GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

AUG's top journal in the field of biogeochemistry, with a relatively low annual publication rate, but each article is of high quality and consistently classified as a top-tier journal. According to the statistics from AGU, the median time for the first review is 90 days. The article review process is very strict, but the review process is extremely slow. In most cases, articles need to go through two rounds of major revisions, with an average duration of over one year. In the past two years, a total of three articles have been submitted to this journal. Here is the submission timeline:

First article: Submitted in August 2019, received major revisions in November 2019; revised and resubmitted in May 2020, received second round of major revisions in August 2020; returned for revisions in October 2020, accepted in January 2021.

Second article: Submitted in January 2021, received major revisions in May 2021; returned for revisions in August 2021, received review feedback in November 2021; currently in the process of major revisions, expected to be returned in December 2021.

Third article: Submitted in July 2021, received minor revisions in November 2021; returned for revisions in December 2021; accepted.

August 2022 - Submission,
November 2022 - Received initial review comments, three reviewers, one major revision, one moderate revision, one minor revision. Deputy editor recommended major revision, editor recommended rejection with resubmission.
March 4, 2023 - Submitted revised manuscript, resubmitted!
Currently waiting, hoping it will be helpful to everyone!