茜54655 2023-07-20

Cannot publish in Cell Host Micro and Nature Micro in non-popular fields. Plos Pathogens is the best choice. The additional experiments required for submission are twice the amount of data. The editors and reviewers are very professional and well-known in the industry. Although it is a 7-point journal, the quality of the articles is higher than 10 points.

云卷云舒5 2023-07-14

The submission was made before the end of 2022 Christmas, only to find out that the entire magazine company would be on a 20-day vacation... It wasn't until mid-January when the magazine company resumed work that it was quickly sent for review.

The first review took a month, with major revisions suggested. All three reviewers highly praised its novelty, with only a few experiments needing to be supplemented. PLOS PATHOGENS requires that if more than three experiments need to be supplemented according to a reviewer, the recommendation would be to reject the submission. They also mentioned that the English writing was terrible.

Then, two months were spent on conducting the experiments. After one month, Reviewer 1 provided minor revisions, mainly pointing out the issue with English. Several reviewers carefully made modifications on the PDF, pointing out every error. It was embarrassing...

However, the response to the minor revisions was somewhat careless, as some description problems were not answered seriously. A few days later, the editor replied, saying that I did not answer every question seriously, and even though some of the questions did not require modifications in the article, they still needed to be explained in detail in the response. It was frustrating...

After submitting the revised version again, it was finally accepted.

PLOS PATHOGENS magazine has a fast processing speed. The submission usually reaches the editor's hands the next day, and the feedback is also given quickly.

The editors are experts in their respective fields, and their names are publicly available for verification. The review comments are objective, fair, meticulous, and have strict requirements.

PLOS PATHOGENS does not only publish popular articles in order to pursue impact factor. Articles in various fields of pathogen research can be published as long as they are innovative and complete.

Although it took a whole six months to be accepted, the overall experience was good.

David zhou 2023-02-04

"A magazine with a strong reputation. Our laboratory can produce one article in about three to four years. Basically, it takes submitting three to four articles to have one of them sent for review. Our laboratory is considered one of the top laboratories in the country. Being able to publish in PLOS Pathogens is a symbol of strong competence."

haosun 2022-12-22

I had a 10-month-long back-and-forth experience of submitting and rejection. The process was extremely painful. But I have to say, PLOS Pathogens is impeccable! They seem to have never engaged in any manipulative actions to influence impact factors, such as chasing hot topics, writing reviews or letters, or manipulating citations. I will continue to strive and aim for a breakthrough!

安迪.孟菲斯 2022-12-21

Based on my interview experience, schools in the US and Canada do not often ask about the practical applications of what you have done; as long as you can explain the scientific significance clearly, it should be sufficient. I hope this is helpful to you.

安迪.孟菲斯 2022-12-21

In China, it is unknown that in Canada and the United States, in the field of basic medicine, having three or more first-author publications in PLOS Pathogens can secure a teaching position interview. According to my colleague's experience, it should not be a problem to obtain a teaching position at a regular school. However, luck plays a role when it comes to top schools. The focus is on what you have done rather than which journal you have published articles in. The uniqueness and novelty of your work are the key factors for obtaining a teaching position in Europe and America, rather than the specific journal in which you have published.

song 2022-12-19

Next target magazine! Currently, it is highly recognized in the Western academic community. The boss has always said that PLOS Pathogens is a very good journal. I don't know how it is in China. Will it not count if the impact factor is less than 10? Are there any friends who can answer this question? It's about to submit in one or two weeks, and I don't want to submit to some not-so-well-known journals just to meet the 10-point requirement. Welcome to leave a message for discussion.

luofeiyu 2022-08-07

One of the top journals in virology. Don't focus too much on the impact factor; the influence of Plos Pathogens is far greater than some journals with scores of a dozen or so.

齐天大圣呀 2022-01-18

All WB original strips, including technical replicates and biological replicates (For review, can also be published in the supplementary materials); all original data for the figures (Publish, required to be included in the supplementary materials).

梦溪笔谈 2021-12-15

What are the original data required for all? Thank you!

玛卡巴卡9089 2021-09-23

Received: April 21, 2021
Accepted: September 3, 2021
Published: September 20, 2021
First review took 30 days, followed by a major revision period of 60 days. The second review took 15 days, and then a minor revision period of 30 days was given. However, it was returned in just 10 days and accepted. I have to say, the professionalism and dedication of the reviewers are exceptional. A good journal is indeed a good journal.

齐天大圣呀 2021-09-18

Already submitted and accepted with revisions,
Received: February 9, 2021
Accepted: June 30, 2021
Published: July 23, 2021
The first review took one month, with three editors providing around 30 suggestions for revisions. The major revisions took two months, and I procrastinated in editing my manuscript for a long time. The second review took approximately one month, and in principle, it was accepted. After that, there were three rounds of formatting changes before it was finally accepted. The original data needs to be uploaded. The journal has a good reputation and word-of-mouth, and the opinions of the editors and reviewers are very fair. The only downside is that the impact factor (IF) did not increase much. I hope it continues to develop better and better.