Submission on August 19
Review on September 6 (seems like the editor was on vacation, so it wasn't reviewed)
Major revision on September 12 (3 reviewers, 11 comments)
Revised on September 15
Resubmission on September 21
Accepted on September 23

(0) 讚！ | lhazcy

Looking at the real-time impact factor, I feel that the IF of RSC Advances can reach 8-9 next year. What exactly is going on? I don't understand, it's really baffling. Many well-established journals under RSC are not doing well, so why is this OA recycling station suddenly becoming popular?

(0) 讚！ | 路途漫无期

I have been waiting for several days and they still haven't asked me to pay the APC. How can I apply for a discount? Should I send an email? Or should I apply for membership? I see that by becoming a member, I can enjoy discounts. For example, a one-year membership fee is 170 pounds, but I don't know how much discount I can get.

(0) 讚！ | Kistagoogle

Transferred from OCF, there were still a lot of things to deal with. At that time, the reviewers provided a lot of comments, and after transferring, they provided even more comments. Submitted on 6.10, reviewed on 6.12, revised on 7.12; returned after a month with minor revisions suggested by the reviewer, returned in a week, accepted after 10 days. The process was then very quick, payment was made the day after acceptance, and proofreading was completed on the fourth day. The editing was very efficient, one reviewer completed the review in a week, while the other reviewer was too slow, taking a month to review. After the initial review, it took another month for the second reviewer to complete their review, and ten days after minor revisions were made. In addition, the APC was a bit high, but we applied for a waiver at the time and received a 20% discount.

(0) 讚！ | 浮晨

2026.09.11 Submitted to Journal - Initial Assessment
2026.09.13 With Editor
2026.09.14 In Peer Review
2029.09.17 Major Revision
2029.09.19 Checking Submission
2029.09.21 With Editor - In Peer Review
2026.09.22 Accepted.
This paper was actually submitted to this journal after being rejected by AFM, making it the fastest acceptance in submission history. It is categorized as a new and innovative journal, although the APC is a bit expensive.

(0) 讚！ | Kistagoogle

Very fast,
8.6 Submission
8.23 Major revision
9.6 Revision
9.16 Minor revision (modified two sentences) Accepted

(1) 讚！ | SkyWlaker

It's so straightforward, I just like journals that spend money! 
Submission timeline:
May 31, 2026 submission
June 1, 2026 with editor
June 7, 2026 in peer review
June 12, 2026 with editor
June 19, 2026 in peer review
June 30, 2026 major revision
July 20, 2026 submit revised manuscript (including a table of contents entry)
July 31, 2026 accept
August 5, 2026 copyright confirmation, pay publication fee
August 6, 2026 proofreading
August 18, 2026 publish online
When my classmate submitted to this journal last year, the impact factor was 4.6 at the time, and he spent 13,000 RMB. This year, the impact factor is 6.1, and the publication fee has also increased significantly to 21,800 RMB. Overall, this journal is still good, with a very fast review speed (previously submitted to analytical methods and lab on a chip under RSC were rejected, wasting half a month in their hands).

(3) 讚！ | 翔翔超人~

The assigned editor was very efficient. Only one reviewer provided feedback for the second review, and without inviting new reviewers, the paper was accepted directly. I also found the handling of the process to be very prompt. The submission timeline is as follows:
- April 2: Submission
- April 16: Review
- May 10: Major revisions
- June 30: Resubmission for review on the same day
- July 16: Acceptance

(1) 讚！ | huangxy111

The amount paid including tax was RMB21780.25, which should be 2,200.00.

(1) 讚！ | moide

The official website is still at 2200 pounds, but it seems that many publishers increase prices once a year.

(0) 讚！ | 热心市民田某

Are they all so rich? Or is the boss footing the bill?

(0) 讚！ | redcom

How much does the APC cost?

(0) 讚！ | redcom

Submitted on March 4, 2026
Major revision on May 28, 2026
Revised on July 3, 2026
Accepted on July 24, 2026
The overall speed is acceptable. Most importantly, the score increased from 4 to 6 after acceptance, which makes me happy.

(0) 讚！ | moide

Excuse me, brother, do I need to provide ORCID when submitting for rework? I have been trying to link my account but have been unsuccessful, not sure what's going on.

(0) 讚！ | 136751273

It's too damn expensive, I will never invest again in the future.

(0) 讚！ | pili

The process was quite fast, submitted for 20 days, received major revisions. It took 20 days for the revisions to be returned. Approximately 10 days later, accepted, and then waited another week to pay. The reviewers were very professional, but the publication fee was too high, 2200 pounds, after taxes paid close to 22000 yuan. I may not submit again in the future.

(0) 讚！ | 好有钱好好好好

Same question.

(0) 讚！ | Byj

I heard that prices have gone up, but I haven't paid yet.

(0) 讚！ | paipaixu

It's really not working. The price has doubled, but the speed is still so slow. It's been five days and I still haven't heard back from the editor. Isn't the whole point of open source projects like this to be fast?

(0) 讚！ | choooo

How much is the layout fee now?

(0) 讚！ | phanton

On January 18th, the first round of voting took place, and on March 23rd, the first review comments were given. The response was given on April 3rd, and the acceptance was made on April 16th.

(0) 讚！ | paipaixu

How much is the layout fee now?

(0) 讚！ | dd7758052

How much is the layout fee now?

(0) 讚！ | phanton

Is the latest 2026 edition free of charge?

(0) 讚！ | Paul-CAEP