5.8, submission; 5.11, with editor; 5.14, sent for review; 8.3, major revision of structure and language, and there were not too many problems for the methods; 8.31, the revised manuscript was submitted; 9.5, the editor revised the language; 9.13, accepted; 9.25, already online. There were 3 review experts and 61 revision comments in total. Seeing that major revision was required, I thought it was over. After the submission of the revised manuscript, it seemed that the editor accepted it directly, without sending it for review, Maybe the editor thought the polishing service I looked for was too rubbish, he revised the language and let me confirm. It was finally online. It is the first SCI article in my life, and the journal is in Q2; I am excited. P.S., don’t know why the partial field can’t be changed. My field is agricultural machinery testing and reliability analysis.

(4) Thank | CAU-wck

In June 2019 the manuscript was submitted. In January 2020 a major revision was required. The editor-in-chief required to add the Discussion section and rewrite the Introduction section. In March 2020 a major revision was made and I submitted the revised manuscript. In July 2020 it was accepted. I am grateful to the reviewers.

(3) Thank | 橙子同学

This is my second submission. It was acceptance in January. The decision of major revision was made in early June. The article was accepted in early August. The overall speed is OK. The editor(s) help modify the grammar, format, etc.

(0) Thank | 853007793@qq.com

Our manuscript received tons of edits and comments from the reviewers – all very professional – which we were very appreciative for. The reviewers raised many excellent points that significantly strengthened our manuscript. It is worth noting that the review period was long; we submitted in Nov. 2015 and our manuscript was accepted at the end of Aug. 2016.

(5) Thank | luolufeng617@163.com

How long does dip usually take? Why hasn't it rejected me after so long? It previously said the content was too long, so I reduced it to eight thousand words. After uploading the revised draft, it took over ten days to become dip, and then it continued for several more days.

(0) Thank | LILLIPOP_M

I waited for 3 months for the decision, and on March 20th, I received an email saying the review was accepted but I needed to make some formatting changes. On March 26th, it was officially accepted.

Despite the long wait for the decision, the overall experience was good. I am grateful to the editor-in-chief and the team for meticulously editing my manuscript. The editor-in-chief is James A. Taylor, and I am very thankful.

Although it was accepted into the second tier just 6 days before, it was still disappointing. I missed out on the first prize and the top spot in the first tier. The 2025 Chinese Academy of Sciences ranking is not good.

(0) Thank | dyt

Was it rejected? I was told before that the content was too long, so I modified it to the required word count and uploaded it. It has been "with editor" for a long time and now it has become "dip." Does this mean it will be rejected?

(0) Thank | LILLIPOP_M

But I don't know why it's suddenly turned into a dip today. I feel like I'm going to be rejected.

(0) Thank | LILLIPOP_M

Reducing the word count for submission should logically result in a review. Otherwise, there would be no need to reduce the word count. Many journals are not strict with word limits, so it's unclear why BE is so serious about it.

(0) Thank | 科研小陈努力

A very good journal, but the impact factor and ranking have dropped too much. Hopefully it will get better and better.

(0) Thank | king1983

Please translate the following passage into English: 2

(0) Thank | paper_more

Dropped to district 2...

(0) Thank | ddxt

I submitted the manuscript in November 24th. Two weeks later it was sent for review. The editor assigned it to 6 reviewers, 2 of whom accepted. However, only one reviewer provided comments in February 25th. After more than a month, they suddenly disappeared without giving any feedback. The editor did not wait and did not assign new reviewers, which made me anxious.

(0) Thank | lunalu

I am in the same situation as the two editors. They said my content was too long, so I shortened it for review. But currently, I am still with the editor and don't know if it will be sent for review. I am so anxious.

(0) Thank | LILLIPOP_M

Just like your editor, mine also mentioned that my content was too long and asked me to shorten it to within eight thousand words. I have made the necessary adjustments and submitted it. It is currently still in the "with editor" stage. Will there be a change in editor at this point?

(0) Thank | LILLIPOP_M

I feel so awful, still in the decision stage, it's been two months already ?? I'm so close to breaking down.

(0) Thank | dyt

My internship has been going on for almost two months, from December 18th, 2024 until today. It's been really hard waiting.

(0) Thank | dyt

I would like to ask further, after submitting the major revision, the status has been "decision in progress" since December 28, 2024, it has been almost two months now. Does anyone know what's going on? Why has the "decision in progress" status lasted for so long? Are the editors on vacation? It's been too long, I'm almost in tears waiting. ??

(0) Thank | dyt

Wow, impressive! Did you choose the reviewer yourself? Can someone kindly reply to me?

(0) Thank | accpet2025

Are you sure the reviewer is not yourself, dear family members? Can you please respond?

(0) Thank | accpet2025

Isn't this the reviewer that I confirmed myself? What's going on?

(0) Thank | accpet2025

How did everyone find the reviewers?

(0) Thank | accpet2025

Why is it so difficult to find reviewers when this journal is supposed to determine the reviewers themselves?

(0) Thank | accpet2025

Hello! How should a cover letter be written? Can contact information be included?

(0) Thank | accpet2025

I would like to inquire about the plagiarism detection requirement for this journal.

(0) Thank | theshy人品好