It took 7 months and underwent major revision-minor revision-acceptance. On the whole, it is fairly smooth. If the article is innovative and combined with the engineering background, it should be more likely to be accepted. The writing requirements are not very high. Appl Acoust is currently the most trouble-free journal. There are almost no cumbersome things.

(9) Thank | 精神小伙

175 days to accepted. The first review of the manuscript lasted for nearly 160 days after submitted, and a major revision was required. It was accepted ten days after the revision submitted. There are certain requirements for language. A large part of the reason for the long first review and the major revision was due to grammatical errors and unclear semantic expression in the manuscript. It can be regarded as a good entry-level SCI journal in the field of acoustics. If the theory, simulation, and experiment have good results, they should be accepted after revisions. Of course, except for the direct acception. After all, in addition to JSV and JASA in the small field, APAC is okay. Of course, it is purely personal opinion. Don't blame if you don't like it.

(7) Thank | 雨祭

Received at Editorial Office 19 Apr 2019; Article revised 15 Jun 2019; Article accepted for publication 23 Jul 2019. The review of the journal is fast and the editors are very good.

(2) Thank | krystalkeys

Pardon my annoyance but this journal sucks. I had two reviewers – one said to accept my paper, the other said that my research wasn’t innovative enough. Submitted to three other journals before, and found out that I was rejected from all of them due to the SAME REVIEWER as my recent submission to this journal. Regardless, I completed all of the suggested revisions, and then the editor told the reviewer that I had submitted to the other journals… breach of confidence. Not professional – will not submit to this journal, or any of the others, ever again.

(6) Thank | hehe

Reject, not in line with the direction.

(0) Thank | hch0086

Hello, how long after your paper is accepted do you receive the proof message, and do you receive the message via email or through a tracking link?

(0) Thank | zhukai

March 16 submission
March 17 with editor
March 26 is still pending

(0) Thank | hch0086

Received the most unexpected result. This afternoon, I received an email of decision, which turned out to be a rejection. The second reviewer in the first round agreed to publish, while the first reviewer disappeared. The editor invited the third reviewer, who probably didn't even read the paper carefully. I made revisions on January 10th, and by January 15th, one reviewer had completed the review (presumably the second reviewer). After a long delay in finding a replacement for the missing reviewer (the first reviewer), a second reviewer was finally invited on February 1st (presumably the third reviewer). However, the status of the paper remained unchanged. In frustration, I sent a reminder on March 10th, and today I received feedback (presumably the editor's reminder to the third reviewer, who had been delaying the review). The third reviewer had only two comments: lack of originality and a suggestion to include a test material (which was unrelated to the topic of my paper). What's even more puzzling is that the editor's reason for rejection was that two out of three reviewers recommended rejection. However, there was no feedback from the first reviewer, the second reviewer agreed to publish, and the third reviewer did not explicitly recommend rejection. I have already sent an appeal email, but I am not very hopeful. Additionally, I would like to ask if anyone has any recommendations for non-open access SCI journals for the study of acoustic properties of foam concrete. The impact factor is not important, just a decent one would be appreciated. Thank you very much.

(0) Thank | Spyro

2025/03/11 提交
2025/03/11 我们
2025/03/16 你的（3-1-0）

(0) Thank | 牧女

It feels very slow. Two months after the second review on March 10th, I emailed Researcher Support to inquire, and received a fairly official reply in the evening of the same day. The gist of it is that they are currently in the review process, and will notify me as soon as a decision is made. However, a week has passed and the status is still stuck on February 1st (no updates). I plan to contact the editor handling my paper directly next week if there is still no change, and I wonder if any authors with similar experiences have any other suggestions.

(0) Thank | Spyro

Please provide the text that you would like translated into English.

(0) Thank | theofly

I feel that things have been going slowly recently. I submitted it before the new year, but it has been over a month and the editor has not sent it for review yet. It used to be sent for review within three or four days.

(0) Thank | mizhou_xiao

Dear teachers or classmates who have recently submitted manuscripts to APAC, I would like to ask if it is normal for the second review to take two months? I submitted my paper on December 3, 2024, and received major revisions from two reviewers on December 24. I was given 28 days to revise, and I resubmitted on January 10, 2025. One reviewer quickly completed the review (around January 15), but the other reviewer has been silent. The editor seems to have invited another reviewer, but it is unclear if it is the same as the first reviewer. The status of my paper has not been updated since February 1, showing 2+ 2 1. It has been over a month now. Should I continue to wait or should I politely inquire about the status of my manuscript? I am hoping to have it accepted soon as I am graduating in June. Thank you all!

(0) Thank | Spyro

Is it normal for the article to not be submitted for review by the editor after a month?

(0) Thank | mizhou_xiao

Received at Editorial Office
16 Jul 2024
Article revised
12 Feb 2025
Article accepted for publication
19 Feb 2025

(0) Thank | Rainy丶doll

The response to the reminder for submission is not proactive and we need to wait.

(0) Thank | LQS

2025-01-09 rrc

(0) Thank | 牧女

2024.4.12 sub
2024.6.10 under review
As of January 3, 2025, only 10 invitations have been sent out... with 0 acceptances. There have been about eight or nine reminders sent for reviewing the manuscript, but no responses. The editor is not in a hurry at all. It's really slow and frustrating.

(0) Thank | 无

Are the reviewers for the second review the same group of people as the ones for the first review?

(0) Thank | Restar

8.31 submitted
9.30 major revision (due in 30 days)
10.24 submitted
10.26 under review (0 reviewers)
11.18 under review (1 reviewer)
11.27 under review (2 reviewers)
11.30 under review (1 reviewer completed)
12.5 under review (2 reviewers completed)
12.5 Accepted

(0) Thank | wututu

It seems like I found out about it four or five days late.

(0) Thank | 牧女

Can you check the external review status on the official account? Mine has been in UR4 status for days, but I still can't find any information on the official account.

(0) Thank | GNE

2024-11-20 under review (4-0-0)

(0) Thank | 牧女

The recent delay of the public account is very serious.

(0) Thank | 牧女

Hello, is it not possible to find the external review information of this journal on the public account?

(0) Thank | GNE