Submit on July 2025. After three rounds of revisions, the editors and reviewers were kind, allowing opportunities for improvement without additional experiments. Accepted in April 2026.

(0) 讚！ | 陈囡囡

May I ask how long have you been assigned as an editor?

(0) 讚！ | lsrlsrlsrlsr

May I ask how long it will take to move on to the next step after the image plagiarism check is completed?

(0) 讚！ | Kangzhi

What's going on?

(0) 讚！ | fetfdfdf

It has been a week and I still haven't been assigned an editor.

(0) 讚！ | fetfdfdf

I have a submission question to ask everyone: After the first submission, two external reviewers provided minor revisions, but the journal requires that the revised manuscript must be resubmitted, and there is no specific "submit revision instructions" entrance, so it can only go through the new submission process. The current status is "new submission", but the editor remains the same. In this situation, will the editor usually seek a re-review from the previous external reviewers, or will they find new reviewers?

(0) 讚！ | XJZ

2025.3.11 Submission
2025.7.18 Rework
2025.9.18 Acceptance
2025.10.3 Remittance
2025.10.22 Proof
2025. Online unknown

(0) 讚！ | 0371522

It would be great if we could ensure that Zone 2 is okay.

(0) 讚！ | 陈囡囡

Can't go back, it will be a second-tier magazine in the future.

(0) 讚！ | 一瞬永恒

I couldn't find how to submit the revised manuscript. I hope to seek your help urgently. Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | 希望接收

It takes about 3 months from submission to acceptance, with two rounds of revisions in between. During the revision process, if the reviewers have no further comments, the manuscript will undergo a plagiarism check for images in the next round. Any problematic or duplicate images will be sent back for correction. In the final stages, a professional editor will meticulously edit the grammar of the manuscript word by word. The proofreading process will also involve multiple confirmations. This was my first time submitting to this journal, and I found the process to be relatively fast, extremely rigorous, and overall quite impressive. I would recommend others to give it a try.

(0) 讚！ | Rockyflying

Hello, may I ask if the feedback was received after sending an email inquiry? I submitted my manuscript in February and it has been in external review status for nearly five months now. I'm not sure what to do.

(0) 讚！ | 何有.3

Submit in January
Inquire about the review comments in April, make revisions
Accepted in May

(0) 讚！ | 陈囡囡

Have you followed up from February to May? It feels so long. It's been over a month for me, still under peer review. What should I do, just wait?

(0) 讚！ | 希望接收

After submitting the manuscript, it has been under peer review. How long will it take before I can inquire with the editor, or should I just continue waiting?

(0) 讚！ | 希望接收

Submitted on February 22, 2025
Received reviewer comments on May 5, 2025
Revised on May 22, 2025
Received acceptance letter on June 10, 2025

The first round of major revisions took a bit longer due to the time taken to find a second reviewer. Both reviewers provided detailed feedback, with one having more critical comments. The second reviewer agreed to accept the paper and provided suggestions that were relatively easy to address. Overall, the reviewers were responsible and their feedback greatly helped improve the quality of the manuscript. I am very grateful to the journal's editor and reviewers for their dedication. After the major revisions, a final review was conducted and the paper was accepted without further modifications. It was fortunate that this coincided with the graduation of the student.

(0) 讚！ | stalern

The manuscript was under review for three months, and then several revision suggestions were provided. After making the changes, it was rejected after another month. I don't understand why they would provide revision suggestions if they were going to reject it, and why it took so long.

(0) 讚！ | daojiang

I couldn't find how to submit the revised manuscript, and I hope to seek your help. Urgent! 15168821773@163.com. Thank you very much.

(0) 讚！ | 15168821773

To Bio Pingping: I'm here to find you again. Why is the Microbiology Spectrum not rated up to 4 points? Please talk to your leader and suggest giving this journal a higher rating. Why do you like this journal so much? What interests do you have? Share with everyone. Are you an editor at a university in Beijing? Please enlighten us, what is the Chinese Academy of Sciences rating for this journal this year? Please enlighten us, teacher.

(0) 讚！ | hhtyllbry

Could I ask a question? I plan to upload the revised manuscript, but I am confused. The editor requests that the Figure be uploaded separately. I couldn't find the right place. Should I upload it in the attachment section? Can I only upload three files in the supplement? Should the cover letter be uploaded as an attachment? I have already sent you a friend request via private message.

(0) 讚！ | 15168821773

It took over two months, but it has been received. Speed can be adjusted.

(0) 讚！ | gx

Fell into a pit on September 6th, now experiencing a decline, hoping for the journal to return to its peak.

(0) 讚！ | 超强大妹

Hello, may I ask what the status is now after more than a month?

(0) 讚！ | daojiang

It's been almost a month, and nothing has changed yet.

(0) 讚！ | gx

Hello, has your status changed after being under peer review?

(0) 讚！ | 雷昕