I submitted the paper in November of the year before last, and it was sent back for revisions in February last year. I was hired in March. I never received any proofreading, and I sent four or five emails urging the editor to no avail. Suddenly in February of this year, they said their process was wrong, and they felt the topic was not suitable, so they decided not to publish it. It's really frustrating! This journal has exhausted me for a year, and now I have to resubmit. This journal is very unprofessional, so everyone should be cautious when submitting their work.

(0) 讚！ | Guobin Yan

This journal is indeed slow in processing, and the submission process is also quite bumpy, with each review cycle taking 2-3 months.

2025-3-1 Submission
2025-6-1 Major revision - reviewed by two reviewers, with around 10 comments in total
2025-6-24 Major revision returned
2025-9-18 Minor revision - one accepted, one basically repeated the comments from the first review
2025-9-20 Minor revision returned
2025-11-24 Major revision - added a new reviewer, who provided 7 comments, one accepted, one still repeating comments from the previous two reviews
2025-11-26 Major revision returned
2026-1-14 Accepted - two accepted, one still repeating comments.

(0) 讚！ | zhenan66

External audits usually take 2-3 months.

(0) 讚！ | zhenan66

The external audit will probably take a few months.

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

It will be displayed.

(0) 讚！ | Lucky

Hello, have you always been in the submitted status before? Has the status never changed?

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

You can ask the editor, it should have been submitted for review.

(0) 讚！ | 橘子0215

It should have been submitted for review.

(0) 讚！ | 橘子0215

May I ask if it has been submitted all along? Has it been reviewed?

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

Will the system display the sending for external review?

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

Isn't it under major repair?

(0) 讚！ | zhenan66

It has been almost a month since it was submitted, but it has not been reviewed yet.

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

Is there no review process? How come submission means major revision?

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

Is there no review process? Why is it considered a major revision once submitted?

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

My application is awaiting admin processing.

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

Why is the status of my submission not "submitted"?

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

May I ask if the status of my application being "Awaiting admin processing" is normal?

(0) 讚！ | wyl1115731297

I only submitted to category three after looking at it, but by the time the review was completed, it had dropped to category four. Sigh.

(0) 讚！ | 狮子头骑士

Hello, how long after awaiting production checklist should I send the documents and pictures? I am still in this status, nobody is asking me for anything.

(0) 讚！ | Researcher15

Hello, I would like to ask how long it takes to receive the proof after acceptance?

(0) 讚！ | Researcher15

Submit by 2024-10-25
Major revision by 2025-5-3
Submit revised draft by 2025-6-22
Hired on 2025-8-26

(1) 讚！ | NUAA-shy

It took more than 7 months from submission to the first review end, and both reviewers agreed to accept it. However, the editor rejected it for no reason.

(0) 讚！ | LYCC99

Submit the system on October 19, 2024;
Receive major revision decision on March 23, 2025;
Submit revised draft on April 2, 2025;
Receive minor revision decision on May 3, 2025;
Submit revised draft on May 5, 2025;
Accepted on June 1, 2025.

(0) 讚！ | 橘子0215

Trash journal, dropped from tier three to tier four. Originally wanted to withdraw the submission, but the webpage showed it had already been sent for external review. Decided to leave it be, only to receive an email two months later stating that it did not fit the journal's scope and was rejected. What a waste of time, even the status of being sent for external review was fake?

(0) 讚！ | serd34

Submit system on October 19, 2024;
Received decision for major revision on March 23, 2025;
Submit revised draft on April 2, 2025;
Received decision for minor revision on May 3, 2025;
Submit revised draft on May 5, 2025;

(0) 讚！ | 橘子0215