2026.4.4 submitted
2026.4.17 under review
2026.5.12 required reviews complete 2-3-16
2026.5.25 major revisions
2026.6.29 re-submit
2026.7.2 under review
2026.7.25 accepted

The submission process for reference.

(0) 讚！ | kyriewang

Submission on 20260521
20260526 - under review
20260618 - R1
20260701 - under review
20260715 - accept
Submitted online for just two months, overall very fast.

(0) 讚！ | 鱼喵

Indeed, that's also what happened to me. At first, the system showed me that two reviewers were assigned to my paper, but it was ultimately rejected without any review comments. I emailed the editor-in-chief, who provided me with two sets of review comments that seemed to be written by the same person. It was quite dramatic. Later, the associate editor emailed me saying that my article was desk-rejected, so there were no review comments. It's quite amusing how everything unfolded.

(0) 讚！ | 呆鼠啦啦

26-2-12 submission
26-3-17 RRC
26-4-2 R1
26-4-15 R2
26-4-17 Accept
It's still pretty quick, we recommend trying to submit articles that need to be published urgently.

(0) 讚！ | Xsenlin

Food Science and Technology, a well-established journal, although its impact factor is not particularly high, has been consistently ranked between 5-6, firmly seated in the first quartile of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Moreover, personally, I feel that the quality of articles in the journal is generally very good. The overall submission process was quite smooth, with the manuscript being sent for review 3 days after submission, followed by an initial review period of 1 month, a 40-day revision period, and then a second review resulting in acceptance after more than 20 days. Three reviewers evaluated the manuscript, with one providing many constructive suggestions. Following the reviewers' feedback, the model methods were adjusted, the results and discussion sections were essentially rewritten, significantly improving the quality of the article. After revisions, the acceptance process was smooth, and a thumbs up to the editors and reviewers.

(0) 讚！ | Momo_0719

Submission timeline is as follows:
25-10-30: Submission
25-10-30: With Editor
25-11-02: Under Review (20-0-0)
25-11-25: Required Reviews Complete 20-3-3
25-11-30: Revise (Jan 09, 2026)
26-01-08: Revised, with editor
26-01-11: Under review 3-1-0
26-01-27: Required Reviews Completed 3-2-2
26-01-31: Accept
Wishing everyone many successful submissions!

(0) 讚！ | Momo_0719

May I ask how long it usually takes for submissions to be reviewed recently? I submitted mine on January 3rd and it has been showing as "With editor" ever since.

(0) 讚！ | Chenmin Tang

Research on non-thermal sterilization for preservation. The second submission was accepted for publication in this journal, which was much more mature than the first submission. Therefore, it was submitted in August and accepted in October of this year. There were three reviewers, one major revision and one minor revision before being directly accepted after resubmission. Reviewers paid close attention to the innovation and repeatability details of the research methods, and the limitations discussed in the paper must also be highlighted.

(0) 讚！ | Shewanella Jay

Overall, very fast!

(0) 讚！ | 壮壮壮

Overall, it was quite fast. I submitted it on April 20th, received a major revision at the end of May, resubmitted it at the end of June, and accepted it in early July.

(0) 讚！ | 壮壮壮

May I ask when the submission is due?

(0) 讚！ | 无xiao

Please translate the following passage into English: 6

(0) 讚！ | 无xiao

Are there any submissions to this journal? It feels like it's moving so slowly!
1.30 submitted
2.02 with editor
2.03 editor invited
2.17 with editor
Will it be sent for review?

(0) 讚！ | food-science

I have been accepted for exactly three months. During this period, there was a major revision and a minor revision. The editors were very easy to work with and responded quickly. Overall, everything went smoothly.

(0) 讚！ | 飘逸

The opinions of the three people were very good, but in the end, none of them were used. The editor had to find another three people again. What great luck, sigh.

(0) 讚！ | 菜鸡小江

The submission experience was good, and after about 6 weeks, the review comments came back. The opinions were quite professional, and I was given 40 days to make revisions. It happened to be during the summer vacation, so I uploaded it on the day before the deadline. About ten days later, it was accepted, and the next day it was online. By the fourth day, the journal issue numbers were all assigned.

(0) 讚！ | qianxi

How long until it's reviewed?

(0) 讚！ | 吃狍子不吐狍子皮

Has anyone submitted any articles recently? How many days does it usually take for them to be reviewed?

(0) 讚！ | 第一深情

It seems quite likely, now there are only more than 1000 articles, with over 300 articles collected each year

(0) 讚！ | 打假专业户

Received the job offer on August 29th, thank you thank you~

(0) 讚！ | Rich Brain丶

I submitted it in June, and it was reviewed after about ten days. I received revisions on July 25th and returned the revised manuscript on August 1st. On August 3rd, it changed to "editor invited." What does this mean? Can someone please explain? Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | 宋丹靓敏

The article was submitted online and a timeline is provided for everyone's reference.

Submitted on December 25, 2022, the article exceeded the word limit so a portion was deleted and returned to the editor. Please note that the reference list is included in the word count, which should not exceed 7,000 words. It was approximately sent for review around January 5, 2023, taking about 10 days.

In early February, the reviewer's comments were received, which took less than a month. There were three reviewers, and the process was very fast. The editor allowed 21 days for revisions, but one reviewer requested the addition of a complete bacterial genome sequencing. Therefore, an extension of 40 days was requested and the editor promptly agreed, mentioning the possibility of further extensions if necessary.

The revised version was sent back on April 5 and underwent external review. However, it was accepted on April 18, with the second review being very fast. On April 24, it was preliminarily made available online and for proofreading.

In summary, it was a very quick submission process, taking less than two months from submission to acceptance, excluding the time for the personal extension. The editor, Dr. Kunihiro Kimura, was an excellent editor.

(0) 讚！ | Wang Thiago

You have to ask the editor about this, but generally, sequencing takes about one to two weeks, so three weeks should be enough.

(0) 讚！ | 小白白

Hello, I have a question. The reviewer asked me to sequence the bacteria, but the editor only gave me three weeks to make revisions, which is definitely not enough time. Can I sequence a part of it and then revise it? Will it result in rejection? Thank you.

(0) 讚！ | Wang Thiago

Slow is really slow. The main reason is that the time was delayed due to the second review after the repair. However, all the opinions listened to were reasonable.

(0) 讚！ | 小白白