Frontiers in Endocrinology. I submitted a review in 2018. The review speed was relatively fast, but the editor in the later process delayed it for half a year and it was finally rejected. In July last year, I submitted another experimental article. I thought it would be reviewed very quickly, but it turned out to be very slow. After half a year, there was still no news. The reviewer also withdrew from the review. Now I think about it and it is quite disgusting.

(1) Thank | J_Dragon

This is a newer journal with an IF in the second year. The quality of the articles is not bad. Editors and reviewers are quite efficient, and the comments are returned one month after the first review, and then the papers needs to be revised and returned again. It takes about 3 months from submission to publication.

(1) Thank | 匿名11238

May I ask for some advice on how reviewers are selected? I am a novice and would like to know more about the process.

(0) Thank | 南絮HF

There is no universal standard for judging the quality of magazines, and this magazine has some good quality articles. The publication of NC-class articles also costs thousands of dollars, which I think is not good, although I can't afford to publish them. Even if I were to publish a few articles a year, I wouldn't be able to afford it.

(0) Thank | Beixiang

The garbage journal has finally been downgraded to the third tier, which is a relief.

(1) Thank | scikiller

Submitted on August 13, 2024.
Review process started on October 30, 2024.
Received feedback from two reviewers on November 5, 2024. One rejected the submission but still provided a lot of feedback. The other reviewer provided 13 suggestions, paying close attention even pointing out incorrect references in my manuscript and suggesting where to add references for certain points. I felt like I had encountered a true expert in the field, some of their suggestions even contradicted the other reviewer's feedback. I started to lose confidence but still patiently made the revisions, resulting in an additional 8 pages. After waiting for nearly 2 months, I received an email from the editor stating that there weren't enough reviewers and asked me to recommend two more. I was confused but recommended two new reviewers. However, the editor never contacted them, as expected.
Received feedback from a third reviewer on February 6, 2025, and made the changes the same day.
Received feedback from a fourth reviewer on February 7, 2025, and made the changes despite feeling overwhelmed. They asked for new reviewers, making the process even more complicated. 
Received additional feedback from the third reviewer on February 15, 2025, stating that further revisions were needed. I thought the requirements were too strict.
Received acceptance email on March 3, 2025.

(0) Thank | Hupanda

The article submitted in April, invited two reviewers, one accepted and one rejected. Later, another reviewer was invited and after major revisions, the article was accepted. However, it has been stuck at the fifth step since July. In November, I was informed that new reviewers needed to be invited. In December, two reviewers were invited and the article was accepted directly. I thought everything was fine, but today I received a rejection notice. I want to ask if it is possible to appeal in this situation? The timeline is too long, my heart is broken, sobbing.

(0) Thank | Yaya

When will a new reviewer be found if the first reviewer reverts the changes made during the first review and the previous reviewer has not been reviewing the manuscript?

(1) Thank | hao先生

Review speed: 2.0 | Submission hit rate: 75.0 Emphasis on research direction: endocrinology; diabetes Experience sharing: After submitting for 45 days, finally received revision comments. The revision required to be returned within 5 days. After returning, acceptance comments were quickly received. It is worth mentioning that after acceptance, fraudulent emails were received, asking us to pay publication fees elsewhere. Remember to be vigilant. Pay attention to observe email suffixes.

(0) Thank | 学林来了

The result was unfortunate. Finally, two reviewers were found, one suggesting major revisions and the other suggesting minor revisions. The reviewer with major revisions gave more than 60 comments, which were addressed one by one. The reviewer with minor revisions approved the publication, but the one with major revisions rejected it, as it did not meet their requirements. It's such a waste of time, after 9 months.

(0) Thank | bosy

What's wrong?

(0) Thank | Ron Tommy

From what I can see from the English link you provided above, it seems like the editor suddenly realized there was an ethical issue.

(0) Thank | 有投必中中中

Why haven't I made any progress yet? Can I hurry up?

(0) Thank | wenling

I don't know if anyone is as unlucky as me. I submitted my article on January 29th, and it has been 7 months now with only one reviewer. There has been no progress since then. I submitted another article to a different journal two months late, and it has been published. Should I withdraw the submission or wait a little longer?

(0) Thank | bosy

Review speed: 3.0 | Submission success rate: 50.0 
Research focus: Reproductive endocrinology 
Experience sharing: Friends, will this journal be put on alert? Zhejiang University has already put all of Frontiers on alert.

(0) Thank | 岭南伟志

I have been waiting for final validation for a month, has anyone experienced this situation? Sending emails but not getting any responses.

(0) Thank | 七点半

It has been 36 days, what's going on?

(0) Thank | Charlotte Cook

Submitted on April 24, 2024
Received two review comments on June 19, major revisions
Revised on July 4
Both reviewers agreed to publish on July 5
Received editorial comments on July 13
Revised on July 14
Accepted on July 15
First time submitting to the F series, overall felt the process was quite fast, but the revision time given was a bit short. It happened to be a busy period for me, so I had to stay up late to rush through the revisions.

(0) Thank | 長安

How did it end in the end?

(0) Thank | 曼萱小娘子

After two months of inertia, EA has finally taken action.

(0) Thank | 柠檬快乐

It has been two months and I am still in the peer review process. Meanwhile, the manuscripts submitted by my colleagues have been sent for review, and they are preparing to withdraw their submissions.

(0) Thank | Rejuerr

Please provide a follow-up, this is really terrifying.

(0) Thank | Bonnie Lewis

Could you please let me know if the success rate is high for applying for a waiver of publication fees for this journal? Will it affect the acceptance of the article? In general, at what stage of the article should the application be made?

(0) Thank | Charlotte Cook

How are you now?

(0) Thank | 是你的奇邃呀

Submitted on 1/5/2024
Received comments from the first reviewer on 2/5
Asked to recommend a few reviewers on my own on 4/24
Still no news as of 5/1
Anticipation and nervousness

(0) Thank | 章鱼哥不想被炸