No, APL's OA is optional. If you want to choose OA, it's also possible.

(0) 讚！ | Gin

Do you charge a layout fee now, and how much is the fee?

(0) 讚！ | 仅仅穿堂风

Submitted in early February, it took a lot of time to find reviewers. Received the review comments at the end of April, with two minor revisions. Submitted the revised manuscript in late May, and it was accepted by the editor after reviewing.

(0) 讚！ | Gin

Recently it has been difficult to find reviewers, the Associate Editor is very nice, with 2 reviewers assigned. 
1.25 Submitted for review; 
1.29 Formatting revised; 
2.05 Submitted for review; 
3.22 Received reviewer comments; 
4.23 Revised; 
5.07 Accepted; 
5.15 Published.

(0) 讚！ | Jinglong Xie

3.16 submit
4.24 notification of revision
4.28 revise
5.13 accept

It took quite a long time to find reviewers, but the review process was relatively fast.

(0) 讚！ | 资深投稿人

Have you heard any news after your revised manuscript was sent back? It's been a long time since mine was returned as well.

(0) 讚！ | GFY11

Excuse me, why has the card been stuck here for three weeks?

(0) 讚！ | zcccccooo

It's been three weeks now, why is that?

(0) 讚！ | zcccccooo

After finding the reviewers, it has been stuck here for three weeks, why?

(0) 讚！ | zcccccooo

Submission Check by Editorial Office Failed

Will I receive an email at this step, or will only the corresponding author receive an email?

(0) 讚！ | zc_li

It has been stuck for 4 days.

(0) 讚！ | zc_li

Has any teacher been stuck on submission check? It's been four days already, and it's just been stuck on "started" without any progress.

(0) 讚！ | 山山而川川

APL relies too much on luck to assign AE, professional AE are okay, some AE who are not in a major field can still review papers, but when looking at their academic homepage, it is filled with unrelated content, and their speaking skills are extremely disappointing.

(0) 讚！ | HangL

Could you please tell me if Appl. Phys. Lett. has a Word template? I am unable to access the author guidelines webpage.

(0) 讚！ | 崇政

Excuse me, does Appl. Phys. Lett have a word template? The author guide webpage also cannot be opened.

(0) 讚！ | 崇政

Is this Associate Editor Review the first modification after revision? I seem to have encountered this as well, the second reviewer has not reviewed it yet and it has now become an Associate Editor Review.

(0) 讚！ | 晚曛

Submission on November 29, 2024
Potential Reviewers Selected on December 7, 2024
The first reviewer agreed to review on December 10, 2024, but some experts declined to review, so APL had some difficulty finding reviewers.
The second reviewer agreed to review on December 17, 2024
The editor received all reviewers' comments on January 1, 2025, and the review process was quite fast, taking about half a month.
Reviewer comments came back on January 3, 2025, and the editor gave a month for revisions, minor revisions.
Replied to reviewer comments on January 20, 2025
Accepted on January 26, 2025, APL was quite fast.

(0) 讚！ | 阿克琉克

Is there hope for APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS to become a top journal again this year?

(0) 讚！ | 一叶轻舟

APL is really too slow, the review process is slow, can't find reviewers, the review and editing process is also slow, it's been 126 days since submission and still not accepted.

(0) 讚！ | 奋进K

2025.1.1 accepted and recorded
2024.9.5 stj
2024.11.15 major 2 reviewers, one with 5 questions and one with 9 questions, both had a positive attitude and provided some highly constructive feedback
2024.12.11 ur
2025.1.1 accepted
The whole process took 4 months, with the editorial team being prompt in handling the submission. Most of the time was spent on finding reviewers, once they were found, the process was quick. Each reviewer took approximately one week to review. Overall, the submission experience was excellent.

(1) 讚！ | yuyn

Please translate the following passage into English: "一起发的"

(0) 讚！ | sdhjbl

As shown in the figure, there are two reviewers in total. The revised manuscript for the first round of review is submitted, and the editor sends it out one by one. That is, the revised manuscript is first sent to the first reviewer, and after the first reviewer has finished, it is then sent to the second reviewer. Or are they sent together? The reason for this question is that the status of the first round of review shows "Review Received" first, then "Associate Editor Review," and then "Potential Reviewer Invitation(s) Sent." In this status, are new reviewers being sought by the editor in addition to the original two reviewers, or is the manuscript being sent to the original second reviewer? Or did the original reviewers leave, prompting the editor to find new ones?

(0) 讚！ | yuyn

Did the original poster resubmit after making changes? I did the same thing... Did the original poster receive it after resubmitting?

(0) 讚！ | 慧子Iris

Did the original poster resubmit after making changes? I did the same thing too... Did the original poster receive it after resubmission?

(0) 讚！ | 慧子Iris

How long did the OP's associate editor review last? Mine has been almost 20 days.

(0) 讚！ | 灰色轨迹