Did you encounter any situation when you were making payment that you were unable to proceed to the next step after completing the billing address? It kept showing a system error.

(0) 讚！ | supsci

My delay was due to not asking for an invoice when making the payment, which resulted in the editor not receiving the payment record. It was a personal reason that caused this. After sending an email to the editor, the processing was done quickly. The reply from the other party was that the article had been published on the journal's official website in less than a week. However, it may still take some time for it to be searchable on PubMed.

(0) 讚！ | 荣荣pink

Initial Date Submitted: 8.6; Final Decision Date: 5.22; It took a total of over 9 months. After submitting the publication fee, the task was completed on 5.23, and we are currently waiting for the proofreading and online publication.

(0) 讚！ | Doctor Yang

Teacher, I would like to ask, how long does it take to receive the galley proof after acceptance? And after the galley proof, how long until it is online? How soon can it be searched on Web of Science?

(0) 讚！ | Doctor Yang

It's really slow, after submitting the manuscript, it showed "under review" a week later. It's been almost 4 months now, and there has been no response. I have already followed up three times, and only received a reply the first time saying they are looking for reviewers. Since then, they have not replied to my emails.

(0) 讚！ | 归来仍是少年

Can this be withdrawn? It's been 4 months, still under external review. I sent a withdrawal email but haven't received a response yet. What should I do?

(0) 讚！ | YYY1234

Submit for 6 months, review for 5 months before transferring to RRC, it is another long wait.

(0) 讚！ | 雪子啊

Submitted at the end of April last year, the review was completed by the end of November and turned into a revision. During this time, I followed up two or three times and was told that the reviewers could not be found. By the end of December, the revision was completed intermittently due to formatting issues, and acceptance was notified at the end of April this year. Everyone progresses at different rates, with colleagues submitting in May and being accepted in July. It still depends on luck to find reviewers.

(0) 讚！ | underdog

I submitted my manuscript in July last year and it has been under review ever since. I have inquired about it five times, and each time I was told that it is still under review and I will be informed if there is any news. It's really frustrating!

(0) 讚！ | 镜花水月

After being rejected by PLOS ONE for over a year and re-submitting, it is possible that too many modifications were made to the original article, which was already quite good.

(0) 讚！ | enfein

I have not received any proof so far.

(0) 讚！ | 荣荣pink

I paid the layout fee on August 17, 2024, and now it's April 10, 2025, but I still haven't received the proof. I've sent emails inquiring about it but haven't received any response. I'm really frustrated.

(0) 讚！ | 荣荣pink

I just replied to an email recently. I wonder if it means that someone has reviewed it? They have been saying to add reviewers all along... I don't understand, it's so frustrating.

(0) 讚！ | xiaolaihu

It's been over half a year since I submitted the manuscript. I have sent several emails asking for updates on the review process. The latest response, after a long delay, said that the manuscript is currently under review. I hope for a positive outcome.

(0) 讚！ | xiaolaihu

May I ask how long it will take to receive the proof after making the payment?

(0) 讚！ | Crush

May I ask how long it takes to receive the proof after payment?

(0) 讚！ | Crush

Have you accepted it now?

(0) 讚！ | 镜花水月

I haven't received any news yet!

(0) 讚！ | 镜花水月

You are really lucky.

(0) 讚！ | 投稿小赵

It is necessary to write a letter to communicate with the journal, otherwise it may be ignored. However, this situation is rare.

(0) 讚！ | 投稿小赵

If there are no results after four or five months, don't rely solely on this journal. Good articles usually come quickly.

(0) 讚！ | 投稿小赵

Have you been admitted yet? It's been over half a year and I still haven't heard back.

(0) 讚！ | xiaolaihu

Too slow, accept7 has not been online for 7 months.

(0) 讚！ | 荣荣pink

Submitted for three months, the external reviewer suggested accepting directly, so it was accepted directly. After acceptance, the format was revised, and the proofreading took another month.

(0) 讚！ | xgunnkl

I was also "with editor" for over 2 months, and then suddenly changed to "under review."

(0) 讚！ | Doctor Yang