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molish 2023-01-16

2022.12.28 Transferred to NC, 2022.12.29 Editor Assigned, 2022.12.29 Manuscript under consideration, and the status has remained unchanged since then. Will the status change during the review process?

521111 2023-01-06

2022.04.12 First draft submission
2022.05.05 Under review
2022.06.25 Received first round of reviewer comments, given 3 months for revisions (3 reviewers: one negative, one positive, one neutral)
2022.10.22 Second draft submission (requested one-month extension for revisions via email to the editor)
2022.11.29 Received second round of reviewer comments, email notification stating acceptance in principle, requested formatting revisions
2022.12.12 Third draft submission
2022.12.29 Email notification of formal acceptance
2022.01.03 Proofreading
2023.01.05 Online publication

chenzhili 2023-01-05

The layout fee will be separately sent to the corresponding author by email.

Weijer17 2023-01-04

It has been 6 months since I filed, and there is still no news of the first trial, TMD.

jun~jun 2022-12-21

May I ask if the payment will be sent to the email separately?

chenzhili 2022-12-18

Journal strict, serious, pays attention to details
First round:
2022.5.28 Submitted
2022.5.30 Editor assigned
2022.5.30 Manuscript under consideration
Insufficient number of reviewers, re-invite reviewers
2022.8.22 Received reviewer comments, all three reviewers' comments are positive, invite a revision within three months
Second round:
2022.10.26 Manuscript submitted after two months of revision
2022.11.16 In principle, to publish. Mainly minor revisions, one reviewer gave suggestions for language expression.
Third round:
2022.11.22 Manuscript submitted
2022.11.29 Receipt
2022.12.8 Proofs
2022.12.13 Online

爱吃饭的饭 2022-11-27

May I ask if NC requires the provision of raw data and code?

晴天娃娃2022 2022-11-23

May I ask when the original data was uploaded? Thank you!

晴天娃娃2022 2022-11-23

Wow, that's impressive! When was the original data uploaded? Thank you!

北神流觞 2022-11-19

Did the OP win? After I submitted one, it still hasn't shown any contact with the reviewers. What does it mean when it shows a blank?

zzstone 2022-11-18

Has your status changed? Mine is also "contacting reviewer" for a long time.

duts 2022-11-15

I made a cross-disciplinary submission on June 22nd, possibly because it intersects with the field of energy. The editor did not know many reviewers, so on July 15th, they informed me that they couldn't find a reviewer and asked me to wait a little longer. On August 22nd, I received the comments from the initial review, which were very positive. The two reviewers mainly suggested that I enrich the introduction. After about a month and a half of revisions, I sent it back on October 2nd. On October 29th, I was told that the second reviewer had no comments, but the editor mentioned some formatting issues that needed to be addressed. It took a few more days, and on November 8th, I submitted the revised version. On November 9th, it was officially accepted.

j-liu 2022-11-10

It has already been submitted for review, just wait a little longer.

Weijer17 2022-11-09

Submitted in mid-July, it is still in the "contacting reviewer" stage. This will be the final submission to this journal.

丽丽大魔王 2022-10-14

It's okay, as long as you don't click on submit, it's fine. You can delete the current submission status.

木木的宁宁 2022-10-14

Excuse me, everyone. Recently, I just returned a revised article for major revisions. However, I accidentally clicked a button out of curiosity, and now the status has changed to "submit for revision." Does this have any impact?

Jacs-bio 2022-09-25

Partial work during the doctoral period was fortunate enough to be submitted to "Nature Communications" with the following submission process:
22-1-14 Submission in process
22-1-14 Manuscript submitted
22-1-17 Editor assigned
22-1-17 Manuscript under consideration
22-2-01 Contacting potential reviewers
22-2-10 Manuscript under consideration
22-3-04 All reviewers assigned
22-5-06 Review complete
22-5-06 Minor revision
22-7-05 Manuscript submitted
22-7-06 Manuscript under consideration
22-7-21 Review complete
22-8-05 Accept in principle
22-8-14 Manuscript submitted
22-8-31 Accept
22-9-12 Published online

NE-NC 2022-09-21

I was notified around the beginning of August that it was under review, and later it showed "under consideration". In early September, it displayed a blank line and I don't know what it means. I don't know if it has been sent out or not, and I feel very anxious.

