As it is ISPRS, although it is published by MDPI, it is also one of the few journals in MDPI that can still be submitted to and recognized... Cherish it.

(1) 讚！ | SunFollow

Because my topic fits so well, it basically hit the mark completely, and it feels like a template rejection. Additionally, I had previously contacted a guest editor from the journal who said it was acceptable, so after sending the email, I switched editors to continue the process.

(0) 讚！ | hyggeGray

How did it go after that, dear?

(0) 讚！ | shenxiu

I didn't expect that I could double-check. I was rejected before because the scope didn't match.

(0) 讚！ | shenxiu

I didn't expect that I could also double-check. I was previously rejected because the scope did not match, and I never thought about sending an email to inquire.

(0) 讚！ | shenxiu

4.9 论文已被接受。

(0) 讚！ | hyggeGray

4.8 待编辑决定

(0) 讚！ | hyggeGray

3.31resubmitted 20 minutes second Revised version review.

(0) 讚！ | hyggeGray

Around 4:00 PM in the afternoon. Accept!

(0) 讚！ | 违规昵称请更换

Update: April 1, 2026 Still Pending Editor Decision Starting to have some doubts if there is a problem in the process.

(0) 讚！ | 违规昵称请更换

February 6, 2026, submitted at 8:30 am
March 2, 2026, Pending Review Regardless of the outcome, just do your best!
March 3, 2026, Pending Major Revision Received the result around 6 pm, heard that the major revision was halfway successful, but along with the excitement was the confusion of facing 33 revision comments, including the requirement to supplement two scales of experiments and validate the results, which is the greatest pressure for me.
March 7, 2026, Major Review The fourth set of revision comments arrived, luckily the reviewer was very kind, and most of the comments overlapped with the previous ones, also requested an extension, the editor was very nice, allowing me to submit by the end of March.
March 18, 2026, Submitted R1 Ignoring the teacher's suggestion for sampling, I decided to conduct complete experiments on two smaller scales and diligently made revisions one by one, without any hint of luck, essentially rewriting the paper.
March 26, 2026, Pending Decision Finally, the results arrived, with all three reviewers agreeing, 12 yes and 5 can. After all, it was the first submission, and the excitement couldn't calm down for a long time.
March 27, 2026, Pending Editor Decision

(1) 讚！ | 违规昵称请更换

2.2 Submission
2.4 The scope of the editor's reply email does not match, double-check after replying to the email
2.9 your
3.20 major revision within 14 days

(0) 讚！ | hyggeGray

Finally, it was accepted on 12.09.

(0) 讚！ | 鲨鱼泡椒

9.20 submitted
11.4 major
11.14 P E D
No news yet, urged many times, trashy journal.

(0) 讚！ | 鲨鱼泡椒

The journal under MDPI is not mediocre, with high review requirements. Currently it is ranked Q2 in JCR and included in the third zone of Chinese Academy of Sciences. The review process is also quite fast, making it suitable for a first paper to test the waters.

(0) 讚！ | civilENG

Is 12.2 online now? It only took 3 days to retrieve it.

(0) 讚！ | njleon

2025.8.28 Submission
2025.9.6 External review
2025.10.14 Rejection with encouragement to resubmit, 1 minor revision, 1 major revision, hesitated for a while whether to give major revision or rejection, ultimately gave rejection
2025.10.22 Revised and resubmitted
2025.11.22 Major revision
2025.11.26 Major revision resubmitted
2025.11.29 Accepted
2025.12.2 Indexing

(0) 讚！ | civilENG

Submission received: 12 September 2025
Major revision: 30 Oct. 2025
Manuscript Resubmitted: 11 Nov.  2025
Minor revision: 19 Nov. 2025
Manuscript Resubmitted: 20 Nov.  2025
Minor revision: 21 Nov. 2025
Manuscript Resubmitted: 21 Nov.  2025
Accepted: 26 November 2025
Published: 28 November 2025

(0) 讚！ | njleon

2025.7.14 Submitted
2025.8.27 Minor Revision
2025.9.1 Minor Revised
2025.9.1 Pending Editor Decision
2025.9.10 Accepted

(0) 讚！ | Ears

The processing speed is very fast, and the review comments have strong positive and negative feedback.

(0) 讚！ | Ears

Hello, quite fast, around 2-3 days.

(0) 讚！ | shenxiu

Hello, may I ask when is your PR submission due?

(0) 讚！ | zhenyu shan

2024.10.9 Submission Received
2024.11.12 Declined for Publication - Encourage Resubmission after Revisions
2024.11.28 Revised Submission Received
2024.12.27 Major Revisions
2025.1.10 Manuscript Resubmitted
2025.1.12 Reviewer's Approval
2025.1.16 Accepted for Publication
2025.1.17 Final Proofreading Before Publication
2025.1.18 Published

(0) 讚！ | shenxiu

2024.9.18 Submission Received
2024.9.18 PD
2024.9.20 Under review
2024.11.28 Major Revisions - one acceptance, one four minor revisions, one four major revisions
2024.12.11 Manuscript Resubmitted
2024.12.23 Major Revisions - a problem, possibly requested by the reviewer for major revisions, but the editor only gave 4 days
2024.12.26 Manuscript Resubmitted
2024.12.26 Minor Revisions - minor revisions in 3 days, based on previous comments, the reviewer may not have read it carefully, the manuscript was not changed but responded seriously to the reviewer
2024.12.27 Pending editor decision
2025.1.6 Accepted for Publication
2025.1.7 Final Proofreading Before Publication - Resubmitted on the same day
2025.1.8 Online at 3:00 PM

(0) 讚！ | luyuan

I was rejected, but encouraged to resubmit. Did the response you received directly reject the submission, or reject it while encouraging a resubmission?

(0) 讚！ | shenxiu