ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

First submitted to NC and CACIE, but it was rejected after review because they couldn't find enough reviewers. Then it was submitted to ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, and it seems to have encountered an editor who specializes in the field. The editor is fast but extremely strict:

20/10/2022 submit. The next day, the editor replied and requested revisions to certain parts of the paper and the abstract.
25/10/2022 resubmitted. The editor agreed to the revisions but provided new suggestions for modification.
28/10/2022 submitted for the third time. The next day, it was under review.
26/12/2022 feedback received. Minor and moderate revisions were requested, and the editor provided 7 additional review comments.
28/01/2023 revised.
04/03/2023 feedback received. Both reviewers agreed to accept, but the editor found a new reviewer who suggested minor revisions.
18/03/2023 revised.
19/03/2023 the third reviewer agreed to accept, but the editor unexpectedly provided further comments and requested language polishing.
05/04/2023 revised.
Accepted on the same day.

PS: The editor's comments are highly professional and insightful. Before submitting, I had a negative mindset and directly submitted it in accordance with CACIE's format. The editor patiently notified me of the revisions needed and provided excellent suggestions for modifying the paper before it was sent for review.

2020.07 Submission
In January 2021, I received suggestions for major revisions, but actually the suggested modifications were mostly minor details. If it weren't for the "major revision" status mentioned in the decision, I would have thought they were minor revisions. I made the revisions by the end of the same month.
In May 2021, I received major revision suggestions again, which were also focused on minor details.
I made the revisions in June 2021.
Accepted in July 2021.
It was really slow. It took a whole year from submission to acceptance. After discussing with other teachers and classmates who have published in the same journal, I found that my experience was considered fast. Some waited over a year for acceptance, and it was common for the editorial office to take a month after collecting the reviewers' comments before sending an acceptance email. However, considering that the impact factor of this journal has been increasing in recent years and it has a good reputation, it is still worth submitting if I don't need to graduate in a hurry.
I just graduated with my Master's degree and received the acceptance email. It can be considered as a closure for my Master's stage.