I have also encountered this situation before. Because there is only one reviewer, this reviewer holds 100% of the "life and death power". If they decide to reject the submission, the editor will directly reject it, which is true. I also had an article that was rejected in this way. I was so angry that I wanted to write a rebuttal, but my supervisor said it would not make any difference. I didn't send it in the end and submitted it to another journal. There is nothing we can do when we encounter such situations. I have also had classmates who only had one reviewer, and the reviewer gave a very positive evaluation, leading to direct acceptance of the submission. In my opinion, if there is only one reviewer after submission, to be honest, their opinion is final.

(0) Thank | xiaowang0000

Your experience is even more bizarre, haha

(0) Thank | Vincent

This is nothing, I submitted to Applied Surface Science, and three reviewers gave very high evaluations, but it was rejected by that Korean freak. They complained that the article was not novel enough, etc. Really ridiculous

(0) Thank | lunwenfabiao

There was only one reviewer, who gave minor revisions. The editor said the reviewer wanted to reject you, so I rejected it.
Me: ???
The most outrageous journal I've ever seen since submitting, currently in rebuttal, hoping for a positive result

(0) Thank | Vincent

The submission is quickly sent for review, but it takes a long time during the external review process. It is necessary to have at least two reviewers' opinions before it is returned.
After three months of submission, letters are sent to follow up on the progress, but they do not respond.
The publication fee is $342 per page, but two pages are provided for free. Any additional pages will be charged based on the number of excess pages.

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