May I ask if there has been any progress, OP?

(0) 讚！ | Lin Aggy

I submitted my paper on July 17, 2025. The status changed to "Under Review" on August 8, 2025. I received minor revisions on February 13, 2026. I revised the paper and submitted it on February 24, 2026. The paper was returned due to minor errors on the title page on March 15, 2026. I resubmitted it on the same day. As of June 4, 2026, I have not received any decision. I have missed the opportunity to defend my final thesis at my university and now have to wait until next December.

(0) 讚！ | H2O23

Have you been published yet? It's been exactly 3 months since I accepted your submission, but I still haven't received the proof.

(0) 讚！ | rrjl

The revised manuscript was submitted on May 9th and then entered the Initial Checklist status. It was seen in the In Review status on May 28th. How long does the second round of review usually take?

(0) 讚！ | fjcyue007

Submitted on May 16, 2026
In review on May 20, 2026
Stay tuned for updates

(0) 讚！ | jia

It is an external audit.

(0) 讚！ | fjcyue007

I submitted it at the end of March and it seems that the Initial Checklist may take about a week. It was sent for review at the beginning of April, and feedback was received in early May for revisions. I made the revisions within a week and resubmitted it. It is still in the Initial Checklist now. The process is not slow, it's quite fast.

(0) 讚！ | fjcyue007

Submission deadline by the end of December 2025
Major revisions in early February 2026
Return for revisions by the end of February 2026
It has been in "In Review" status all this time. Has anyone's paper been accepted in March or April this year? It seems like the journal is paralyzed. The official website is not updating papers regularly, and there are even rumors of papers being accepted and then rejected. I don't know what's going on...

(0) 讚！ | 冲吧阿萨姆

The paper was received in January and the proof has not been published yet since late February. The journal's official website has been very slow to update recently, and mainly publishes articles by foreign authors, giving the impression of controlling the amount of articles being published.

(0) 讚！ | nczhangxin

Do you need help?

(0) 讚！ | xia—

Have you seen the publication?

(0) 讚！ | Yanpeng Chen

I am about the same time zone as you, but I still haven't paid the fee or provided proof.

(0) 讚！ | Yanpeng Chen

How long does it take to decide whether to send for review or reject after submission?

(0) 讚！ | 鱼大条

The journal claims not to interfere with the opinions of the reviewers, mentors, and reviewer A uses AI for review, and much of the content is not from my manuscript. The first paragraph is scolding, the second paragraph praises the reading fluency, and I feel that his personality is split! Reviewer B is more professional, gently points out the problems, and then revises according to his suggestions. It is resubmitted. After 6 days without a response, I directly complained about reviewer A's exaggerated review and the use of AI to fabricate content. It took 7 days from submission to receiving feedback.

(0) 讚！ | 郑帅哥

It has changed to zone 3, previously it was zone 4 of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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It has changed to Zone 3, previously it was Zone 4 of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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It has been changed to Zone 3, it used to be Zone 4 of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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What division is this 26-year period?

(0) 讚！ | 真是码字人

Does "In Review" mean external audit?

(0) 讚！ | SDFSDF65

Does "In Review" mean external audit?

(0) 讚！ | SDFSDF65

Is the rejection rate high for external reviewers? Submitted on 2.25, reviewed on 3.8, no news yet. Just worried that the external review might also be rejected!

(0) 讚！ | 郑帅哥

2025.5.16 submission, initial checklist
2025.7.16 Resubmission of technical review format issues
2025.8.11 Major revisions
2025.8.25 Submission of revised version
One round of review in between
2025.9.22 Material issues sent back, resubmitted on 2025.9.25
2026.2.3 Minor revisions
2026.2.4 Submission of revised version
2026.2.16 Material issues sent back, resubmitted on the same day
2026.2.25 accept, later stages of urging for submission were very frequent, but the review speed was still relatively slow

(0) 讚！ | rrjl

After being hired, upon completion of payment, I will enjoy a 50% discount as a volunteer editor for journal articles, with an actual payment of 6300 yuan; I can submit the revised draft within one week after this employment.

(0) 讚！ | Anna Kovalchuk

How much is the APC fee? I saw on the official website that it is over 300 US dollars, and then some say it is over 2000 US dollars.

(0) 讚！ | onlywei

SAGE Open mainly publishes papers in the fields of social science and interdisciplinary research. The journal is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and is classified as an SSCI journal, not a Science Citation Index (SCI) journal.

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