Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

First submission on November 2, 2020. Revised on February 12, 2021 for initial review. At that time, it was almost the end of the semester, and I submitted the manuscript to them just about a month before the deadline. This time it was slower, mainly because it seemed like they had trouble finding reviewers. They spent over a month looking for reviewers, probably due to the low score requirement. The reviewers had high expectations for English proficiency and pointed out more than ten grammar errors in the machine-translated and manually edited manuscript. They suggested that we improve our English proficiency and polish the manuscript (it felt slightly hurtful but highly insulting). The journal recommended the neighboring editing service for proofreading (if we were in a hurry, we could directly contact them). During the review process, one reviewer mainly focused on grammar errors, while the other mainly addressed the experimental part. They were very targeted but had a good attitude and were responsible.

After submission, it took about 20 days for minor revisions (grammar) in the second review. After making the changes, it was submitted on March 11, 2020. Accepted on March 12, 2021.

To put it simply, this article is not difficult. It is the first one, and although our innovation is not outstanding, it does exist. The editor is very responsible, but their submission system is not user-friendly. There were many errors during the submission process, and it took a long time to communicate with the editor. However, the editor's attitude was very good and serious. But the journal's speed is not fast, especially for initial reviews. It is recommended for those who are not in a hurry to try it.

I'm quite happy that the first SCI paper got accepted. It was submitted on April 9th, and I received the first review result on June 22nd, which required major revisions. Unfortunately, I had to deal with final exams during the revision period, which was really tough. The first review process was relatively slow overall, with two reviewers. One of them started reviewing on April 26th, but the other one wasn't assigned until June 1st, so the first review process was slow. The reviewers didn't have many overall comments, only 8-9 in total. One of the reviewers provided many minor comments, but both reviewers requested additional experiments (which was frustrating). Finally, I submitted the revised manuscript on July 7th, and the second review process took over a month. On August 18th, I received the review comments, and surprisingly, it required major revisions again. It was heartbreaking at that time. Upon reviewing the comments, I realized that this time the comments were not from the reviewers but from the editor. There were about 20 detailed comments in total, showing that the comments were meticulous and professional (as expected from an editor). However, since no additional experiments were required, I was able to complete the revisions quickly, and I submitted the revised version on August 26th. Then, on August 27th, it was accepted. Overall, this journal was not very difficult, but the speed was questionable.