Hello, how are you doing now? I have been waiting for an invitation for a reviewer for a month and still haven't seen any reviewer accept it. I asked the editor and they said the manuscript is under review, but the system status has been stuck and hasn't changed.

(0) 讚！ | Penpen1122

Have you ever encountered a situation where it took a long time to invite reviewers for the second review? For the second review, we invited reviewers for three months, but no one accepted. How should we handle this situation? Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | hsblm_987

Can I have your contact information? Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | hsblm_987

Boss, the first review has returned with revisions; the revised manuscript submitted in early January was invited for review on January 17, and now it's April 12, still in the second round of reviewer invitations. Have you encountered this situation before? How should we handle this? Thank you, I'm not sure if I can email the editor to inquire.

(0) 讚！ | 高雷

Hello, I have been stuck on "first reviewer invited" for a month now. I noticed that the status changes directly to "revision requested" after "first reviewer invited" on your end. Does "first reviewer invited" mean that the manuscript is being reviewed or does it mean that a reviewer has not been found yet? ?

(0) 讚！ | Penpen1122

Hello, may I ask how are you doing now? I have also been stuck here for a month and haven't seen the review.

(0) 讚！ | Penpen1122

The first reviewer invited has been stuck for a month, is there anyone in the same situation?

(0) 讚！ | Penpen1122

Submission received 15 Aug 2025
Editor assigned 18 Aug 2025
First reviewer(s) invited 03 Oct 2025
Revision requested 08 Nov 2025
Revision received 14 Nov 2025
First reviewer(s) invited 23 Nov 2025
Revision requested 07 Mar 2026
Revision received 08 Mar 2026
Submission accepted 14 Mar 2026
Submission is in publishing and rights 21 Mar 2026

A total of 7 months, some delays, not very demanding in terms of innovation. After the second round of review, the editor requested a minor revision, but the editor's feedback email is not visible and can only be seen on the website. The review period should be 1 month, but it always seems to be at the last minute, which is similar to my timeline. Regarding APC issues, for articles submitted before 8.19, there should be an email about the journal converting to OA, where you can find a 100% discount code for Springer's OA support.

(0) 讚！ | ncdsai

He should have sent you an email saying that this journal has converted to OA, and inside there will be a template for you to contact Springer's OA support to request a flip token, which is a 100% discount. After sending the email, you will receive a discount code in a few days.

(0) 讚！ | ncdsai

I did too, I applied in June last year and got hired in February. They have been sending me payment agreements all along.

(0) 讚！ | 呆呆要多发论文

Could you try asking the publishing house about the details of the money and the process?

(0) 讚！ | 田书记

Hello, I submitted on 25.07 and have received the confirmation. According to the rules, I shouldn't have to pay APC fees, but I received an email asking for submission of APC publishing agreement information. How should I resolve this? Thank you. Should I just ignore it and not fill out the APC information?

(0) 讚！ | 小菜鸡啊啊啊啊

Hello everyone, I submitted on 25.07 and have already received acceptance. Normally, I shouldn't have to pay APC, but the email asked me to submit APC publishing agreement information. How should I resolve this? Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | 小菜鸡啊啊啊啊

Hello, I submitted on 25.07 and have already received acceptance. According to the rules, I shouldn't have to pay APC. However, I received an email asking for submission of APC publication agreement information. How should I proceed to resolve this? Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | 小菜鸡啊啊啊啊

Hello, have you solved this issue now?

(0) 讚！ | 路过的风

The copyright agreement that was submitted before August is still pending for payment. How can this be resolved?

(0) 讚！ | 路过的风

The copyright agreement that was submitted before August is still pending for payment. How can this be resolved?

(0) 讚！ | 路过的风

I submitted in May and now that I have been hired, the publishing agreement still states that a fee will be charged. Can anyone advise on how to handle this?

(0) 讚！ | 下次发的

Didn't pay, exempted.

(0) 讚！ | Aaaa

I'm almost 7 months old, and the difference in editing speed is so big. It took 3 months for my first external review to come back. Now it's been 8 days since I resubmitted it, and it's still under technical review. Did the editor go on a long vacation? = =

(0) 讚！ | 王能昊

Hello, have you paid the layout fee yet? I saw in the copyright agreement that he wants it paid.

(0) 讚！ | 保佑我中论文

Just slow down a bit.

(0) 讚！ | 保佑我中论文

First reviewer(s) invited 23 Sep 2025
Reviewer(s) accepted 23 Sep 2025
Reviewer report(s) received 02 Oct 2025
Revision requested 25 Oct 2025
Revision received 07 Nov 2025
Submission passed technical check 08 Nov 2025
First reviewer(s) invited 11 Nov 2025
Reviewer(s) accepted 11 Nov 2025
Reviewer report(s) received 16 Nov 2025
Submission accepted 20 Dec 2025

(0) 讚！ | 110064

As your manuscript was submitted before August, there is no need to pay the publication fee. The editor has confirmed this. 
See FAQs: What does this mean for authors already under submission? Do I have to pay an APC?
Best regards, Olaf

(0) 讚！ | Aaaa

Confiscated at the back.

(0) 讚！ | 哎呀呀0519