It is my first SCI article, and it is really not easy. The first submission of the paper was 13,000 words. After the acceptance, the number of words rose by 8,000, which up to 21,000 words. The comments of the three reviewers were very good; Many experiments were added. The time during the first review was the most difficult. At that time, the pandemic outbroke and I stayed at home. Many data and tools were left in school. However, thanks to the help of my tutor and the company of the family. The process was arduous and the wait was long; However, the final result was satisfying. I wish Expert Systems with Applications gets better and better and good luck to you all! 2019.12.4, submission; 2020.1.29, the results of the first review were given; there were three reviewers, who raised 38 questions; major revision was required; 2020.2.28, the first revised manuscript was submitted; 2020.4.25, the results of the second review were given; there were three reviewers, who raised 15 questions; 2020.5.24, the second revised manuscript was submitted; 2020.7.14, I was told that there were some reference format issues in the second revised manuscript, and it needed to be resubmitted; 2020.8.3, the results of the third review were given; there were three minor issues; minor revision was required; 2020.8.4, the third revised manuscript was submitted; 2020.9.4, accepted.

(44) Thank | 心之所向

2019.8.15 Submitted; 2020.1.29, first review, with two reviewers, both requiring a major revision (I reminded it once on 1.28 because it had been so long); 2020.2.17 The first revision was submitted; 2020.3.20 second review comments were received; a reviewer suggested us to add experimental details and some results; 2020.4.3 The second revision was submitted. 2020.5.12, it was accepted in the morning (it was reminded once on May 10 because the time for third review is abnormal). The urge for manuscripts was relatively successful. The self-citation rate is very high, and the requirement for the English writing level is very high, and the cycle is a bit long. It is recommended that you can urge it if the first review exceeds 4 months. If the time for third review exceeds too much than the second review, you can also urge it.

(0) Thank | tt

Because this journal is ranked Q2, countless people who want to advance their career submit their papers here. I see some people submit their PAKDD or APWEB papers and got accepted, so I took an article I published in ICDM and added new content before submitting here. It was rejected within a month! The second time I used an SIGIR article with some modification to submit.

(4) Thank | Anonymous

May I ask about the outcome? I have also added new reviewers!

(0) Thank | fusionluck

Have you accepted it?

(0) Thank | fusionluck

Submission on February 17, 2025
Invited 3, 2 accepted
One reviewer dropped out
One reviewer completed the review on March 17, 2025
On March 30, 2025, invited 3 reviewers again, 2 accepted the review
How many reviewers are usually invited? If reviewers are invited again, does it mean the previous feedback was acceptable?

(0) Thank | Macxld

Translate the following paragraph into English: Write down this paragraph in EAai, and delete it.

(0) Thank | Macxld

Please go to the bottom of this link: https://cn.service.elsevier.com/app/chat/chat_launch/supporthub/publishing/ and you will find a chat entry. If you have any questions, feel free to ask Elsevier customer service directly.

(0) Thank | bigTractor

Asked the editor, who said that the publication process is like this. However, my reviewer has already exceeded the review deadline, and the editor refuses to find another reviewer.

(0) Thank | tygcs

It has been a month since DIP, what's going on? There has been no progress, does anyone know what's going on?

(0) Thank | Dream

Could you please click on the picture to have a look? The information is too detailed and exceeds the character limit!

(1) Thank | Yuzhi Sun

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(0) Thank | Yuzhi Sun

2024.12.01 Submitted to Journal
2024.12.03 With editor
2025.01.04 Under review
2025.02.01 Required Reviews Complete & Review Complete
2025.02.05 Major revision
2025.02.28 With editor
2025.03.07 Under review 
2025.03.08 Required Reviews Complete
2025.03.25 Review Complete & Decision in Process
2025.03.26 Accept

(0) Thank | sun0031

It has been four months since with the editor, has the editing been forgotten? It's too slow.

(0) Thank | Fieldssssss

The notice for the 1.4 allocation has not been received yet, and we now only have one zone left in this direction.

(0) Thank | peng lu hao

I have been here for four months since early November.

(0) Thank | 一只小透明

After another 2 months of finding reviewers and revising, the paper has now been published.

(0) Thank | HZTNLP

Is there any submission from February 25th, 2 years ago? It is still in "we" status on the official website's email. I have reminded them once but still have not received any feedback. Is there any way to resolve this?

(0) Thank | lyt

The article has been "Under Review" for over two months now, and it feels like the reviewer has disappeared.

(0) Thank | tygcs

There is a question mark at the bottom right corner of the submission website, you can find it there.

(0) Thank | tygcs

I submitted my paper on December 4th and it is still under review. It has been three and a half months, why is the review process taking so long? Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

(0) Thank | 哇咔咔的周大侠

The first review took seven months with two reviewers. After 19 days of revisions, the second reviewer spent three months on the second review. The manuscript was in the "rrc" status for half a month before it was finally accepted. The total cycle was over 11 months.

(0) Thank | 红袍斗士

Hello, after going online, I felt like it took about half a month to be indexed.

(0) Thank | isymwang

2024.11.25 Submitted
2025.11.27 With editor
2024.11.28 Under review
2024.12.23 Review finished
2024.12.24 Decision in Process

DIP has been waiting for over 80 days since Christmas... My supervisor has followed up twice in the system, and I have contacted Elsevier customer service once, but there have been no updates so far. It feels like my submission has disappeared without a trace... This seriously impacts my plan to graduate smoothly with a PhD. My manuscript number is over 2,600. For those who have experienced long DIP waiting times, what is your manuscript number and how much longer did you have to wait for the editor to process it? Everyone, please be cautious when submitting your manuscripts...

(0) Thank | wendaoxiao

Three reviews in a month.

(0) Thank | YoungBean