Agricultural Water Management

2022.11.03 submit
2022.11.04 with editor
2022.11.05 under review, track your submission shows no reviewers agreed to review until 2022.11.15 when two reviewers were found
2022.11.17 first reviewer completed, waiting for the second reviewer
2022.12.29 required reviews completed
2022.12.30 decision in process
2023.01.01 major revision, thought it would take a long time until the New Year, but surprisingly the editors were working on New Year's Day. There were two editors, the editor-in-chief and the deputy editor from Italy. There were a total of 20 review comments from the two reviewers.
2023.01.08 revised with editor
2023.01.14 with editor, date changed
2023.01.15 accept, unexpectedly the revised version was accepted without further review
First time submitting to agricultural and water management, the process was fast, the only downside is that it was open access.

TOP journals specialized in agricultural water conservancy, both recognized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) as first-class publications. They have a higher quality compared to other journals in the same field. The review process usually takes around 3 months to provide feedback. The impact factor is expected to exceed 10 within 2-3 years due to the fact that they will become open access journals in 2023 (with an approximate publication fee of 20,000 RMB). This will naturally lead to a rapid increase in citations. However, it may also make it less accessible for those without financial resources to publish irrelevant content.