A dramatic submission experience. Please remember the editor Michael Strano. 06.06 submitted to journal; 07.16 under review; 08.11 major revision. 3 reviewers, one accepted it directly, one required a major revision, one rejected it, and the editor required a major revision; 08.16 revision submit to journal; 10.23 accepted. Two hours after receiving the acceptance letter, I received a letter from the editor in chief, stating that Michael Strano had made a mistake to click the accept button, while it was going to be sent for review. So I was asked to resubmit it and then they will send it for review. I submitted the second revision on 19.10.26. 10.26 submitted to journal; 12.22 under review. I don’t know why it can be with editor for two months. It was unbelievable. 20.01.23 major revision. 2 reviewers, both required major revisions, and so did the editor. 20.02.11 revision submit to journal; 20.02.18 accepted. It was finally accepted. It lasted 8 months in total. Please remember the editor Michael Strano. Generally, if manuscripts are in his hands, it will be sent for review at least 3 weeks later, 2 months at most.

(13) Thank | 还没想好叫啥子

2019.04.09 submitted; 2019.04.10 with editor (editor); 2019.04.14 with editor (assigned editor, Professor Elzbieta Frackowiak in the Netherlands); 2019.04.19 under review; 2019.05.13 under editor evaluation; 2019.05.21 major revision (four reviewers); 2019.06.19 revision submitted; 2019.06.19 with editor; 2019.06.22 under review; 2019.06.26 required reviews completed; 2019.06.30 required reviews completed; 2019.07.01 major revision (one of the reviewers raised 4 questions, and the other three reviewers recommended to accept); 2019.07.13 revision submitted; 2019.07.15 under review; 2019.07.19 Accept.

(14) Thank | tongl2012

2018.12.06 with editor, 2018.12.26 under review, 2019.01.22 major revision, 3 reviewers, 2019.02.18 with editor, 2019.02.24 revision submitted. They were not satisfied with our replies to the reviewer who rejected the manuscript before, and required us responding to reviewer’s comments one by one and carefully. 2019.02.25 with editor, 2019.03.16 under review, 2019.03.25 major revision. Another 6 reviewers in this round (not including the previous 3). 2019.04.08 with editor, 2019.04.15 accepted by the editor directly after reading it, without being sent for review again. The editor is Professor Machael Strano from MIT. He is very responsible. After two major revisions, the quality of the manuscript has been significantly improved, but it did take a long time. I feel that he usually starts processing about a week after “with editor”. It lasted 20 days with editor before my first preview, and 26 days with editor before the second preview. Thank you very much, editor, for the opportunity you gave us. It’s my first paper in Carbon, also the first one in a Q1 journal. The contribution experience is very valuable!

(3) Thank | qjacky

Overall, the submission and publication process for Carbon is straightforward. The current editor has been there for a long time and is quite professional. Our manuscript went through two rounds of peer review; the first round took 51 days and the second round lasted only 23 days. I’d recommend this journal for graduate students and professionals.

(10) Thank | yanyixingfu

How long will it continue with the editor?

(0) Thank | CaCa鸭

3.10 sent to the second reviewer, 3.15 required reviews completed, waiting for judgment.

(0) Thank | greedyboy

Could you please advise? I submitted my manuscript on February 22nd and it was sent for review on February 28th. On March 2nd, I checked Elsevier's tracking system and saw that it was sent to 4 reviewers, but only one accepted. This reviewer completed the review on March 5th. However, the tracking system does not show any additional reviewers being sent (it still shows 4 sent), and the submission system still says "under review". I am wondering how this will be handled going forward. It shouldn't be delayed indefinitely, right?

(0) Thank | greedyboy

It is sent in bulk.

(0) Thank | jieji5757

Hello, could you please let me know where the transfer has been made to?

(0) Thank | Gerry_sl

20241215 submit
20241228 transfer invitation
I was initially worried that the editors would take a Christmas break, but the results came quite quickly, and they offered a transfer.

(0) Thank | meiyangzi

Please accept the following paragraph translated into English: December 20, 2024.

(0) Thank | 那就爆炸

I submitted it on December 15th, and it is still in the "we" status, and the date has not changed.

(0) Thank | meiyangzi

Have you changed? So have I. I have been in the "with editor" status for a long time, with no progress at all.

(0) Thank | ncuxu

Is Carbon's editor on vacation right now? It has been 10 days since submission and it's still with the editor, I'm really worried.

(0) Thank | 星缘奇异

It seems to be a mass message, which says "Note that we invite all the authors of works published in the specific issue of the journal to suggest cover art".

(0) Thank | 高高101

9.30 Submit manuscript
10.5 Format revision
10.10 Resubmit
10.12 Under review
11.14 Review completed (one reviewer, one issue) Editor for minor revisions within two weeks
11.20 Submit revised manuscript
11.26 Acceptance

(0) Thank | 高高101

The date has been changed to 2024.11.21, but it is still on a Wednesday.

(0) Thank | 意义

Excuse me, after receiving the article, did you receive an email invitation for the cover?

(0) Thank | 贾有才

8.22 submit
8.22 with editor
9.21 major revision
10.18 response
10.23 review complete, minor revision
10.31 accept, cover invitation.
The editor is Juan Tascon, who invited the cover after acceptance. I don't know if the current carbon cover invitation is a mass email or a formality, and how much expectation there is for designing the cover. Is it worth spending money to hire an outside company for design? What is the process for submitting cover images? I would like to hear everyone's opinions.

(0) Thank | 贾有才

What direction are you in? You're so fast, that's amazing.

(0) Thank | 晨颂

It usually takes a month in the hands of the editor, both of my previous articles on CARBON were also in the hands of the editor for a month.

(0) Thank | 晨颂

How to view the edits? I am currently under review.

(0) Thank | 那就爆炸

2024.10.06 major revision

(0) Thank | upc-petroluem

Who is responsible for your editing, dear? I also changed the date once, still with the editor.

(1) Thank | 二蛋想毕业

9.10 submit
9.10 witheditor
10.2 Date changed but still witheditor
10.4 Date changed again but still witheditor

What does it mean to keep changing the date but the status remains the same, iron friends?

(1) Thank | 那就爆炸