Submission, Payment, and Subscription FAQs

To improve your submission efficiency and facilitate subsequent manuscript tracking, please take a moment to read the following information before submitting your manuscript. If you still have questions, we recommend contacting us by email at zcyjbjb@vip.163.com. Please include “Inquiry” in the subject line. We will reply as soon as possible.

 

I. Submission Questions

1. What is the review and acceptance process?

Answer: Submission → Preliminary review by editor (finished within 1 month, or within 10 days for the fast-track channel) → Peer review (generally within 15 days) → Final review (generally within 7 days) → Editorial office sends review comments to the authors (within 2 months from the date the review fee is recorded, or within 20 working days for the fast-track channel) → Author revision (within 1 month) → Upload revised manuscript → Editorial processing → Feedback to the author (may involve several rounds depending on manuscript quality) → Acceptance → Acceptance notice → Payment → Submission of the Service Fee Receipt Form and the Cover Letter & Copyright Agreement, and completion of the Remuneration Information Registration.

 

2. How long does the review process take?

Answer: The journal offers two types of review: regular review and fast-track review.

· Regular review:

o Review period: 2 months (excluding post-revision processing time)

o Review fee: CNY 50

· Fast-track review:

o Review period: 20 working days after receipt of the review fee (excluding post-revision processing time)

o Review fee: CNY 100

You may choose either one, and please do not pay both fees. After submitting your manuscript, please check your email regularly for detailed instructions. If you have already paid the CNY 50 regular review fee but wish to switch to fast-track review, please pay an additional CNY 50 and clearly indicate this request in your note (the manuscript ID is required).

 

3. After submitting my manuscript, I found an error. How can I make corrections?

Answer: If you notice errors in the title, author information, affiliations, abstract, or other fields filled in during submission, you do not need to correct them at this stage. Please ensure that the email address and phone number in your registration information are accurate; if incorrect, please update them yourself as soon as possible. If the uploaded manuscript contains minor errors that do not affect the overall content, you may correct them after the review process is completed and have received the revision notice. If the issue is significant, please send an email to inform the editorial office, using the subject line of “Manuscript Replacement Request + Manuscript ID”. The editor will guide you through the necessary steps.

 

4. How can I check the progress of my manuscript review?

Answer: Please log in to the submission system, visit the page of My Manuscripts, and click Submitted Manuscripts to view the Current Stage. The review workflow includes stages such as Review by editor, Peer Review, and Final Review. When revisions are required, you will receive an email notification. During the review process, please refrain from calling or emailing to inquire about the status. If the review time exceeds the stated timeframe, please send an email with the subject line: “Review Delay Inquiry + Manuscript ID”.

 

5. How long does it take from submission to publication?

Answer: Our journal is a monthly publication, issued on the 25th of each month. The publication timeline for print edition articles mainly depends on the overall number of submissions and the author's responsiveness. In general, without expedited processing, the print edition is usually scheduled for publication about 12 months after submission. To better serve authors, and on the condition that manuscript quality is ensured, the journal offers expedited publication for authors who require it, with an additional fee. Whether your manuscript can be expedited must be confirmed with the handling editor after acceptance, and depends on the specific circumstances. Even so, the earliest expedited publication is 3 months after acceptance. Online-first publication may be arranged earlier. Before a manuscript is accepted, we are unable to provide a definitive answer regarding publication timing. Thank you for your understanding.

 

6. How can I contact the editor responsible for my manuscript?

Answer: Once your manuscript has passed the review stage and enters the revision phase, the editor handling your manuscript will contact you by email. After that, for any questions related to revision or publication, please email us with a subject line formatted as: Manuscript ID + Author Name + Handling Editor.

 

7. Will I receive specific comments if my manuscript is rejected?

Answer: For manuscripts with a paid review fee, the rejection decision and comments will be included in the notification email. For manuscripts that have not paid the review fee within approximately one month after submission, the journal will process them as rejected without sending a notification email.

 

8. Where can I download the Copyright Agreement (“Cover Letter and Copyright Agreement”)?

Answer: After your manuscript is accepted, the acceptance notice email will include the Cover Letter and Copyright Agreement as an attachment. Please complete the form, obtain handwritten signatures from all authors, and affix the official seal of the first author's or corresponding author's institution. Then scan or photograph the signed form and send it to your handling editor. Alternatively, you may download it directly from our website under: For Authors → Download Center → Cover Letter and Copyright Agreement.

 

II. Payment Questions

1. How can I pay the review fee or publication fee?

Answer: Currently, our journal only accepts bank transfers. We do not accept postal remittance, Alipay, or WeChat payments. Bank transfers can be completed via counter service, online banking, or mobile banking. The remittance account and address information will be provided via email after your submission is successfully received.

 

2. After making a payment, how can I check whether the editorial office has received it?

Answer: Please log in to the submission system, and go to the page of My Payments to check the status of Review Fee and Publication Fee. The review fee status is usually updated within one week after payment. If the status still shows “Pending Payment” two weeks after you have paid, please call +86-10-64089349 and contact Ms. Liu for verification. The publication fee status will be updated only after the invoice has been issued.

 

3. What should I do after making the payment?

Answer: After payment, please promptly:

1) Complete and return the Service Fee Receipt Form and the Cover Letter and Copyright Agreement.

2) Complete the Honorarium Information Registration.

3) Ensure that the invoice information (invoice title) and the Taxpayer Identification Number in the Service Fee Receipt Form are filled in correctly. This information is required for issuing electronic invoices (once issued, invoices cannot be changed or reissued).

If you require urgent processing or have other special requests, please contact your handling editor in a timely manner.

 

4. When will the invoice be issued?

Answer: Our journal provides electronic invoices for publication fees. Generally, the invoice will be issued within about one month after payment and after you have correctly completed the Service Fee Receipt Form as required in the acceptance notice. You may download your electronic invoice by logging in to the submission system and checking: My Payments → Publication Fee, or the File Download section in the manuscript management page. 

If the status still shows “Pending” one month after submitting the invoice information, or if you need an invoice for the review fee, please call +86-10-64089349 and contact Ms. Liu.

 

5. Will the editorial office call or email authors to confirm invoice information before issuing the invoice?

Answer: Generally, no. Our financial officer handles all invoice-related matters alone, and notifying every author individually would create an excessive workload. Unless there is a clear error or the editorial staff suspects the invoice title is incorrect, they may contact the author by phone. Please ensure your phone remains reachable.

 

III. Subscription Questions

1. Do authors receive complimentary copies of the journal issue?

Answer: After the article is published, the journal will send two complimentary copies of the issue to the author via courier (the shipping cost is covered by the editorial office). If additional copies are needed, they may be purchased separately. Please ensure that the contact address registered in the system is accurate.

 

2. How can I subscribe to the journal?

Answer: Subscriptions may be made via Alipay transfer or postal remittance.

· Alipay account: zhenjiuguangfa@aliyun.com (Please add the account as a friend before transferring, so communication can be facilitated.)

· For postal remittance, please call +86-10-64089349 and contact Ms. Liu before making the payment.

 

3. What products are available for purchase?

Answer: In addition to current journal subscriptions, the editorial office has a limited number of single-issue back numbers available for purchase. For details, please inquire via Alipay (after adding the account as a friend) or by phone.