2020.2.8 Submission; 2020.3.1 The first review is completed, informing a major revision; 2020.4.9 Revised submission; 2020.5.31 Accepted. I just waited for this last one article to be qualified to graduate, so it was really suffering to wait, but I was very happy when I received the acceptance email the next day of my debate for graduation! Overall, the review cycle was relatively fast, and the questions raised by the two reviewers were also very nice and comprehensive. It is a very good journal!

(1) Thank | wish622

2020.04.19, submitted; 2020.04.23–2020.05.02, with editor; 20202.05.05–2020.06.16, under review; 2020.06.16–2020.08.11, required reviews completed (there were comments from 3 review experts, and one month was given for revision); 2020.08.23, the revised manuscript was submitted; 2020.08.23–2020.09.08, with editor; 2020.09.08–2020.09.18, under review; 2020.09.18–2020.09.25, required reviews completed; 09.25, the acceptance email was received. The proofed manuscript could be searched in PubMed on 09.29. It was only revised once. I carefully replied the review comments one by one, and euphemistically explained the comments that I felt inappropriate. Since there are many people submit to this journal now, the speed is a little bit longer and the requirements for the quality of articles are higher. It is recommended that you write carefully in accordance with the requirements of the journal when you write. Personally, I still like this journal. (I did a pharmacological study on the total extract of Chinese medicine.)

(27) Thank | 康爵

First submission. On March 8th, submission; on July 16th, acceptance. Before the formal review, the manuscript was revised three times. After the manuscript was reviewed, it was revised five times. The main problem: It is necessary to comply with Rule 5 and the standardization of writing related to traditional medicine, such as the correspondence between the abstract and each part, the accurate expression of the beginning and the end, and finally, language was the only issue, which was still not accepted. I looked for an organization to polish and revise it. The editor was serious and responsible. Be sure to reply carefully, one by one. Heart to heart and they were also working hard. It is necessary to express gratitude. The article itself meets the requirements of the journal that is the criteria for acceptance. Others are icing on the cake.

(2) Thank | 向阳花开1

Two months after submission, I received a rejection from the deputy editor. The reason was that the scope of submission was not suitable because the active monomer of traditional Chinese medicine does not represent Chinese medicine. I found this perplexing because many of the previously published articles discussed pharmacological activity similar to the active ingredients in my article. What changed? If the content didn’t fit the scope of the journal, the editor should have been able to make a judgment quickly. If you do not inquire after 1–2 months, I wonder if it will be wasted time? Another reason given for rejection was that there were too many manuscripts submitted (more than 5 times what they could publish). There are not many SCI publications in traditional medicine, but this also shows that the efficiency of manuscript processing is slow for this journal. There were no expert review comments given with the rejection, and I was given no opportunity to improve the article. Be cautious in submitting to this journal.

(6) Thank | Anonymous

Employed after rework on January 25, 1931.

(0) Thank | 長安

Hello friend, I have been returned twice with the same issue, stating that I did not list the abbreviation table and specimen number. However, I have already listed them in the manuscript and still got returned. Is there a specific way to submit these two things separately?

(0) Thank | yu98

Submitted on 24.11.13, received RRC on 24.12.10. The review process was quite fast, but it has been over ten days since RRC and I don't know what's going on...

(0) Thank | 長安

How is everything going on, teacher?

(0) Thank | pipihao

There is no need to provide full WB film.

(0) Thank | 巅66球

How is it going? Is there a conclusion yet?

(0) Thank | Adelaide Lawson

Timeline:
April 27, 2024, first submission;
June 19, 2024, three reviewers, two positive, one neutral, rejected;
September 19, 2024, second submission;
November 2, 2024, three reviewers, including two from the previous submission, two acceptances, new reviewer minor revisions;
November 3, 2024, submit revised manuscript;
November 14, 2024, all three reviewers indicate acceptance.

(0) Thank | hbzyydx

After revising the submission, although two of the three reviewers had no issues and one suggested minor revisions, the editor still sent it for review...frustrating. The same three reviewers were involved again. The first two reiterated that there were no problems, and the third reviewer confirmed that the necessary revisions had been made. Only then did the editor choose to accept the submission. Teacher Ge still remains cautious, hoping that our relationship has come to an end, and in the future, we must submit our work directly to foreign editors!

