The manuscript was rejected 43 days after submission, during which the manuscript status is always under review, and then directly becomes the view decision letter. This journal will never give the specific status of the manuscript, such as which reviewer they were waiting for.

(1) Thank | liux8

Extremely bad editorial system, 5 months to review and then without comments rejected. The quality is too low, but the price is too high.

(4) Thank | sensor

MRL has strict requirements on the quality of articles, especially the innovation and logic of the articles. Only 52 articles are accepted each year. It belongs to the top journal in the field of metal processing. The review is professional and efficient. It takes 2 months from submission, review, revision to acceptance. I will support this journal and hope it will be better!

(17) Thank | cshooter

25.1.1 Submission
25.1.5 Sent to editor for review
25.1.25 Received feedback/major revisions
25.2.20 Returned
25.2.23 Sent to editor for review
25.3.1 Received feedback/minor revisions
25.3.3 Returned
23.3.4 Sent to editor for review
23.3.5 Received feedback and accepted

(0) Thank | 成为高手

7.22 Submission
7.25 Editing
8.12/8.14 Under review
9.1 Under review/Decision pending
9.4 Decision pending
9.5 Reject and resubmit (The decision given by the editor was to reject and resubmit, but there is a revision option in the submission system. Both reviewers suggested major revisions. It was the first submission to this journal, and the revised manuscript was resubmitted with the reviewers' comments)
9.8 Revision
9.9/9.12 Editing
9.16/9.18 Under review
9.29/10.3 Decision pending
10.3 Major revision (An additional reviewer was added, the original one had no comments)
10.4 Revision
10.5/10.8 Editing
10.13/10.14 Under review
10.29/10.30 Decision pending
10.30 Acceptance
Received the agreement and proofreading emails in the following days.

(0) Thank | Johnny_zxy

Does anyone know what's going on with this journal? It's been almost 20 days now and it's still stuck at the "with journal administrator" stage, without moving to the "with editor" stage. I have published 5 SCI papers before, and they all received results within 10 days - either rejection or sent for review. I have never encountered this situation before and I'm hesitant to contact the editorial office. Are there any other students experiencing the same issue?

(0) Thank | 苛赏

Man, I've been with the editor for over half a month already, how come you're crying so soon?

(0) Thank | Johnny_zxy

By the end of 2023, I finished writing the manuscript and was preparing to submit it to Scripta. However, I found that many journals in the materials science field had reduced their publication frequency, so I had to look for a new target journal. The review process in MRL was incredibly fast, with two reviewers providing feedback at a rocket speed, and the manuscript was accepted just 3 weeks after submission!

(1) Thank | iownnothing

Chargeable, specific details may vary.

(0) Thank | CDC

Hello! I would like to ask if there is a fee?

(0) Thank | SLM小白

The review process takes 2-3 weeks, but it went through one major revision and one minor revision. The third revision, regarding the innovative statement, took a total of 5 months to be accepted. The letter is concise and focused on innovation. I hope the office will continue to improve.

(4) Thank | CDC

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(6) Thank | 17365123