Jul. 21, 2020 submitted. Jul. 26, 2020 under review. Oct. 16, 2020 major revision and reconsideration. Nov. 23, 2020 major revision and reconsideration. Dec. 08, 2020 accepted. The manuscript was about microbial high-throughput sequencing and was processed by the editor-in-chief Anderson de Souza Sant'Ana. There were 3 reviewers in total for the first review. One of whom raised questions about the process parameters, and the other two suggested supplementing experiments. I thought that you should be careful in replying to reviewers, and you still have a chance to have it accepted when it is in reconsideration! About 10 pages letter were replied for the first time. Later in the second review, questions about the control samples were raised. It was then explained in detail why it was designed like this. Finally, the reviewer agreed to accept it. Summary: Pay attention to every opinion of every reviewer and explain it where the differences exist in opinions carefully and clearly. Hope the journal gets better and better!

(11) Thank | 小贝他

2020.03.09, submission; 2020.04.28, major revision; 2020.05.09, the manuscript was submitted after revision; 2020.05.30, minor revision; 2020.06.01, the manuscript was submitted after minor revision; 2020.06.03 accepted. It is the first article published in this journal. I submitted three times in two years but all were rejected. The speed of this time is really unexpected. Hope the journal is getting better and better.

(7) Thank | 宋颂阿

2019.6.18 submitted; 9.28 major revision; 10.28 major revision again12.20 accepted; 12.24 online. Generally, it is good. But it was revised twice and took almost 6 months in total, mainly because that I was too careless. The reviewers had a good attitude, and they were also very responsible and careful. The main reason was my own problem. If you modify it for the first time, you may save some time.

(3) Thank | Shawn S

I just had a paper accepted by Food Research International. The journal’s impact factor in recent years is steadily growing, so if you have relevant data, try this journal. The good thing is that the language standards are not too high. Many people from non-English speaking countries publish their papers there, so there is no discrimination against the work of authors in non-English speaking countries, just need to minimize grammatical errors. The journal prefers to select some of the active ingredients that are currently hot, so it would help if your paper has novelty.

(0) Thank | Anonymous

May I ask how the results have been after your DIP, senior colleagues? I also DIP directly after submitting, feeling very anxious.

(0) Thank | 人是会思考的芦苇

You submitted a few days before me, and I also took a break for a few days after submission. Does that mean you were rejected? How did your results turn out?

(0) Thank | 人是会思考的芦苇

2024.9.28 With Editor
2024.9.29 under review
2025.1.29 Major revision and reconsideration
2025.2.25 Submitted
2025.2.28 Under Review
.....It's been half a year, I wonder if it's normal or not ?‍?

(0) Thank | MiesFrankie

Invited 6 reviewers, 2 accepted the invitation.

(0) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

It's still us, I'm speechless.

(0) Thank | wwwwwaaaannnn

The status was updated to UR in the evening, a bit slow, probably due to the high volume of submissions during graduation season.

(0) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

Still WE.

(0) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

Hello, have your status changed? I am still "With Editor" two days earlier than you.

(0) Thank | 奋斗的虫子

Is it reasonable to have a DIP for a dozen days? Neither the internal nor external audit knows.

(0) Thank | 12ff

3.14 with editor

(0) Thank | wwwwwaaaannnn

2024.11.21 with editor
2024.11.21 under review
2025. 1.3 rrc
2025. 1.4 dip
2025. 1.15 Major revision
2025. 2.11 revised
2025. 3.04 rrc
2025. 3.04 dip
2025. 3.12 accept

The overall process took 3 and a half months. In my personal experience, the editor strictly followed the timeline. After the first review was completed, the manuscript entered the dip stage. The editor took 51 days to return the manuscript for revisions. After revisions were made, the manuscript was sent back to the reviewers, even for minor issues, and the editor reminded the reviewers to provide feedback in the second week. Once all reviewers provided feedback, the editor initiated the dip stage, with a 7-day cycle, and ultimately made a decision based on a 101-day review cycle. My article followed a very regular pattern, and I hope this information is helpful.

(0) Thank | 星星的三个土

What was the result in the end?

(0) Thank | 溯风

What was the final result?

(0) Thank | 溯风

Research paper

(0) Thank | 溯风

What type of article is this? A review?

(0) Thank | wwwwwaaaannnn

2.26 submitted, with editor
3.8, Decision in Process
3.11, Decision in Process
The process is too slow, it went to Decision in Process without even being reviewed. Can the rejection be more decisive?

(1) Thank | 溯风

May I ask how long after the second review will the dip be received?

(0) Thank | 星星的三个土

The review process is really slow.

(0) Thank | 星星的三个土

How long does DIP take to give the final decision? I am in the same situation as you now, it's too slow.

(0) Thank | rabbityangzi

How long does DIP approximately take without sending it for external review? This journal is really slow!

(0) Thank | meimary

How are you doing? How long will it be until you have news? It's been over half a month since my second review for DIP, and I still haven't heard anything, which is making me anxious.

(0) Thank | sihaiogaig