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(0) 讚！ | 野外出到昏厥

Submission Process Sharing
2024-11-29 submitted
2024-12-03 Waiting for Author Approval (data statement returned for revision)
2024-12-10 Initial Quality Control Complete
2025-1-08 Contacting Potential Reviewers (took a long time due to Christmas)
2025-1-24 Under Review
2025-2-15 Major Revision (Reviewer 1: 1A, Reviewer 2: 2B, both reviewers' comments were completely positive)
2025-3-26 submitted
2025-4-03 Under Review
2025-4-11 Accept (Reviewer 1: 1A, Reviewer 2: 1A)

Overall, GRL's speed is very fast, and the editorial efficiency is very high. By the way, complaining about the Chinese Academy of Sciences' zone ranking for giving GRL a downgrade to Zone 2...

(0) 讚！ | ZAIYUH

Science Category (Required): Science Category 4
Presentation Category: Presentation Category B
Science Category (Required): Science Category 2
Presentation Category: Presentation Category A

The opinions and statuses in GRL are difficult to understand. What do the numbers and letters here represent? Are there any experts who know? Based on the review comments, the first reviewer rejected the submission, while the second reviewer suggested major revisions. However, the editor ultimately requested major revisions and a resubmission within 14 days.

(0) 讚！ | !.

Due to the manipulation by individuals in the Chinese Academy of Sciences that has led to significant deviations from the facts in the division tables, as well as the suppression of some journals and the favoring of others, it is suggested that the division tables of the Chinese Academy of Sciences be classified as predatory division tables and be placed under warning.

(1) 讚！ | Donniao

GRL was placed in the second district and severely slapped the face of the Chinese Academy of Sciences district. Ask those in the field of geology what value GRL has before dividing it again!

(0) 讚！ | kjlhg

WRR and GRL, top journals in the industry, are categorized as 2nd tier. Journal of Plant Ecology, a Chinese journal, has gradually moved from 3rd tier to 1st tier. The quality of articles inside varies greatly, it's really bold to make such obvious manipulations.

(0) 讚！ | 24March

In addition, the partition table that only needs to do one thing in a year has been delayed from December to February, then from February to March, and finally delayed until the end of the natural fund application. Are you not ashamed of eating the rice of taxpayers? Your indexes, which have no credibility, can be calculated by a college student in less than a week. Why do you insist on delaying the time, always being ambiguous about when it will be released, dragging on and on, disappointing all researchers. It's a pile of thick shit.

(1) 讚！ | 小孔吼吼

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is a joke. Our group just submitted a paper to GRL and got disgusted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Here are some data for everyone to see: In the field of materials, there are a total of 495 journals, with 10.30% in Zone 1, 13.94% in Zone 2, and 20.81% in Zone 3. Among Zone 1 journals, domestic journals account for 45.10%. - from "Learning Strategy".

(0) 讚！ | 小孔吼吼

The submitted article is in the field of structural geology, with some work on sedimentology, isotope dating, and other sub-disciplines mixed in.

Submitted in June 24, accepted in March 25, the whole process took 9 months. The initial review required major revisions, the second review minor revisions, and the third review led to direct acceptance, with an average review period of two to three months.

This article was previously submitted to Geology in 23 but unfortunately was rejected after one round. Compared to Geology, I personally feel that the difficulty of GRL is relatively lower, the review process is faster, and the length requirements are more flexible. If there is a need for journals in the Nature index, GRL and JGR: Solid Earth are relatively more cost-effective choices.

By the way, let me complain about the officials who decided to place GRL in the second tier in the Chinese Academy of Sciences' classification table for 2025. Some domestically produced journals with average quality and reputation have somehow been elevated to the first or second tier, which is truly baffling. Can you please publicly disclose the specific calculation method for the impact factor and the quantitative scores that determine the ranking of journals? It's like a geological hammer hitting you on the face every year with these behind-the-scenes operations!

(1) 讚！ | 野外出到昏厥

AGU Advance is in competition with NC and SA, one level higher than GRL, and allows for longer articles.

(0) 讚！ | 林宇艾

I'm really frustrated. The journal I just submitted to has been downgraded to the second tier. I revised the manuscript with great effort, thinking it was a good journal, but it ended up in the second tier. I never expected that even with ecological indicators, it could only make it to the second tier.

(2) 讚！ | 化身孤岛的鲸

The overall speed is very fast, and the comments made by the reviewers are all very good, pointing out the deficiencies and problems in the research. A major revision, a minor revision, submit the revised manuscript a month later, and receive acceptance 7 days later.

(0) 讚！ | 化身孤岛的鲸

I'm a little confused about the positioning of AGU's journals... GRL should be AGU's flagship journal, but in 2020 they also launched AGU Advances, a new journal with a scope that highly overlaps with GRL and a high research quality. So, is AGU Advances meant to replace GRL as the flagship journal, or are they both considered flagship journals, one old and one new? Can someone who understands this topic explain and clarify it for me?

(0) 讚！ | ahaha233

It has been 11 days waiting for the Associate Editor assignment, is this journal always this slow?

(0) 讚！ | phyang

How much does this layout cost?

(0) 讚！ | ZYS

500 words = 1 PSU, 1 image = 1 PSU, 1 table = 1 PSU, with a maximum length of 12 PSU.

(0) 讚！ | Csy_ocean

May I ask if GRL requires 12 pages, but I don’t know how many words, can I submit my 6300 words now?

(0) 讚！ | Hhmper

First Round
Submitted 2024-01-08
Under Review 2024-01-19
Decision Made; Email Confirmation Sent 2024-03-05
Comments from two reviewers:
Reviewer #1
Science Category: 2
Presentation Category: B
Key Points (Required): Yes
Reviewer #2
Science Category: 2
Presentation Category: A
Key Points (Required): Yes
Both reviewers' comments were mostly major revisions. After considering the reviewers' comments, the editor decided to reject the submission without requiring revisions and encouraged resubmission.

Second Round
Submitted 2024-11-11
Under Review 2024-11-15
Decision Made; Email Confirmation Sent 2024-12-17
Fortunately, the manuscript was returned to the original editor and back to the hands of the original two reviewers. The reviewers unanimously agreed that the revisions were well done and recommended acceptance. The editor ultimately decided to accept the submission.

(0) 讚！ | Csy_ocean

What happened later, I am in the same situation as you, but even slower than you.

(0) 讚！ | baqianniao

2024.11.12 rejection, overall feedback is okay, not sure why it was rejected.

(0) 讚！ | 学术工

The second one has also been found Under Review on 2024-10-22 12:39:47.

(0) 讚！ | 学术工

The second one has also been found.

(0) 讚！ | 学术工

Waiting for Reviewer Assignment 2024-10-04
Associate Editor Assigned 2024-10-04
Waiting for Associate Editor Assignment 2024-09-19
Editor Assigned 2024-09-19
Waiting for Editor Assignment 2024-09-19
Initial Quality Control Complete 2024-09-19
Initial Quality Control Started 2024-09-18
Editor Assigned 2024-09-18
Waiting for Editor Assignment 2024-09-18
Author Approved Converted Files 2024-09-18
Preliminary Manuscript Data Submitted 2024-09-18 Am I not being reviewed?

(0) 讚！ | 东波

Submitted on 9/17, currently under review.

(0) 讚！ | 学术工

May I ask what is going on with this step of waiting for associate editor assignment? It has been 6 days and the date has not changed.

(0) 讚！ | 我只会写sci