宋丹靓敏 2023-08-04

I submitted it in June, and it was reviewed after about ten days. I received revisions on July 25th and returned the revised manuscript on August 1st. On August 3rd, it changed to "editor invited." What does this mean? Can someone please explain? Thank you.

Wang Thiago 2023-04-25

The article was submitted online and a timeline is provided for everyone's reference.

Submitted on December 25, 2022, the article exceeded the word limit so a portion was deleted and returned to the editor. Please note that the reference list is included in the word count, which should not exceed 7,000 words. It was approximately sent for review around January 5, 2023, taking about 10 days.

In early February, the reviewer's comments were received, which took less than a month. There were three reviewers, and the process was very fast. The editor allowed 21 days for revisions, but one reviewer requested the addition of a complete bacterial genome sequencing. Therefore, an extension of 40 days was requested and the editor promptly agreed, mentioning the possibility of further extensions if necessary.

The revised version was sent back on April 5 and underwent external review. However, it was accepted on April 18, with the second review being very fast. On April 24, it was preliminarily made available online and for proofreading.

In summary, it was a very quick submission process, taking less than two months from submission to acceptance, excluding the time for the personal extension. The editor, Dr. Kunihiro Kimura, was an excellent editor.

小白白 2023-02-21

You have to ask the editor about this, but generally, sequencing takes about one to two weeks, so three weeks should be enough.

Wang Thiago 2023-02-19

Hello, I have a question. The reviewer asked me to sequence the bacteria, but the editor only gave me three weeks to make revisions, which is definitely not enough time. Can I sequence a part of it and then revise it? Will it result in rejection? Thank you.

小白白 2023-02-15

Slow is really slow. The main reason is that the time was delayed due to the second review after the repair. However, all the opinions listened to were reasonable.

Shewanella Jay 2023-02-08

Submitted at the end of August 2022, underwent major revisions in October and required additional experiments. Submitted in December 2022, underwent minor revisions at the end of January 2023, and accepted in early February 2023. Overall, the reviewers of the first round were quite strict, with two reviewers providing a total of 62 comments. The comments mainly focused on grammar and language logic issues. The difficulty lied in the need to supplement the research object's situation in another medium, which required almost another round of experiments.

zffff 2022-11-15

I submitted an article 18 years ago, and the process was normal. At the end of 2019, I submitted another one, but it was delayed for a year and a half due to the impact of the pandemic. However, it was finally accepted in late 2021. In July of this year, I submitted another one, and it was accepted just the day before yesterday. Recently, I feel that the review process has become much faster than before, and it seems that the editor-in-chief can also serve as a reviewer. Previously, all reviews relied on external reviewers. Overall, it is an established and prestigious journal.

mlzj2008 2022-09-05

I have already submitted for a month, but it is still in "with editor" status. It's really slow, so I won't submit again in the future.

芋圆仙草不要仙草 2021-11-19

From October 2020, I have been rejected continuously after submitting my manuscript. Finally, I submitted to IJFM. After submitting, I saw online comments saying that it is unfriendly towards Chinese people, but I had no choice as it was the last option in Q1. In January 2021, I submitted again, and during the process, it constantly showed "Under Review" with changing dates. In mid-June, it was sent back for major revisions. There were three reviewers, two had preferences, and one did not prefer it but did not reject it harshly, just raised many questions. I was given two months for the revisions, but I actually finished them in one month. After resubmitting, it took around 10 days to receive acceptance (end of July). Overall, I consider myself lucky, and I did not feel any bias.