ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS

I am engaged in research related to isotopic dating. Due to the incomplete state of dating techniques in the research area, my work can be considered a small innovation in terms of technical methods and directions. After submitting the manuscript, it went under review within three days, and I received the reviewer's comments within a month. Both reviewers provided constructive suggestions, and the editor requested a suitable moderate revision. It took about 20 days to make the revisions due to the slower progress during the Spring Festival. There was a change in the editor after about 10 days, and the manuscript entered the second round of review within half a month. After 13 days, the second review was completed, and the status changed to "required review complete." After 6 days, the decision-making process began, and finally, today, I received the message of acceptance! OGR, as a stepping-stone journal for researchers in the field of ore deposits, has been highly efficient and responsible, from the editor to the reviewers. It doesn't require an excessive amount of flashy data accumulation; as long as your research results are relatively innovative and groundbreaking in your field and region, you can try to submit. Of course, it's even better if it's a regional summary, such as MD and EG. I hope to be able to publish an article in EG in the future! Keep going! Let's applaud for my first journal article.

Posted on July 8, 2022, major revisions were given in September, but the actual comments mainly focused on modifying the geological background, which was partly due to my insufficient understanding of the research area. Changes were made in October, and it was directly accepted on November 27th.

The journal and the editor are very fast, and there is basically no delay. Perhaps this is the benefit of being open-access? There were two reviewers, one of whom provided comments within three days, while the other was slower. If both reviewers were prompt, the paper could potentially be published in two months.

Currently, although the reputation of OGR has declined, its foundation is still there. The quality is not as good as before, but it has not reached the level of minerals. Hopefully, it will continue to improve in the future!