Received: 14 July 2020; Received in revised form: 24 August 2020; Accepted: 18 September 2020.

(4) Thank | michaelchak

I’m completely new with publishing in SCI journals. The first time I submitted, I spent a long time choosing a journal. Submitted on May 21, and a reply saying that it did not conform to the journal was received on May 23. They recommended a few other journals to us. Thanks to the editors. Since I had expected of such a result, I did not feel sad when it was rejected. I cheered myself up and continued to submit it to another journal. With inexplicable self-confidence, I always felt that my paper would definitely get accepted (haha)!

(11) Thank | 哈哈kk

I will never consider it again. It was with the editor for 21 days, and it was directly rejected without any reason.

(4) Thank | 何以清尘

This journal’s name is about engineering software, but the scope says that the journal requires innovation in algorithms and engineering applications. In my opinion, software implementation is more relevant. Journals like to optimize articles, especially articles about natural algorithms such as heredity. The editor requested that I submit potential reviewers, but none of my recommendations were used. There was a lot of feedback from the review process, including that I needed to add a mathematical description to my study. Despite the revisions, the four reviewers are all good. However, waiting two months for feedback was not ideal. After two rounds of revision, the editor accepted my paper. The IF for this journal got higher this year, so I will definitely submit again in the future.

(1) Thank | 启明灯

Could you please provide me with the guidelines from the author instructions section? Do you have a template available?

(0) Thank | qqiuuu

Brother, is this not your first time investing? It's happening so quickly.

(0) Thank | tyy6142

Sorry, but I need the original text in order to provide an accurate translation.

(0) Thank | tanking666

For so many years, District 2 has been stable, but now it has changed to District 3. Just published the paper... sigh.

(0) Thank | junfhappy

Submission timeline is as follows:
January 1, 2025: Submission
January 20, 2025: Minor revision
January 28, 2025: Major revision
February 13, 2025: Minor revision requested by editor due to reference issues, manuscript can be accepted after revision
February 13, 2025: Major revision
March 3, 2025: Accepted
March 4, 2025: Proof.

(1) Thank | 二狗闯世界

The editor said it was out of scope and rejected it directly.

(0) Thank | undefined

December 19th with editor

(0) Thank | undefined

Submit by December 18th.

(0) Thank | undefined

On October 26th, two people accepted the invitation for review. One person completed the review quickly, and it is speculated that they were a reviewer with almost no modifications in the first round of review. The second person did not provide feedback on the review even after a month had passed.

On November 20th, a third person was sent for review, and on November 22nd, a fourth person was sent for review.

The fourth person accepted the invitation.

On December 6th, the review was completed, and revisions were made based on the feedback from two reviewers.

On December 8th, the paper was accepted.

(0) Thank | junfhappy

10.19 Revised
10.21 Under review, sent to 2 reviewers (presumably the original reviewers)
10.22 Accepted review invitation from 1 person (review completed on the same day)
10.26 Accepted review invitations from 2 people

(0) Thank | junfhappy

Under review on October 11, 2024.

(0) Thank | 决一逍遥

2024.10.05 with editor

(0) Thank | 决一逍遥

2024.09.30 With Editor

(0) Thank | 十年旧梦寻心

Can be invested.

(0) Thank | tanking666

The review speed is still fast.

(0) Thank | tanking666

Update on the progress: Under the continuous sending of peer review invitations by the editors, the third reviewer finally accepted the review on August 23rd. 
In total, 30 reviewers were invited, with 3 accepting the review. The review was completed on September 24th, one month later. 
It seems that everyone received major revisions or minor revisions. My feedback only included one revision suggestion, without specifying whether it was minor or major. 
The feedback from the reviewers consisted of only 8 comments from 2 reviewers. It is confusing why 3 reviewers only provided 2 sets of feedback. 
Overall, the feedback for revisions is quite positive. One reviewer gave a very high evaluation, with changes mainly focusing on language and grammar. The feedback from the other reviewer was more general, but not overly critical and did not address technical issues. 
One month for revisions. 
It has been half a year, but fortunately, there has been some progress...

(0) Thank | junfhappy

May I ask if you have revised it? What format of files do I need to prepare for submitting the revised documents?

(0) Thank | junfhappy

Friends who comment quickly are probably just exceptions. It has been 4 days and it's still "we". No matter which editor it is, being slow is the norm. In most cases, it's slow as hell!

(0) Thank | 是土拨鼠啊

Record the submission process
2024/5/02 submitted to journal
2024/5/08 with editor (handled by Professor Topping)
2024/5/10 under review (sent to 9 reviewers, 4 accepted)
2024/6/27 major revised (38 review comments)
2024/7/28 submitted to journal (with editor same day, under review next day)
2024/9/12 required review completed
2024/9/18 accept.

Overall, the review process was acceptable, the reviewers were professional and provided valuable insights. I hope the journal can increase the number of submissions, as I feel the quality is good. If you are not in a rush to submit, you can give it a try.

(0) Thank | Keithboy

It's useless. Even choosing a Korean editor is painfully slow. Who knows when they will have time to work on it.

(0) Thank | Dddd666

Hello, I would like to know how to select the Korean editor in the submission system. Thank you for letting me know.

(0) Thank | 西北孤傲的狼