8.12 submitted; 8.15 under review; 9.16 End of first review (major revision); 9.27 Review comments returned; 10.27 End of second review (minor revision); 10.27 Review comments returned; 10.30 Accepted. Thanks to editor Peng Yuan. The review is fast and very professional! Applied Clay Science is already a Q1 journal! I wish it better and better!

(3) Thank | callen

If it is more innovative, it will be easy to be accepted. It took two months from submission to acceptance, and it took another half a month to be online. I feel that the impact factor of this journal has risen very fast. It was 3.89 in 2018, and now it should be over 4. There should be some authorities in the field who have published articles in this journal, so its impact factor has risen so fast. Finally, I wish Applied Clay Science better and better! Ha ha!

(76) Thank | kbj333

2018.07.23 Submission, 2018.08.21 minor revision, 2018.08.29 Return. It was accepted the next day and online 6 days later. It is the fastest record of peer review process. Both reviewers are quite satisfied with the manuscript. I think that although the innovation may be mediocre, a lot of meticulous work that has been done made the reviewers feel satisfied. One of the reviewers, who appeared to be a leader in the clay field, raised many professional questions, which greatly improved the quality of the paper. Thanks!

(5) Thank | Known Nothing

I am so happy today! Yesterday, I returned my manuscript after minor revisions to the editor, and I just looked on the online submission system to find out that my manuscript was accepted! I am very grateful to the reviewers of my paper for their comments, as well as their constructive edits. For reference, I submitted this manuscript to ACC in mid-October 2017, and it was accepted at the end of November. There was a total of four reviewers. Overall, the editing and review process was really fast compared to other journals.

(5) Thank | o(∩_∩)o 哈哈

It took seven months, and the reviewers were very meticulous, spending nearly half a year reviewing and revising. The first review took two months, with six drafts being revised back and forth. There was plenty of time to give it a try.

(1) Thank | leaning

Overall, there is a high demand for innovation. Based on the submission number, it can be seen that there are approximately 1600 submissions per year, but only around 300 papers are published each year in recent years, with a success rate of about 20%. It is quite challenging. We hope to return to the top tier as soon as possible!

(0) Thank | 小明12345

11.30 Received.

(0) Thank | 小明12345

After three rounds of major revision, minor revision, and minor revision in turn, during the third minor revision, only one reviewer pointed out a misspelling of an author's name in a reference in the article. The revision was made on the same day, but today, a week later, the status has changed back to "reviewers invited." I really want to curse! I have noticed that the articles recently accepted by this journal usually take around three months to process, and some even take only two months. However, the editor handling my manuscript seems to be dragging it out indefinitely. I am speechless.

(0) Thank | 小明12345

Doing things related to coatings is very innovative. However, because I am a non-affiliated person, mainstream journals do not review my submissions. Finally, I submitted it here, with two reviewers and two minor revisions, the work was highly recognized. I hope the journal will continue to improve.

(0) Thank | backseven

I have submitted two articles before, one of which was returned with feedback in one month and accepted in two and a half months. The other article submitted in 2024 was returned with feedback in one and a half months and accepted in four months.

(0) Thank | weidy

6.30 under review.

(0) Thank | 小明12345

6.17 已提交至期刊
6.18 编辑邀请

(0) Thank | 小明12345

A huge thank you to editor Yuan and the editing team for their very prompt handling of the manuscript. The first review took about a month, with major revisions. The second review only took three weeks, with minor revisions. The feedback from all three reviewers was extremely professional

(0) Thank | MJ

You may consider submitting to the special issue on "Clay Minerals" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/46265p7124) that falls within the scope of the Materials journal. Please send me the author information and abstract first, and if accepted, you will enjoy a minimum 20% discount. Furthermore, I will discuss with the editorial team the possibility of offering a higher discount, such as 50% or more, based on the quality of the article. Email: earthwandering@outlook.com

(1) Thank | imagination

I am currently in this state. The first time was just to change the format, the second time was a major overhaul, and it was made clear that it would be the last time. I am confused and just want to know if there is any conscience

(0) Thank | 1147

How was the result? Is it strict?

(0) Thank | 王崽子

12.19 Submission
1.07 Rejection, the speed is okay
Always in the status of being invited by the editor and then directly rejected

(0) Thank | 塔特

Hey, I noticed that the submission guidelines have requirements for the length and word count of the paper. How strict are they?

(0) Thank | 小米加步枪

The editing was done well, responsibly, and with patience!!! In addition to providing modification suggestions, many useful tips and knowledge were shared! Despite undergoing four rounds of review, the editing was handled quickly, with the time from receiving the first round of feedback to final acceptance totaling around one month!!

(0) Thank | nlxxy

After submitting the article, it has not been assigned to an editor yet. The status shows editor invited, which is a bit slower compared to other people's speed

(0) Thank | whm1986

01.2023 Submission
04.2023 Major revision
06.2023 Minor revision
07.2023 Acceptance
There are four reviewers, and the first round of review skipped many times, so it is unlikely that they were reviewed simultaneously.
The suggestions provided by the experts are very professional! Hope the journal can return to the top tier (Q1) soon.

(0) Thank | nature

Translate the following text into English: Submitted to Journal 2022.10.15
With editor 2022.10.16
Rejected 2022.10.21

Submitted to Journal on October 15, 2022
With editor on October 16, 2022
Rejected on October 21, 2022

(0) Thank | 天问

Very good journal, the editor is super responsible, and the suggestions provided are also very good.
I submitted an article in the 22nd year, but it was rejected due to its poor quality as the first SCI submission. However, the editor and experts provided detailed suggestions before rejecting it.
I submitted again in the 23rd year, and the handling speed of the manuscript was super fast. The experts and editor were very responsible, and the suggestions were very meticulous, greatly improving the article.

(0) Thank | 黄亚洲

5.13 submitted to journal
5.15 editor invited
5.22 under review

The editor sent it to three reviewers, but as of May 27th, none of the reviewers have accepted to review it. Ah, is it really this difficult to get an article reviewed nowadays? I hope we can find reviewers as soon as possible. May this article be accepted smoothly.

(1) Thank | 小明12345

Yes, the "under review" status has changed three times.

(0) Thank | 西米