Atmospheric Research

Brothers, this journal is definitely not worth submitting to. I submitted my article in July 2022 and received feedback from two reviewers in October 2022. The editor requested major revisions. After seriously revising for over a month (because I had to conduct additional experiments, so I requested an extension), I submitted the revised version. Surprisingly, instead of sending it back to the original reviewers, the second round of review was assigned to two new reviewers! These new reviewers provided more comments on the manuscript (received in January 2023) and the editor requested major revisions once again. After diligently revising again, I submitted it. This time, however, the editor did not send it for review and instead desk rejected it, along with a long paragraph of comments pointing out the problems in the paper and suggesting submitting elsewhere.

I'm really frustrated. The editor's comments were actually present in the original version, but the editor didn't mention them at first. They waited until after two rounds of major revisions to mention them and then directly rejected the paper! If the editor wanted to reject it or had any concerns, why didn't they reject it earlier? I can only describe this journal and editor as infuriating, completely wasting people's precious time! I'm not a sensitive person, it's normal for articles to be rejected, but I strongly advise everyone to be cautious about submitting to this journal - you never know when a desk reject will arrive.

Alright, brothers, I'm really angry. I'm going to leave a review on other journal platforms as well. I need to vent this frustration!

Posted on May 18, 2021
Received on August 26, 2021
After two minor revisions, the first revision was actually more like a major revision. Some experiments were added and after the revision, one of the reviewers directly agreed to accept it. The second revision was still minor, and after 3 days of modification, it was returned and accepted by the editor on the third day.
The reviewers were quite professional and asked detailed questions. The overall speed of the editorial process was fast. The requirements for innovation and language were satisfactory. It is my first paper in life, and I will continue to submit in the future if I have the opportunity.