JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN

Posted on April 10, 2022.
Initial review completed on May 11, 2022, with minor revisions suggested within 14 days. Two reviewers with relative expertise in the field.
Revised manuscript submitted on May 23, 2022.
Second review completed on June 19, 2022. On June 22, the deputy editor recommended acceptance, and on June 23, the editor made the decision to accept. The final manuscript was submitted on June 24, 2022.
The final manuscript was approved and accepted on June 25, 2022.
Overall, the entire process was completed within two and a half months, indicating a very fast review speed.
JMD is a top supplement journal of Tianjin University. One publication fulfills the requirements for a doctoral graduation. However, why did it drop to Zone 3 this year when it was in Zone 2 in 2021?
This manuscript was previously submitted to the top journal MMT, but at that time, it did not have any experiments. It was criticized by the two reviewers for lacking innovation. Later, the approach was modified, focusing on the main content with innovative points and additional experiments were included. The manuscript was then submitted to JMD and accepted. It seems that purely theoretical and simulation-based articles are not easily accepted, despite the presence of many theoretical articles by top researchers in MMT.

Paper Submitted July 13
Associate Editor Assigned August 13
Paper Review Completed September 28
AE Recommendation Revisions Required September 29
Revised Paper Submitted October 13
Revision Review Completed November 4
AE Recommendation Accept As Is November 4
Editor Decision Accept As Is November 6
Accepted for Publication November 6

The reviewer's comments were demanding, focusing on details and posing challenging questions. Essentially, they required a significant overhaul of the methodology and experimental sections. When resubmitting the revised paper, I did not indicate the modifications within the text, prompting the associate editor to contact me and request a re-submission. As a result, it shows two rounds of revisions.

Overall, the paper emphasizes theoretical value, which explains its high recognition within the industry. If the theoretical value is not strong, solely relying on engineering and technical aspects is not recommended for submission.