My article has been in review for 1 year. I'm still waiting. What can I do?

(0) 讚！ | MM78

I quietly went to check on my editor, who happened to be the same person. I provided the questionnaire, supplementary materials, and made modifications to the wording. In the end, they said the theme was not suitable for external review.

(0) 讚！ | LW8586

Submission received
on 11 August 2026
Submission is under technical check
on 11 August 2026
Submission passed technical check
on 12 August 2026
Ready for editorial assignment
on 12 August 2026
Editor assigned
on 12 August 2026
Revision requested
on 12 August 2026
Revision received
on 12 August 2026
Submission passed technical check
on 12 August 2026
Too slow, it's been a month and no progress, not sure if it will be reviewed or not.

(0) 讚！ | Meng97

Submission status history
Submission received
on 27 August 2026
Submission is under technical check
on 27 August 2026
Submission passed technical check
on 28 August 2026
Ready for editorial assignment
on 28 August 2026
Editor assigned
on 28 August 2026

It's been almost 2 weeks, is it still at "Editor assigned"?

(0) 讚！ | waylon9527

I have been three weeks already. But it's not this one. Feeling very anxious.

(0) 讚！ | 来不及了

This step is really bad, the efficiency is very low, it's not satisfying to accept or reject at all.

(0) 讚！ | hxh

It has been a year, and I have been reminded many times in between. I don't understand why the manuscript has been constantly delayed. I received a reviewer's comment in November 2025, but there has been no progress until June 2026, and never again...

(0) 讚！ | 今我往矣

From submission to now, it has been 2 months, and we have received feedback from 3 reviewers, but we have not heard back from the editor yet. Hopefully, there will be good news.

The journal we submitted to previously took 4 months to be published, so we are prepared to continue the battle.

(0) 讚！ | Beacon666

Submitted on 4/30, first revision on 6/16, second revision on 7/14, accepted on 7/15.

(0) 讚！ | 港帅

After receiving a reviewer's suggestion in November, there has been no news since, almost a year has passed.

(0) 讚！ | 黎嘉进

It took a total of 4 months, the overall speed was quite fast (mainly depending on the editor).
First round of revisions (comments from 2 reviewers)
Second round of revisions (editor only gave me comments from one reviewer, didn't send me the other)
Third round of acceptance (revised based on previous reviewers' comments, accepted the next day)

(0) 讚！ | Beacon666

I submitted my article in May 2025 and now I have received one review. I have sent a few emails inquiring about it, but it hasn't been helpful. It has been stuck for a year.

(0) 讚！ | PandaQ

You can report the unethical editor Natalie Pafiti to Springer Nature by emailing ethics.reporting@springernature.com.

(0) 讚！ | 暗光之子

You can send an email to Springer Nature journal to report the unethical editor Natalie Pafiti. The specific email address is: ethics.reporting@springernature.com.

(0) 讚！ | 暗光之子

Natalie Pafitis is a rubbish editor who invited six reviewers back and forth, all of whom agreed to publish. As a result, this stupid Natalie Pafitis editor delayed for six months and rejected the article.

(0) 讚！ | 暗光之子

Trash edited by Natalie Pafitis.

(0) 讚！ | 暗光之子

It was to be avoided. Several reviewers agreed, but then it was delayed for half a year. The editor rejected it under the pretext of similar published papers. The whole process took 1 year and 3 months. XXD, couldn't you have said it earlier? What a waste of time.

(0) 讚！ | bosy

It's the renowned editor Natalie Pafitis!

(0) 讚！ | sairs

Trash journal, the entire submission process lasted over 2 years, with 3 rounds of major and minor revisions, only to be rejected in the end by the same editor for lack of innovation. This journal will be blacklisted, never to be submitted to or cited again.

(0) 讚！ | sairs

I submitted the manuscript on September 2025 and received feedback from one reviewer, but there has been no further communication since. I am not sure about the current situation.

(0) 讚！ | wwei0125

This magazine is terrible to the extreme, especially the editor Natalie Pafitis, who is just fooling around. She is the editor-in-chief, purely talking nonsense, especially when it comes to Chinese articles, she will always suppress and try to avoid them.

(0) 讚！ | 暗光之子

I was lucky. I submitted it at the end of 25 years, and it was accepted and published in early March of 26 years. It was sent back for revision once, and I fixed it as required. Then it was accepted for publication.

(1) 讚！ | 粥饼咸

The initial review is indeed quite fast, but it's all up to luck whether my paper will be returned for revisions after 7 months of submission. Graduation is becoming a concern~

(0) 讚！ | Dan Liang

In the days when everyone is anxious to graduate, it is like animals quickly completing the great harmony of life at a critical moment of life and death, and not delaying the time of the contributors is the minimum professional ethics of every journal. This journal reviews quickly and respects everyone's time. As for the follow-up process, it is not very clear, and there is no in-depth communication.

(1) 讚！ | 上灯台的小老鼠

Submission received April 30, 2025
Submission is under technical check April 30, 2025
Submission passed technical check May 1, 2025
Ready for editorial assignment May 1, 2025
Editor assigned May 1, 2025
First reviewer(s) invited May 28, 2025
Reviewer(s) accepted June 3, 2025
Reviewer report(s) received June 9, 2025
Then it got stuck, it has been almost a year, I have sent several emails all saying as soon as possible, but it's not effective.

(0) 讚！ | 张安