I don't know why, but it's getting slower and slower now.

(0) 讚！ | 阿良

How long has it been? We have changed the date twice, it's still us.

(0) 讚！ | luck

When will the submission be accepted after submission?

(0) 讚！ | 不吃蒜不吃茄子只吃蒜茄子

How do we solve this? Can anyone who knows give me a hint? Thanks!

(0) 讚！ | 油竹

In the past two months, I have sent 18 reviewers, but so far none of them have accepted the review. Are there any teachers in the same situation?

(0) 讚！ | corbin

I submitted my article in July, and I also have to pay for proofreading. I can't make any changes. I just sent an email to the editor. Have you received a reply from the editor?

(0) 讚！ | grace927

Sharing submission experience:
06.15.25 Submitted to the Journal
06.16.25 With editor
06.23.25 Under review
08.15.25 Major Revised
Four reviewers and the editor provided over 90 comments, very professional, and the response document was nearly 20,000 words long.
05.09.25 With editor
25.09.25 Under review
27.11.25 Major Revised
One reviewer and editor provided feedback, not a lot of comments, but required major revisions.
03.12.25 With editor
25.12.25 Accepted
The reviewers provided feedback quickly each time, but it took almost a month for the editor to process after each round of revisions, possibly due to the editor also providing many comments.
Overall, it was a smooth submission process, with professional feedback from the reviewers and responsible handling by the editor. Hopefully, the journal will continue to improve!

(0) 讚！ | zxcvbnm619

Must spit out, never encountered such a procrastinating editor, the delay of reviewers can be understood, but the editor is so procrastinating is really bizarre. Submitted in July, the first invitation to 10 reviewers, 2 agreed to review, after the review was completed, RRC for three weeks, then the editor invited another 10 reviewers, 2 agreed to review, 4 reviewers completed the review and RRC for four weeks, the editor gave three weeks for major revisions, after the revisions, the editor sent to 2 reviewers, one returned with no comments on the same day, one returned after 16 days, saying he couldn't see the manuscript with formatting changes clearly. It took the editor more than three weeks to return with comments, and requested major revisions again. On the same day, uploaded revised manuscripts with and without formatting changes for another round of revisions, 9 days later the editor sent to 1 reviewer, who returned with no comments the next day, and it took the editor 22 days, today received a decision email from the editor, surprisingly it was a rejection, saying that the semi-quantitative relative odor activity values ​​do not meet the journal's requirements.
Never seen such a bizarre editor.
The whole process took nearly 7 months, with 5 months wasted in the editor's hands, will never submit to this bizarre magazine again.

(0) 讚！ | ABCD121

Just send an email to the editor or customer service of the official website to communicate and state the facts.

(0) 讚！ | 大黄狗旺旺角

Did you solve it? Mine is also unresolved, I am planning to send an email to inquire.

(0) 讚！ | zhouzhou1

Did you solve it? I also just received an email asking for payment for OA.

(0) 讚！ | zhouzhou1

How to solve it? The form can only select OA, but I submitted the article in July and it is already online. However, I have not yet submitted the form, and I have not received the email to pay the fee.

(0) 讚！ | 仙女杨

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(1) 讚！ | 大黄狗旺旺角

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(0) 讚！ | 大黄狗旺旺角

I received it on December 17th, not sure if I need to spend money on it.

(0) 讚！ | 仙女杨

I accepted at 12, 17. I don't know if I need to spend money.

(0) 讚！ | 仙女杨

Hello, you can directly email the editor to inquire. I also have an article submitted here, let's exchange information.

(0) 讚！ | 做最好的自己123

Hello, how are you doing? Our return repair result turned into OA only. Do we need to pay for this? I submitted it before September 1st, and it has gone through 3 rounds of major repairs. Feeling tired.

(0) 讚！ | 油竹

Have you recently received any requests for money? Starting from January 1st, 2026, it will be fully transitioned to open access journals. It was said that submissions made before September 1st, 2025 do not need to pay, and I submitted mine in June 2025. Why did they send me a form to verify and proofread that requires payment? It seems to be the default option and cannot be changed. I have emailed the editor but have not received a response. Is it almost January 1st, 2026 and the system has been fully updated? My junior received acceptance on November 25th without having to pay.

(0) 讚！ | xiaozx

11.02 with editor
11.03 with editor
No further changes as of the deadline.

(0) 讚！ | 阿良

Big brother, how is your thesis going? Has the editorial department made a decision yet?

(0) 讚！ | 339#6

I don't know if this journal is good or not. What are the chances of being accepted by the editors? I really need this article for graduation. Please help me out!

(0) 讚！ | 339#6

It feels like the editing department has come to a standstill. I have been waiting for over a month without any updates from the editor, and despite reminding them three times, there has been no response.

(0) 讚！ | 阿良

This journal is very, very slow. The manuscript submitted in early July 2025 has been invited for review by 10 reviewers, five of whom have agreed to review it. From September, three reviewers have completed the review, to October four reviewers have completed it or rrc, and by November all five reviewers have completed rrc. Then there is no more progress, rrc has been stuck in December. Several reminders have been sent during this period, but there has been no response at all! I suspect that the editorial department may have given up!

(0) 讚！ | 339#6

It's too slow. With editor being silent for 25 days, it turned into OA and became even slower.

(0) 讚！ | 阿良