After negotiation, the layout fee was waived, and I was employed for more than a year, which was not easy. Thank you customer service.

(0) 讚！ | mozhisha0063

I am in the same situation. I submitted my paper in June 2025 and the first review was completed in May of this year. During the submission and revision stages, the system indicated that I do not need to pay any publication fees. However, now I have been asked to pay $2170 to sign the agreement. I will first consult customer service to see what to do. It's giving me a headache.

(0) 讚！ | mozhisha0063

Please translate the following paragraph into English: O_O

(0) 讚！ | 97532

It has been two months, still in WE, unable to reach the journal, avoiding thunderstorms.

(0) 讚！ | kust yang

When preparing to upload the revised draft, the final step will clearly tell you how much you will be paid. There are no other options, only a confirm button. Without clicking the button, the upload of the revised draft cannot be completed. Money is just one aspect, the key is that our unit does not recognize open source, regardless of the area, it is not recognized. In the end, there is no way to withdraw the submission.

(0) 讚！ | hk2011czu

The submission was made in early February, and it took more than a month to find 17 reviewers. By the end of May, one reviewer accepted the task, and we are still waiting after more than four months.

(1) 讚！ | 7952382465

The submission was made in January and is currently still under external review.

(0) 讚！ | Msl

Is there a contact email for the journal?

(0) 讚！ | 建行

The submission was made in May 2025 and the first review has not been completed yet. The status is still 0-0. Today there was a change in status with 2 reviewers RRC. Hopefully, they will provide some feedback for revision. It's quite nerve-wracking.

(0) 讚！ | mozhisha0063

For what reasons, the magazine chooses open source.

(0) 讚！ | 瑞朗

The submission was made on September 1st last year, and there is no publication fee required. However, if the publication date is in 2026 and it is displayed as open access, no fee will be charged.

(0) 讚！ | 瑞朗

Contact customer service and ask, I was in the same situation before. I submitted a non-open source project, but it became open source after acceptance. However, there was no payment after acceptance. I remember that after acceptance, there was a copyright agreement to sign, which allowed me to choose whether to make it open source.

(0) 讚！ | 爱搞学术的小傻子

The situation is similar, is there a consulting editor? I saw comments downstairs saying that there is no need to pay layout fees. I don't want to withdraw the submission, so please help me come up with a solution, all-knowing netizens.

(0) 讚！ | 不知名研究生111

The submission was made in July of the 25th year (non-OA at that time), and modification suggestions were provided at the end of January of the 26th year. After completing the revisions in March and planning to submit, it was found that the journal had become an OA journal, and it was mandatory to pay OA fees without the option to choose. Therefore, the decision was made to withdraw the submission.

(0) 讚！ | hk2011czu

Yes, it is now an open-access journal.

(0) 讚！ | 以津真天

Has this journal become completely open source and no longer allows for closed source options?

(0) 讚！ | 理塘ikun

After the rework, it has been in the hands of the editor for 25 days, and the editor has not yet submitted it for review or made a decision on the next steps. Is this normal?

(0) 讚！ | Augu*tumn

The paper submitted in the late March of 2025 was not reviewed until early August. Finally, by the end of August, two reviewers appeared, but one of them disappeared. In late September, I received a rejection. Dodged a bullet!

(0) 讚！ | STEAD

Depending on whether you choose subscription publishing or OA publishing, subscription publishing does not require payment.

(0) 讚！ | DamonXu

I submitted my application in May, and now the second round is back and they insist on selecting open source. Did you choose it at that time? I remember that it was optional in the first round.

(0) 讚！ | li

I am so envious. I submitted it on June 16, 25 years old, and only found the second reviewer in October. The editor sent 7 of them, and currently only one review has been completed. My heart feels cold.

(0) 讚！ | mozhisha0063

No page charges, as long as it is before 9.1, I submitted on August 29th, and resubmitted the revised manuscript in mid-November. It can be searched now without any page charges.

(1) 讚！ | 爱搞学术的小傻子

May I ask if I need to pay the layout fee for the final acceptance after submitting for rework after September 1st? Because I submitted in August and the rework was in December, and the submission for rework was after September 1st, so I am not sure if I need to pay the layout fee later on. This is really important to me, so could you please reply to me?

(0) 讚！ | Itislx

Excuse me, do I need to pay the layout fee for the final acceptance after submitting the rework on September 30th? Because I submitted in August and the rework in December, which was after September 1st, I am not sure if I need to pay the layout fee later. This is really important to me, so please reply to me.

(0) 讚！ | Itislx

If one person runs away, the opinions of two reviewers will be required for RRC.

(0) 讚！ | ascBaker