviewer still has not accepted the invitation, so my paper is now stuck in a loop. I have sent numerous reminders, hoping that the editor can handle my manuscript, or re-invite the third reviewer, or make a decision based on the existing review comments to save the authors' valuable time. It has been exactly six months since the submission, and more than half of that time has been wasted in the hands of this editor!!! The editor still has not shown any response!!! Perhaps he deliberately ignores my manuscript after seeing my reminders, or maybe he simply does not work and ignores all the manuscripts in his hands. In any case, I will never consider this journal again in the future!

Xiaoxiao Bu 2023-04-17

Big brother, the changes in the "Under Review" date refer to the operations of inviting reviewers, reviewers accepting invitations, and reviewers completing reviews, etc. These are all normal. After you submitted your manuscript, it was sent for review by the editor within two to three days, which is considered very fast. My paper, on the other hand, took two weeks to be sent for review. From the review process to the decision, it took about one and a half months, which is also relatively fast considering the review time and the editor's handling time. What's more important is that the editor made a decision based on the opinions of the two reviewers for your manuscript, while for my paper, the editor invited a third reviewer after receiving the opinions from the first two reviewers, which further delayed the review process by one and a half months. The editor will not deliberately select unfavorable opinions to reject your work. If both reviewers do not have a positive view of your work, the editor can only reject the submission. This is a normal procedure. Of course, there is a chance that you may have bad luck and encounter two reviewers who are not experienced or for other reasons, incorrectly judge your work. However, based on my years of experience in manuscript submission, the suggestions made by reviewers are generally fair. Considering and adopting their opinions humbly can greatly improve the scientific quality of the article, including language issues. The probability of both reviewers incorrectly evaluating the quality of your article is lower. In fact, based on your experience, I think the handling process of your manuscript is relatively normal. I cannot comment on the reviewers, but the efficiency of the editor you encountered is very nice. Would you mind sharing who was in charge of your manuscript?

zhangdaqi 2023-04-17

Posted on February 21, 2023, after two or three days under review, there were 4-5 changes in the timeline. On April 17th, the review comments came back, and it was directly rejected. Firstly, they mentioned that the English of the article does not meet the standards. Our papers are always revised by foreign teachers, which is almost always mentioned in the journal's feedback. In two months, there were only two reviewers' comments, and both were negative. What happened with the multiple timeline changes in between? Why did the editor only select the negative comments from two reviewers? One reviewer wrote a lot, taking up a page and a half, but it seemed like their content was just guesswork. The other one only wrote a few sentences, stating that it was not suitable for this journal. Two months of time wasted like this. I can only say, be cautious when submitting.

Xiaoxiao Bu 2023-04-14

Classmate, which editor is in charge of handling your paper? I am the older brother from Egypt, and it's really tedious and exhausting.

S.Yang 2023-04-13

The manuscript was submitted in April of the 22nd year. It underwent external review for 8 months and was recommended for major revisions. After making the revisions, we were given 1 month to make further modifications. There were 4 reviewers in total. One reviewer accepted the revised manuscript, while 2 reviewers requested additional data. The remaining reviewer did not provide any feedback and simply stated that the research was meaningless and should be rejected, using harsh language. We supplemented the necessary data as requested. Initially, we thought that the editorial department would not send the manuscript to the reviewer who did not provide any feedback (it was obvious that they were biased against us, so there was no point in sending it again), but to our surprise, the editor still sent it. As expected, the other three reviewers were satisfied with the revisions, but this particular reviewer did not provide any feedback and insisted on rejecting the manuscript. After a long process of 10 months, it was finally rejected. For those in a hurry to graduate, it is best not to attempt submitting to this journal as the efficiency is too slow. I am unsure if the editor I encountered had a problem or if it is the journal's style, but in such a situation, shouldn't we have been assigned a different reviewer? It is truly frustrating. It is also possible that our research has threatened certain influential figures.

evand12 2023-04-11

May I ask which step we are currently at?

evand12 2023-04-11

Can I ask if it is under review now?

gougou360 2023-03-30

Jan 02, 2023 initial date submitted
Jan 11, 2023 Editing rejection, but encouraged to resubmit after improvement
Jan 17, 2023 initial date submitted
Jan 25, 2023 under review (dates changed multiple times)
Mar 10, 2023 required reviews completed
Mar 14, 2023 minor revision (3 reviewers, 1 suggests acceptance, the other 2 reviewers have a total of around ten questions)
Mar 22, 2023 revision submitted to journal
Mar 24, 2023 with editor
Mar 29, 2023 accepted
Once again, thank you to Editor Guorui Liu and best wishes for the continued success and growth of EES!

