SIGNAL PROCESSING

The review process usually takes about 1-1.5 months. In the first submission, it was rejected without being sent for review. After making revisions based on the editor's suggestions, it was resubmitted in April. It took about 40 days to receive major revisions, and three reviewers were invited. However, only two reviewers provided feedback, while the other one had blank comments for some unknown reason. Nonetheless, all the feedback was positive.

After a month of major revisions, it reached the stage of "required reviewer complete" after 30 days of review. After about 5 more days, the status was updated but still showed "required reviewer complete." The next day, it changed to "Accept," with all three reviewers agreeing to accept the submission.

Additionally, there is a link in the submission confirmation email that allows real-time tracking of the review status. The link provides more detailed information, including the number of reviewers invited, the number of reviewers who accepted, and the specific dates when each reviewer provided feedback.

2020.8.31 - Submission
2021.1.7 - First review - Major revisions
2021.2.10 - Revised
2021.3.22 - Second review - Minor revisions
2021.3.28 - Revised
2021.3.31 - Accepted
The characteristic of this article is its long review period, lasting 7 months, which is higher than the average level. It mainly took 4 months during the first review stage (according to experience, it usually takes three months). The suggestions made by the reviewers were very constructive and greatly improved the quality of the paper. It is a high-level journal in the industry!
Finally, I wish all the articles to be successfully accepted!