JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

After finishing other papers, I had some leftover data. Following the principle of "even if it's just a watered-down SCI, it's still an SCI," I decided to submit it. The first external review was perfunctory, and two reviewers found several scattered errors, resulting in major revisions. Luckily, no additional experiments were required, and most of the issues were related to expression. After dragging on for a while, I made the necessary changes and resubmitted. One reviewer approved it, while the other made a few changes to punctuation and spacing in the manuscript. (This reviewer was really patient and meticulous.) Surprisingly, it was accepted the next evening. I am grateful to the editorial department for their incredibly efficient work. It took more than a month from start to finish, but if I hadn't been procrastinating during the major revision period, it probably could have been even faster.

2020.11.3 Submission
2021.1.4 Major revision, 19 comments from the first review, not difficult to answer
2021.1.18 Submitted revised manuscript
2021.1.20 Sent for editing and review
2021.2.11 Received comments on New Year's Eve morning, minor revision with 2 comments
2021.2.13 Resubmitted
2021.1.16 Accepted
The efficiency of the magazine editors is very fast, but the efficiency of external review depends on the mood of the experts. I had to wait for two months to receive the feedback. Overall, it was still easy to be accepted.