Redox Biology

September submission was rejected, but we were advised to revise the content and resubmit for evaluation. We took it seriously and conducted supplementary experiments, which took one month to complete. Then, we submitted again. The reviewer provided minor revisions, but we still treated them seriously. It took another month, and the second day after resubmission, it was accepted. So, I feel that this journal has a guiding and helpful role for works that are interested in publication. Therefore, I am very grateful for this submission experience. Another feeling I have is that the results of the article are as comprehensive as possible. We couldn't prove what was considered a conclusion at that time. In the end, we honestly stated that our results were like this. Then, we provided a hypothesis to explain the mechanism. However, what is important is that we are quite certain about the results that are different from others. The experimental data is particularly abundant. We just wanted to tell the reviewer that we are also unsure why, but this is indeed the result. This point, I also consider it my biggest gain. Do not conform to others' results. What is more important is to present trustworthy results of our own.

Submitted on August 17, 2022, and received major revisions on August 30. There were two reviewers, one suggested accepting it directly, while the other asked for simple answers to five questions (although the revisions requested by the editor were actually minor). Sent back for revisions on September 20, and one of the reviewers took a long time to provide their second-round comments. On the eighth day of the revisions, the editor re-invited the reviewer. At this moment, I felt anxious, fearing that another reviewer would criticize my work. I was anxious for a week, and on October 6, at noon, the reviewer's comments came in. The first reviewer raised a formatting issue, the second reviewer asked for further discussion, and the third reviewer (the newly invited one) suggested accepting my article directly. Finally, the editor gave minor revisions. After revising on October 10, it was officially accepted on October 14.