Nanoscale

04.17 submission, then estimated many manuscripts, continuously in initial assessment for 10 days
04.27 in peer review
05.14 major revision, the review process was quick, 2 reviewers provided minor revisions, one rejected and requested resubmission, a total of 11 issues. Due to significant disagreements among reviewers, the editor requested major revisions.
05.21 R1 submission
05.25 minor revision, the last 2 reviewers accepted the manuscript, while the first reviewer remained focused on two particular issues. However, from the questions asked, it can be seen that their research area belongs to the same general direction, but they are not familiar with the specific subfield.
05.27 R2 submission, actually finished writing it the same evening but procrastinated and submitted it a few days later
06.01 in peer review (surprisingly, the diligent editor even sent it for review again for minor revisions)
06.02 accept

It took exactly 1.5 months. Thanks to Professor Kim from South Korea's Ewha Womans University for being very efficient.

2021-10-30 Submission
Around ten days for review
2021-11-29 Minor revisions
2021-12-12 Submission of revisions
2021-12-16 Acceptance
The editor invited me to write a cover article, but when I inquired about it via email, they mentioned a fee of 1000 pounds. Due to financial constraints, I politely declined, which is a bit disappointing. Overall, the process has been quite efficient. The editor, Elena Shevchenko, has been very patient. This article has been with the AFM editor for over two months, and the review process with the Small Methods editor took another two months after being rejected. Additionally, there is another article that has been with Alloys and Compounds for two and a half months and has not been sent for review yet. In comparison, Nanoscale has been quite fast. I hope everyone can be more patient, as editors are likely busy towards the end of the year.