Have you got any results yet?

(0) 讚！ | 科研小白菜

How is it going?

(0) 讚！ | 科研小白菜

On April 20, 2026, transferred from Chinese Medicine to this journal.
On July 1, 2026, the first reviewer was invited.
On July 12, 2026, the first reviewer provided comments, but the other reviewers have not been found yet (out of a total of ten invitations, only one accepted, and it is unknown how long to wait).

(0) 讚！ | 科研小白菜

This is a magazine that I will never submit to again in the future. I submitted in December 24, and was informed of receiving the review report at the end of May 25. It wasn't until August that I was notified of the first revision. After resubmitting the revised version within 2 weeks, I was informed of receiving the review report in February 26. In mid-April, I was told that my submission was rejected. I am speechless, the entire submission process took a year and a half. During the submission period, I sent emails to urge progress but never received a response. The speed was too slow, and I am in a hurry to graduate, so I will be more cautious in my submissions.

(1) 讚！ | 浙西第一深情

I am too, I have always been WE.

(0) 讚！ | Run

It has been 10 months, and it is still peer review.

(0) 讚！ | earth2060

The submission was made on May 15, 2025, and ten months have passed, but the journal has still not found a second reviewer.

(0) 讚！ | earth2060

Submitted for over a month, it has been in the hands of the editors the whole time.

(0) 讚！ | yellowland

I have been waiting for 4 months and still haven't received any response.

(0) 讚！ | 桃桃淘子

The submission has been sitting in the hands of the editor for nearly two months with no progress, it's a frustrating journal.

(0) 讚！ | 大S来虐菜

How many reviewers does this journal typically require before the editors provide feedback?

(0) 讚！ | 桃桃淘子

I have been waiting for four months and still haven't received any notification for repair, and there is no reviewer assigned.

(0) 讚！ | 桃桃淘子

The process is very slow, it has been 3 months and only one reviewer has provided feedback. When will we receive the results?

(0) 讚！ | 桃桃淘子

25.8.26 Ethics, Conflict of Interest Format Modification
25.8.27 Revised
25.9.4 Accepted

Half a year, made 4 revisions, the speed is really slow.

(0) 讚！ | Fen1ce

July 31, 2025, minor revisions in the third review
August 1, 2025, revised

(0) 讚！ | Fen1ce

Submission to BMC Medicine was guaranteed to be transferred to BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies.

2025.3.5 Technical check
2025.3.12 Editorial assignment
2025.3.12 With editor
2025.3.24 First review
2025.4.8 Major revisions after first review
2025.4.17 Revised submission
2025.4.19 Second review
2025.5.19 Minor revisions after second review
2025.5.21 Revised submission
2025.5.26 Third review

The results of the third review are still unknown.

Overall, the journal is decent, and the reviewers are professional enough. However, following the usual style of BMC, the process is extremely slow. If you are in a hurry, it is best not to submit here.

(0) 讚！ | Fen1ce

Can I ask how long it usually takes to hear back about a submission that has been rejected? Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | Mayday0617

Chinese herbal compound, the submission was rejected, recommended for resubmission.

(0) 讚！ | jane

This is the problem with your article... the content is not rigorous and the rejection is not unjust.

(0) 讚！ | 月

Basic experimental direction of traditional Chinese medicine compound; Reason for rejection by editor: There is no evidence that traditional medicine can be applied to animal experiments, so it is not accepted.

(0) 讚！ | fiif

submitted on march 2024, reminder emails every month, still did not receive even one round of reviewer comments.. considering withdrawing the application and looking elsewhere

(3) 讚！ | dentphd

You can send an email explaining the reason why you urgently need the article to be published, and editors will usually respond and take care of it.

(0) 讚！ | 清风晓月

Submitted in January, revised in June, now it's November, still no response. No reply after sending reminder emails. Oh my god, this is so frustrating. Should I withdraw the submission or not?

(3) 讚！ | happylilian

I have been waiting for 9 months since submitting my paper, and it is still in peer review. I am speechless. The second review has not been returned to me yet. Anybody else in this situation?

(3) 讚！ | happylilian

What is your current status? I submitted my application around the same time as you, and it is still under review.

(0) 讚！ | Alice~~