IET Electric Power Applications

2020-4-28 Submission
2020-7-16 Major revision
2020-8-28 Minor revision
2020-10-12 Acceptance
2020-12-22 Final draft
2021-2-12 Publication

There were a total of four reviewers who provided comments. Two of them were very sharp and raised a lot of questions. One was more neutral and raised some questions. One was a mediator and asked some irrelevant questions.

During the second revision, because I only indirectly answered some questions, one of the reviewers insisted on a direct answer. In the end, I conducted experiments, provided data, and addressed the issue.

My research is focused on optimizing electrical structures. Since there were no outstanding points, I shifted my focus to natural optimization algorithms to achieve multi-objective optimization for electrical machines. Previously, I had been rejected by STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION, which is also a good journal. Although it rejected my paper, it provided constructive feedback that greatly helped me in revising it.

I have concluded my graduate studies and I'm not particularly interested in the mechanical industry. I have moved on to work in chip IC design. I hope everyone has a bright future!

2022.7.15 pending decision
2022.7.15 accepted Four reviewers in the first round all expressed acceptance, but the fifth reviewer was nowhere to be found. These reviewers had many technical requirements, but they did not make me repeatedly revise minor details.

Overall, this submission process was quite tortuous. I thought I would have to make several more rounds of revisions, but the result was unexpected. Generally speaking, this journal is not easy to get into, as many people around me have been rejected. Based on my own experience combined with cases of people around me, the reviewers of this journal are usually very professional and to the point. The journal has a relatively high open access fee, and its annual publication volume has dropped to just over 100 articles in the past two years. However, it is worth acknowledging that the editorial department is indeed efficient.