Science Advances

Science sub-journals are impressive without comments. However, the three major journals and their sub-journals mainly focus on the fields of biology, chemistry, and medicine, and are not very friendly towards traditional mechanics. My research direction is multi-energy field coupling and vibration suppression mechanism, which leans towards physics. The overall editor of Science gave the evaluation of "very substantial engineering work that is more suitable for specialized journals" and categorizes it as engineering, leading to rejection within a week. Originally, I submitted it in the direction of applied science and engineering, originating from engineering, extracting mechanisms and applying them in a broader direction. This journal requires passing through three stages: first, the chief editor rejects 60% of submissions, then the assistant chief editor rejects another 60%, leaving only 10 out of approximately 100 articles for external review. Therefore, the key is whether the editors decide to review it or not. It is very difficult for traditional mechanics to be published in comprehensive journals. It would be best if the list of authors includes a renowned foreign expert; otherwise, the chances of being cannon fodder are very high.

2021.12.23 initial submission - December 23, 2021, initial submission
2022.03.02 major revision - March 2, 2022, major revision
2022.03.23 major revision submission from the author - March 23, 2022, major revision submission from the author
2022.05.21 minor revision - May 21, 2022, minor revision
2022.05.28 minor revision submission from author - May 28, 2022, minor revision submission from the author
2022.06.23 minor revision about the request in DMA statement - June 23, 2022, minor revision about the request in DMA statement
2022.06.27 submission with revision about updated data - June 27, 2022, submission with revision about updated data
2022.08.26 second minor revision - August 26, 2022, second minor revision
2022.08.28 second minor revision submission from the author - August 28, 2022, second minor revision submission from the author
2022.10.06 accept-technical hold - October 6, 2022, accept-technical hold
It took a total of 10 months, with slightly longer waiting times for the two minor revisions, causing some anxiety, but in the end, good news was received.