嘿咪吃鱼 2023-03-27

20230327 con editor translates to "20230327 with editor" in English.

嘿咪吃鱼 2023-03-20

Currently, we can only wait.

萨达哈鲁 2023-03-20

I also submitted on March 6th, had the editor on the 11th, and there hasn't been any change until now.

嘿咪吃鱼 2023-03-20

20230306 Submission - This indicates that a document or work was submitted on March 6, 2023.

20230311 With Editor - This suggests that the document or work is currently in the possession of an editor as of March 11, 2023.

萨达哈鲁 2023-03-14

Why has it been a week already and my status is still "with editor"? It's been delayed for so long, how much longer until it reaches the next stage?

文博 2023-02-28

My situation is the same as yours, it will be published soon, but I haven't paid yet.

文博 2023-02-26

Is there such a good thing?

just11 2023-02-25

How is the layout fee handled by everyone? Why was the publication made without paying the layout fee directly?

文博 2023-02-24

Today I finally received the acceptance notice, after a total of 5 months of waiting. Actually, the review process was not too slow, except for the second review, which was extremely slow. However, this was mainly due to one reviewer who consistently refused to review. Overall, the editor was quite responsible, and the reviewer was very meticulous, pointing out a mistake and weakness in my article. Lastly, I want to complain about the increasing number of journals that require payment. Even Geoderma, which I recently submitted to, has now adopted an open-access model. This kind of behavior indirectly adds to the burden of scientific research, and I hope it can be curbed.

longchengLi 2023-02-18

Every time I find some problems and get rejected. The first time they said there were grammar issues and asked me to revise and resubmit. The second time they said there were problems with the methodology section and asked me to revise and resubmit. The third time, I sent it to a senior colleague in Pakistan for review. After two months, it came back with feedback from four reviewers. One of them said it needed major revisions and there were issues with the data analysis. They also wanted me to cite their article from the fourth quadrant. The second reviewer said there was no novelty and it was unclear what I was trying to convey. The third reviewer disappeared without giving any feedback. The fourth reviewer asked for major revisions without providing any specific comments. I am really frustrated with this journal. They should either reject it directly or not send it for review if they are going to provide such poor feedback. It doesn't help the article at all. I will not submit to this journal again.

涅槃重生 2023-02-14

After going through two major revisions and one minor revision, it was finally accepted today. It took more than four months from submission to acceptance! The minor revision was accepted two days after it was sent back, so it was quite quick. The "under review" stage earlier was too slow!

涅槃重生 2023-02-12

The feedback from the third round of review is minor revisions. I just finished making the modifications today and submitted them. I will share the decision letter as soon as it becomes available.

嘿咪吃鱼 2023-02-10

2022.08.23 Submission
2022.09.18 Review
2022.11.28 Major Revision
2023.01.16 Minor Revision
2023.02.06 Acceptance
There are a total of 3 reviewers, and the process from initial review to acceptance took a total of 7 months. Thank you to the reviewers and editor Hao Zhu!

Xiaoxiao Bu 2023-02-09

How long does it take to receive the decision letter after the review is complete? Remember to come back and share with us, so everyone can see how slow this magazine is.

涅槃重生 2023-02-08

Although there are only opinions from two reviewers, today finally marks the end of the third round of review. I wonder what the outcome will be.

Xiaoxiao Bu 2023-02-06

Our research group submitted a paper at the end of 2022. It went through the first round of review with three reviewers. We invited these three individuals for revisions, but only two accepted. After about a week, the two reviewers who accepted completed their reviews, and the paper was directly accepted. We couldn't understand the strange practices of this journal. The handling editors' procedures and criteria for processing manuscripts are completely inconsistent. It seems like they make decisions based on their mood... We should avoid submitting to this journal in the future if possible.