It was returned to modify the format two days after I submitted it, and then it has been in the Under Editor Assessment status for a week. There is no news yet. It seems that the editor only processes the manuscript every Monday indeed. The speed is really slow...

(4) Thank | 幸运之神

It was received at Editorial Office on 23 Apr 2019; Article was revised on 26 Jul 2019; Article was accepted for publication on 22 Aug 2019.

(0) Thank | sci - worker

General time flow: “Mar. 22-submit; April 21-Revise; June 6-Revision Submitted to Journal; June 18-Decision in Process; June 19-Accept.” Generally speaking, the requirements of this journal are actually quite high. My paper was originally submitted to a journal with IF of 7, but when it was under review, others already raced to publish highlight of drug target earlier. As a result, I could only submit to another journal with a lower IF. I thought that it was going to be of 5. Hope it would work!

(9) Thank | 招财猫

After submitting my paper last year, it was directly rejected. I submitted again and after the revision, I continued to work on the paper. The good news is that I just accepted it today. The entire process was tortuous, and it has been repeated four times. The journal is painfully strict. However, now I’m happy, thanks to the editor.

(2) Thank | Anonymous

I will invite the reviewers around 2.21 and the external reviewers around 3.18.

(0) Thank | tian

2.28 Submit manuscript to journal
3.05 Technical review feedback returned requiring all author signatures, returned the same day
3.08 Under editor assessment
3.11 Under editor assessment
3.18 Reviewer invited

How long does it usually take for Reviewer invited? Will the paper be rejected if a reviewer cannot be invited?

(0) Thank | 小咸鱼9526

Please handwrite your Chinese name (along with your English name) directly on an A4 paper, then scan and upload it.

(0) Thank | 我是大帅哥

I would like to ask if you could share the template for the agreement signed by all authors of this journal. The website has been down recently and I am unable to download it.

(0) Thank | heruochunfeng

I have always heard that this magazine is famously slow, but this time it unexpectedly turned out to be super fast.

Submitted on January 22, 2025,
Reviewed on February 5, 2025,
First review completed on February 18, 2025, with a total of 20 comments from two experts, but no major issues, only 14 template comments from the editor.
Revised on March 7, 2025,
Resubmitted on March 11, 2025,
Second review completed on March 14, 2025, with one expert accepting and another having a minor issue. Revised on the same day.
Third review on March 18, 2025,
Accepted smoothly on March 19, 2025.

In between, there was also the Spring Festival, and the efficiency was so high that it was a bit unbelievable. The luck was incredible, the editor-in-chief was very proactive, and basically there were no delays of more than two days in his hands (except weekends). The reviewers were also super efficient, their speed was truly amazing, and I am grateful.

(0) Thank | xjc1987

Keep updating, today I received a link in my email that allows me to check the progress of the manuscript review on WeChat.

(0) Thank | tian

Just looked at the official website and found out that they invited reviewers on February 25th.

(0) Thank | tian

In the hands of the editor, it's been 5 days, worrying about being rejected.

(0) Thank | 好不喊喊

Record timeline: 
February 15, 2025 - Submission 
February 21, 2025 - Formatting revision 
February 24, 2025 - Editor-in-chief 
February 25, 2025 - Deputy editor-in-chief

(2) Thank | tian

1.26 Return, modify the images format of informed consent forms and references, 1.27 Return.

(0) Thank | 皮皮loki

1.19 returned, status with editor

(0) Thank | 皮皮loki

Return on January 19, 2025, status with editor.

(1) Thank | 皮皮loki

Submitted a manuscript, first modified the format, sent it to the editor, and then went through a long wait. After a month without any updates, it was still under editor assessment. After two reminders, the second reminder was directly rejected and asked to submit to a sister publication.

(0) Thank | 大米

The submission was made on August 23rd, we received the revision comments on September 21st, returned the revised version on November 12th, and it was accepted on November 25th. The process was very fast, it's a good journal.

(0) Thank | 幸运加运气

The article has been successfully accepted. It took a total of 3 months from submission to acceptance, with the review process taking one month. We needed to conduct additional experiments, so the revision period was extended. Otherwise, it would have been just 2 months. It is a great journal, but it does require three repeat experiments on the entire film, so this is something to keep in mind when submitting.

(0) Thank | 幸运加运气

Did you provide it in the end?

(0) Thank | 皮皮loki

11.28 Feedback received for revisions, additional experiments needed.

(0) Thank | 皮皮loki

9.9 Submission-9.30 Under review-10.24 Required reviews complete-Same day 5 reviewers Review complete.-10.30 Decision in process- What does it mean to continue until now?

(0) Thank | 皮皮loki

I have been stuck in the editing process for almost a month and haven't sent it for external review yet.

(0) Thank | 嘻嘻嘻嘻嘻嘻嘻嘻嘻

How are you now? Have you dipped between editor and after?

(0) Thank | 研小僧123

I want to ask what the current status is now. Mine has also been under editor assessment for a long time.

(0) Thank | 研小僧123