IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT

Submission for Christmas 2020, received first revision letter from AE at the end of February 2021. Major revision and 3 weeks given for revision.

There were three reviewers assigned, and it seems lucky that one of them did not provide any comments. The other two reviewers had a total of 7 comments, mainly covering issues related to applicability and comparative analysis, as well as a common request from the AE and reviewers to conduct additional experiments.

The experiments were completed by the deadline for major revisions, and a response letter of over 40 pages and a revised manuscript of 10 pages were submitted.

One month later, a minor revision request was received. The previous reviewers were satisfied, but the newly added reviewer felt that there was an imbalance between the content in the response letter and the paper, and suggested a major revision. However, the AE requested only minor revisions.

The revisions were completed on April 12th, and the paper was accepted on May 1st, after a 4-month process. This paper discusses measurement methods for photonic sensors, and the TIM journal is considered one of the best in this field. It must be said that the reviewers were very professional, and the article's quality improved significantly based on the major revisions. Overall, the journal has high efficiency in handling submissions, provides a good submission experience, focuses on innovation and experiments, and has a high level of authority in the field of measurement.

The process of submission is shared as follows. After submitting on October 1st, three reviewers quickly accepted the review on the same day, maybe because they were interested in the article's title and found it innovative and cutting-edge. According to online users, the change in status from "Under review" may indicate the acceptance or rejection of the reviewers' comments, and it seems to be the case here, as there were indeed three reviewers.

Within less than a month (29 days), the first round of reviews was received. The reviewers' comments were generally positive, but they also provided many suggestions for improvement, indicating a very professional review process. After carefully revising the manuscript, it was resubmitted, and on December 20th, the status changed to "required reviewers completed." One day later, it automatically changed to "Decision in process." It was a difficult two days waiting for the decision... However, in the end, it was accepted. All three reviewers were very satisfied with the response.

TIM is a well-established journal for instruments and measurements. The editors and reviewers are highly professional, and the processing speed is top-notch. The journal's impact factor has been on the rise in recent years. Best wishes for the journal's continued success!