Weijer17 2022-09-21

After submission, it has been stuck in the stage of contacting reviewers. I sent an email inquiring and they said they haven't sent it yet. I'm frustrated, it's too slow.

lydx 2022-09-21

The review process was relatively slow. In the first review, one opinion was rejection and the other was minor revisions. The final editor requested major revisions, but the big boss was not satisfied and it took over a year to make changes. In the end, the result was still acceptable. After all, it is considered the smallest subsidiary journal of Nature.

淡绿色的花雨 2022-09-19

Thank you for sharing. After our principle acceptance, the status has been stuck at "editor assigned" for 13 days without any progress. It seems like I have to wait a little longer.

还没想好叫啥子 2022-09-18

Fifth round of reception
After receiving the principle acceptance, the format was modified. The original data was requested to be uploaded in the third round of editing. It took a whole week to modify the format, which was very troublesome and time-consuming. Finally, after 25 days of submission, it was officially accepted. It took a total of 5 rounds and ten months, but fortunately it was accepted.
16th September 22
Manuscript under consideration
16th September 22
Editor Assigned
23rd August 22
Manuscript submitted
23rd August 22
Submission in process
22nd August 22

还没想好叫啥子 2022-09-18

Round 4: Principle Acceptance
The rejection took 2 months without a response, while the minor revisions were accepted. Two months after submission, the editor gave a principle acceptance.

19th August 22: Manuscript under consideration
12th August 22: Review Complete
12th August 22: All Reviewers Assigned
22nd June 22: Manuscript under consideration
22nd June 22: Editor Assigned
22nd June 22: Manuscript submitted
15th June 22: Submission in process

还没想好叫啥子 2022-09-18

Third round
After submission, it was sent back without being reviewed. They said our tone of speech was too aggressive and that we need to be more polite to the reviewers in order to have a chance of acceptance.
15th June 22
Manuscript under consideration
13th June 22
Editor Assigned
11th June 22
Manuscript submitted
11th June 22
Submission in process

还没想好叫啥子 2022-09-18

Second round of major revisions.
Rejected manuscripts remain rejected, those undergoing major revisions have not been returned. The editor has found a third person to review. Minor revisions. 21st April 22.
Manuscript is being considered. 1st April 22.
Review is complete. 1st April 22.
All reviewers have been assigned. 28th March 22.
Manuscript is being considered. 28th March 22.
Manuscript is being considered. 15th March 22.
Contacting potential reviewers. 15th March 22.
Manuscript is being considered. 14th March 22.
Editor has been assigned. 14th March 22.
Manuscript was submitted. 10th March 22.
Submission is in process. 10th March 22.

还没想好叫啥子 2022-09-18

First round
One rejection, one major revision, editor gave rejection for resubmission
2nd February 22

Manuscript under consideration
25th January 22

Review Complete
25th January 22

All Reviewers Assigned
25th January 22

Manuscript under consideration
14th January 22

Contacting Potential Reviewers
14th January 22

Manuscript under consideration
16th December 21

Editor Assigned
16th December 21

Manuscript submitted
13th December 21

Submission in process
13th December 21

还没想好叫啥子 2022-09-13

You have been 40 days already, it seems like my 20 days is just the beginning.

zhoudongdo 2022-09-13

How long does it take to officially accept after receiving the repaired item? Thank you.

zhoudongdo 2022-09-13

May I ask how long it takes to officially accept the return for repair after the principle acceptance? It has been over 40 days and we still haven't received it.

Weijer17 2022-09-07

It has been 40 days since contacting reviewers, and the status has remained unchanged. What's the situation?

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