Dear seniors, I submitted my paper in October last year and it is currently in the third review phase. It has been stuck in the "technical review" stage for two months now, and the slow processing speed of this journal is making me very anxious. 

So I would like to ask, is it possible to transfer the submission to another journal without withdrawing it?

(0) 讚！ | wang

Could I ask all the academicians, how long does it take for the manuscript to move to the UR stage after being assigned to an editor? The submission was made on the 7th, passed the technical review on the same day, and the editor was assigned, but there has been no progress until today.

(0) 讚！ | 共和国万岁

Technical inspection is just waiting for the editor to handle, probably in line...

(0) 讚！ | zzzzzzwo

I also submitted my manuscript in October last year, and have been continuously revising the format after the second review. This has been revised twice, and each time it has been stuck in the technical review stage.

(0) 讚！ | wang

I'm really annoyed by TMD! I haven't even been hired yet and I'm already being rejected. This luck is unbelievable.

(0) 讚！ | wang

Technical checks are usually handled by the editors, so we just have to wait patiently.

(0) 讚！ | zzzzzzwo

Today just paid, revised according to the opinions of external audit experts, and basically edited the format requirements behind, because the journal changed its name, the format changes were relatively large, three rounds of changes were made during this period, which was quite cumbersome.

Submission received
24 Oct 2024
With editor
28 Oct 2024
Peer review
Reviewer(s) accepted
24 Nov 2024
Revision requested
23 Dec 2024
Revision received
24 Dec 2024
Submission accepted
20 Mar 2025
Publishing and rights complete
01 Apr 2025

(0) 讚！ | zzzzzzwo

If you really have to keep holding on like this, please, please don't waste my time for too long. Give me a rejection instead!!!

(0) 讚！ | wang

How did it come to pass that the branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences fell under the jurisdiction of the Nature journal?

(0) 讚！ | BBANANA

The slow review process, combined with being bumped from the top, is making me consider switching to Eco Indicators now.

(0) 讚！ | wang

This journal has now been added to npj and become a sub-journal of Nature. There has been a major change in the peer review process, and the surge in submissions has led to a significant increase in workload.

(0) 讚！ | 可爱的你

The same, so urgent, it has been stuck for 2 months with no progress at all.

(0) 讚！ | 可爱的你

Is this journal operating so slowly now? It has been 20 days since the third technical check, and there is still no progress! Could you please advise, seniors, is this situation normal?

(0) 讚！ | wang

Thank you for the guidance, big brother!

(0) 讚！ | wang

Can I ask if the recent efficiency has slowed down? Or has it always been this slow? My article has been submitted for eight days and has not yet passed the technical review.

(0) 讚！ | wang

The journal has been renamed to npj Heritage Science (ISSN 3059-3220). The previous ISSN 2050-7445 can no longer be found.

Official website: https://www.nature.com/npjheritagesci

(1) 讚！ | 粒粒山楂丸

May I ask if the original poster has received the proofreading notification now?

(0) 讚！ | alex

I haven't received the email with the final draft yet, have you received it?

(0) 讚！ | 不要活在未来

Have you encountered the situation where your school's manuscript section cannot receive rework emails?

(0) 讚！ | alex

Have you been published now? I also received the acceptance notice over half a month ago, but haven't received the proofreading notice yet. I am anxiously waiting...

(0) 讚！ | alex

How long does the technical check take? It has been half a month since I submitted my article, and it is still under technical check. Is this normal?

(0) 讚！ | 小斌斌

Is the publication of this journal very slow now? It's been almost a month since I accepted it, and I still haven't received the proofreading and other materials. Is it because the journal has recently joined npj and is too busy, resulting in a decrease in office efficiency?

(0) 讚！ | 猫白

I usually translate and proofread my own work, but sometimes when I am busy, I will have translation agencies do the translation. However, the fact is that the translations done by translation agencies usually need to be re-translated entirely by myself, because only I know the content that the article needs to convey. Whether it is AI or a translation agency, it is difficult to grasp the core ideas of the paper and can only play a supporting role. If assistance is truly needed, it is recommended to use AI. The professor in the office next to mine has published top journals using ChatGPT for translation (it can be done in just one day).

(0) 讚！ | 地遥求索者&Fu

Senior, the reviewer also raised some issues with my English writing, so I would like to ask if you have any good polishing methods to recommend.

(0) 讚！ | wang

Brother, do your discipline recognize this kind of journal as a top 1 area?

(0) 讚！ | wang