09.10, submission. The OA information was confirmed on the same day, and it was under review directly; 09.26, major revision; 10.08, the revised manuscript was submitted; 10.14, minor revision; 10.16, the revised manuscript was submitted, and I was informed to wait; 10.19, accepted; 10.26, published. I have written several articles, but none of them was given opportunity to revise. I am limited and I don’t know how to revise. Only Forests gave the chance. Thank you very much, Forests for letting me have the first SCI article in my life.

(38) Thank | sansu

The overall speed was very fast. 2020.6.20 pending review; 2020.6.22 under review; 2020.6.30 major revisions; 2020.7.10 revised version review; 2020.7.20 minor revisions; 2020.7.22 pending editor decision; 2020.7.28 accepted; 2020.7.29 published. It underwent a major revision and a minor revision.

(13) Thank | 丹丹思密达

The experience of the entire submission process is very good, and the editor’s attitude of the journal is also very good. The deepest feeling is that no matter what the stage is, it is fast. Not only is the article processed quickly, the review is also fast, but the time required after the article returned is also very tight. It requires the major revision to be uploaded within a week, and the proofreading to be uploaded within 24 hours. It made me very nervous. A reviewer wrote me a 9-page review opinion, and was really serious. The quality of the articles in this journal is not bad, and it is a good choice for students who are anxious to publish.

(9) Thank | Winter D

Two rounds of minor revisions, accepted within 2 months! Innovative articles and interdisciplinary articles are considered at this journal, while other papers will be rejected before being sent to peer review. After being sent out, some reviewers gave superficial comments, but some reviewers gave in-depth reviews. However, as long as the comments were carefully addressed (you know what I mean if you’ve had paper published in SCI journals before), the reviewers will be satisfied! In general, this journal is getting better and better, and the quality of published articles is high, so it has risen in ranking to Q2 in 2018.

(5) Thank | 科比布莱恩特

I have submitted twice, maybe to speed up the process, the reviewers I found all have some connections. Every time there are one or two reviewers who are extremely unprofessional, raising some self-righteous questions without specifics, just saying the abstract needs major revisions, and asking for changes in discussions without understanding what they are talking about. They make you extensively revise the research methods, leading to the research methods part taking up a third of the paper, which seriously affects the readers' understanding. I have to explain clearly how the tofu is made even when making Mapo Tofu. Some basic theories in the field are not understood, even though they are clearly written in the article, they cannot see it and say you didn't write it. PhD students who are in urgent need of graduation can consider submitting, but for those who want to pursue research in the future, be cautious. There are very professional reviewers, and their suggestions greatly improve the quality of my manuscript. But there are always one or two lumps of stinky tofu fed to you, and then they only give you a week for revisions.

(0) Thank | 崟yin

It was really fast, the submission was on October 29th, and it was under review the next day. There were results in mid-November, with one major revision and two minor revisions, and finally a major revision was given. It was not at all superficial, the whole article was revised from beginning to end, and the reviewer was very professional, improving the article significantly. PS: One of the authors is affiliated with a company, and was required to fill out some documents. Special thanks to Julie Liu, the assistant editor, for her quick responses and handling of the manuscript! Especially after finding a mistake in the images during the proofreading process, she also quickly helped me to resolve it!

(0) Thank | 炸儿

Is it normal for MDPI submissions to be pending review for three days?

(0) Thank | wendibbts

The review comments are very professional! High requirements for innovation!
Submitted on August 24, 2024
Major revisions requested on September 5, 2024
First revised manuscript returned on September 13, 2024
Minor revisions requested on September 16, 2024
Second revised manuscript returned on September 18, 2024
Accepted on September 19, 2024

(1) Thank | 尕

Is there any difference between special issue and regular issue? Are they both counted as Zone 2?

(0) Thank | 博士兜圈圈

Urgently graduating, which journals did everyone submit to after this Forests journal was rejected? No matter if it's accepted or not, we are in a hurry, thank you all~

(0) Thank | wwwsanw

Quickly, it was always said that the suggestions made by the reviewer were not superficial at all.

(1) Thank | accepted

Have you got any results, OP?

(0) Thank | awdafg

The special issue I submitted has been pending review for six days. Does anyone know what the situation is? Has it been put on hold?

(0) Thank | 帕里科斯

Please translate the following paragraph into English:

(0) Thank | ssdpkl

Some people like basketball, while others prefer soccer

(0) Thank | 56557

Hello, do you offer any discounts on advertising rates for forests?

(0) Thank | ssdpkl1

Hello, may I ask if there is a discount on advertising fees?

(0) Thank | ssdpkl1

Forests is considered a good journal in the forestry field, because the graduation requirement of the university (comprehensive university) is in Zone 2. There is indeed a lack of suitable journals in the field, and Forests has a wide range of submissions, which is quite suitable. I hope that its Zone and impact factor can be maintained

(3) Thank | 橡树与新月

Do I need to provide the affiliation of the author after submitting a manuscript to Forests? I received an email

(0) Thank | jackieywu

Reply to the previous comment: I posted this myself, but I used my teacher's account. Our teacher does not oppose MDPI journals, and besides, the reputation of this Forest journal is not bad. Don't judge everything based on one bad experience

(0) Thank | GIS一颗星

Brother, did your mentor ask you to submit it? How did you solve it? I am also eager to graduate

(0) Thank | money大人

Well, wish you good luck!

(0) Thank | GIS一颗星

Brother, I saw you in CATENA, we took different paths

(0) Thank | GoGo9527

Submitted on January 2, 2024
Major revision on January 21, 2024
Returned on January 28, 2024
Minor revision on February 2, 2024
Returned on February 2, 2024
Wait for editor's decision from February 2 to February 8, 2024
Accepted on February 8, 2024
Proofreading on February 9, 2024
Online on February 20, 2024
The speed is fast, those in a hurry to graduate can consider it, overall not bad!

(1) Thank | GIS一颗星

Is 19 days too quick, from submission to receiving, just 19 days?

(0) Thank | 周翠花