(0) Thank | hbzyydx

The word count is exceeded... continue writing. So I resubmitted on September 21st, and it was transferred to "with editor" in 4 days (not the same editor as last time, so I don't know if I would have been rejected directly, haha). It showed "Under reviewer" on September 30th, and 7 reviewers were invited, 5 accepted. By October 13th, 5 reviewers had finished reviewing and I was asked to revise (due on November 3rd) (1 reviewer only pointed out a small writing issue, while the other 4 provided 5-7 questions each, and I made some changes to the abstract and figures). The revised manuscript was sent to 5 reviewers on October 25th, and only 4 accepted (probably the other one didn't find any issues). The second round of reviews was completed on November 4th, with one reviewer providing some additional comments (the other reviewers had no more issues, it was more of a personal preference of the reviewer, otherwise the paper might have been accepted at this stage). I made the second revision on November 5th, addressing the comments of this reviewer and resubmitted on November 6th. The reviewer had no more issues by November 10th, and the editor accepted the paper and sent it to production. Elsevier sent the proof on November 11th, and I submitted the final version on November 13th. It was a bumpy road, but the review process of this journal was relatively fast, and I was lucky to have it accepted before my defense.

(0) Thank | 面向内啡肽

Originally, the submission was probably on 8.20, there was a little misunderstanding, mainly because when I first submitted it, it was returned for revision due to the issue of repetition rate (35%). After 5 days of revision, I re-uploaded it on (8.26) (around 29%, it was really frustrating to revise so much, this plagiarism check is a bit crazy...), but after I re-uploaded it, it took me 2 more days to continue to reduce the similarity (worried that the previous reduction was not enough, reduced to 21%). At that time, I sent an email wanting to contact the editor to replace the uploaded manuscript (the status was still Submitted to Journal at that time), but there was no response. About 10 days later, the editor approved it and sent it for review (Under Review around 9.6), showing that 5 reviewers were sent, 3 accepted, 1 completed the review. It seemed to be going well, but when I checked on 9.20, it suddenly showed Completed - Withdrawn on 9.17, which left me confused. I checked my email and realized that the previous email requesting a change of manuscript was causing the confusion. It turned out that this email was received by the Elsevier administrator (I sent the email from the magazine submission interface, I don't know how it happened, sigh), and the Elsevier staff kept contacting the magazine editor saying that I wanted to change/withdraw the manuscript, resulting in it being withdrawn halfway through the review process...

(0) Thank | 面向内啡肽

Is there any news?

(0) Thank | 花莽子

May I ask how the progress is going, and how long will it take with the editor?

(0) Thank | He-tcm

Friend, have you made any progress?

(0) Thank | 艾力

After resubmission, it was quickly sent for review. It was sent to three reviewers, but only two accepted the review and quickly replied with comments (Reviewer 1: No problem, can be published; Reviewer 2: Meets publishing standards). However, the editor seemed to have some concerns, so it was sent to several more reviewers, and only one accepted the review (Reviewer provided three language-related recommendations). However, the editor sent it for review again, and this time no one accepted the review. The comments were then returned. It took a total of two months from the second submission to receiving the decision email.

(0) Thank | hbzyydx

Submitted on 10.26. Currently with editor.

(0) Thank | 咩离

Does WB need full membrane?

(0) Thank | AABQ

Review speed: 6.0 | Submission hit rate: 50.0
Emphasized research direction: Experience sharing of traditional Chinese medicine compound: How long does everyone's RRC take?

(0) Thank | 书生子皓

Research focus: Overview of signal pathways in traditional Chinese medicine 
Experience sharing: Can anyone advise if a review of signal pathways in traditional Chinese medicine can be submitted to this journal?

(0) Thank | 宗室梦槐

Incorrect, submit on August 15th.

(0) Thank | 巅66球

9.15 Submission
10.18 Acceptance
The editor is very responsible and serious, and the process is very efficient. The reviewers are also very good, providing helpful suggestions.

(0) Thank | 巅66球

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(0) Thank | 如影语雪