Yes, I just want to take advantage of this lousy journal and act all innocent. The editors even have to beg me to submit my articles, haha.

(0) 讚！ | 善良人

Is this journal really a rising star zone or just a second-tier zone? If you don't have anything important to say, it's a waste of money to praise it as a top-tier journal. Your "strike when the iron is hot" attitude might make me think you have a sharp eye, but giving the journal a score of 1 and then showing off your cleverness here is just like the behavior of the farmer and the snake. Furthermore, did you submit to OA because you love sharing academic knowledge? I'm just unlucky to come across your comments while checking the categorization of articles I published during my graduate studies.

(0) 讚！ | 偷子

Elsevier is awesome. Haha, I don't care if the threshold is high or not, or if the impact factor is low or not. Anyway, I have published in the second district, and it was before 2026. I will strike when the time is right. Although this journal is now easier to publish in, with more invitations for submissions, it is now considered a third district. So, be depressed, you can't have the grapes.

(0) 讚！ | 善良人

Submitted two reviews on "Dyes and Pigments", feeling proud of yourself on this forum, thinking you are "super fast", and "picked up two Q2 journals for free"?

Do you have the nerve to say you have more conscience than MDPI and Frontiers?

Wake up.
"Dyes and Pigments" is indeed a journal of Elsevier, with an IF of around 4.2, it is considered a Q2 in the narrow field of dyes and pigments, but you know in your heart: you submitted two reviews, randomly stuffing in old techniques from over a decade ago, and still think you have "perfectly completed" and "exceeded expectations"?

This is not efficiency, this is a typical "predatory journal mindset" - targeting journals that are easy to get into, have lenient review processes, and can quickly boost performance.

You look down on MDPI, you also disdain Frontiers, but in the end, you chose the same route: easy-to-publish reviews, rehashing old stuff.

If you are really capable, why not focus your energy on real original work and aim for top journals in the field?

You insist on showing off with these "Q2 reviews", boasting about how "fast you can publish" and "without wasting money", this is not confidence, this is insecurity to the point where you can only seek validation by publishing in low-impact journals.

Your behavior, at best, can deceive those who do not understand the field or deceive yourself.

It's embarrassing for you - spending time writing something, only to end up self-indulging on the forum.

Next time, don't come back to "share your experience", so everyone doesn't have to see a joke.

(1) 讚！ | tyh_123

Haha, super good! I wrote two review articles last year, and the speed was faster than MDPI and Frontiers. It is a trustworthy journal for padding resumes and graduation. Recently, they have been inviting me to submit articles like crazy, but my field has been downgraded, and this kind of journal cannot be included in the representative works of the fund, so it is not necessary to waste money.

(1) 讚！ | 善良人

Last year, there was a widespread rumor that this water journal was going to be downgraded, so they collected a large number of submissions before the announcement of the new district, and finally made a crazy profit. As expected, I randomly picked two reviews to translate, which were techniques from more than ten years ago. It was a perfect match, and the journal was efficient, with very fast indexing of submissions. Much better than MDPI, they even got two second-tier districts for free. At the end of the year, they exceeded their performance target and it was perfect.

(0) 讚！ | 善良人

Oh, the revised manuscript has been replied. There were two reviewers for the first round of review, and one of them immediately provided feedback after the revisions were submitted. However, the other reviewer has been missing in action for 50 days without issuing a judgment. Perhaps the editor is embarrassed, as I have reminded them three times. Finally, I received the judgment letter, and I thought it would say "I am pleased to inform you". However, it only required minor revisions. This is the first time I have encountered a third round of review. I hope for good luck and no more trouble.

(0) 讚！ | 玻璃是透明的

I have been in revision for 20 days now, and two out of the five reviewers have not made any progress. It seems like it's taking longer than expected. Maybe you can follow up with them and push for some updates. I feel like the efficiency has been a bit low recently.

(0) 讚！ | zifengtaxue

It's been 49 days since the second review, with two reviewers, one of whom is not reviewing at all, which is quite frustrating. The third submission is slow, even the second review is slow. Please submit with caution.

(0) 讚！ | 玻璃是透明的

Opinions from six reviewers? That's outrageous.

(0) 讚！ | azhou

2025.7.23 submission to Journal, Confirming handling editor
2025.7.26 under review, Review invitations sent: 6
2025.8.15 Review invitations accepted: 6
2025.8.15 Decision on submission, major revision (minor 3, major 3), revised manuscript by Sep 04, 2025
2025.8.28 Submitted revised manuscript
2025.9.2 Reviews completed: 6, Accept

Translation:
2025.7.23 submission to Journal, Confirming handling editor
2025.7.26 under review, Review invitations sent: 6
2025.8.15 Review invitations accepted: 6
2025.8.15 Decision on submission, major revision (minor 3, major 3), revised manuscript by Sep 04, 2025
2025.8.28 Submitted revised manuscript
2025.9.2 Reviews completed: 6, Accept

(0) 讚！ | jkl2003

8/4/2025 Revised version
8/7/2025 Accepted
8/9/2025 Available online

(0) 讚！ | azhou

How long does it usually take for this edit to be reviewed?

(0) 讚！ | ydgc

How long does it usually take to review and approve?

(0) 讚！ | ydgc

Is the review process fast?

(0) 讚！ | ydgc

I was also assigned to this Korean editor. Have you submitted it for review yet?

(0) 讚！ | colty

After feeling like the submission time has been a month, it suddenly starts to accelerate.

(0) 讚！ | azhou

What is the current status now, has it been updated?

(0) 讚！ | 投稿新人

The key is that your status has changed, even though no one has accepted the manuscript. As soon as I submitted mine, it was labeled "with editor" without going through the same stages as yours, assigned to Editor Professor Songyi Lee. It's been 25 days and it still hasn't been sent for review. I've sent four emails urging them, but I haven't received any replies. It's very disrespectful.

(0) 讚！ | 玻璃是透明的

Please take a look at my timeline below. It took 10 days to submit, it has been half a month now and still no reviewer has accepted the submission. I wonder who the reviewers are. It's very slow now, so submit with caution.

(0) 讚！ | azhou

Have you submitted for review? I submitted on April 20th and went directly to the editor, but it has not been reviewed yet. The editor is Korean and has been ignoring my emails. I am very frustrated and considering withdrawing my submission.

(0) 讚！ | 玻璃是透明的

May I ask how long it generally takes for review?

(0) 讚！ | 儒雅随和的滴滴

Submission timeline:
2025.4.17 Submitted
2025.4.17 Confirming handling editor
2025.4.27 Under review, Review invitations sent: 4
2025.5.7 Review invitations accepted: 0

(0) 讚！ | azhou

2025.4.18 submit
Looking forward to good luck!!!

(0) 讚！ | ajkdajkld

3.16 Submission
4.20 Major Revision
5.18 Revision
5.23 Acceptance

(0) 讚！ | 弦在心中