Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
158.1 weeks
253.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Accepted
2025
Motivation:
If you are considering submitting your research to Soft Computing, think twice. Our experience with this journal was marked by extreme delays, poor communication, and a complete lack of accountability. After submitting our manuscript, we waited four months to receive a major revision decision. This was reasonable, and we promptly revised and resubmitted our paper, expecting a timely response. However, what followed was months of complete silence. Despite multiple follow-ups, the only response we received from the editorial office was a generic message stating, "Your manuscript is under review."
After waiting one full year, we escalated the issue to Springer, only to discover that one of the reviewers had never responded, and the journal had simply left our paper in limbo without reassigning it to another reviewer. It was only after over 20 follow-ups and another year of waiting that the manuscript was finally accepted. Even then, it took four more months for the paper to appear online. In total, the process from initial submission to final publication took an astonishing three years. By the time our work was published, several similar studies had already appeared, severely diminishing our research’s novelty and impact.
Soft Computing Journal's editorial process is unprofessional, inefficient, and unresponsive. If you care about the relevance and timeliness of your research, avoid this journal at all costs. There are many reputable alternatives that respect authors’ time and contributions—this is not one of them.
After waiting one full year, we escalated the issue to Springer, only to discover that one of the reviewers had never responded, and the journal had simply left our paper in limbo without reassigning it to another reviewer. It was only after over 20 follow-ups and another year of waiting that the manuscript was finally accepted. Even then, it took four more months for the paper to appear online. In total, the process from initial submission to final publication took an astonishing three years. By the time our work was published, several similar studies had already appeared, severely diminishing our research’s novelty and impact.
Soft Computing Journal's editorial process is unprofessional, inefficient, and unresponsive. If you care about the relevance and timeliness of your research, avoid this journal at all costs. There are many reputable alternatives that respect authors’ time and contributions—this is not one of them.
Drawn back before first editorial decision after 103.0 days
Drawn back
2024
Motivation:
Despite multiple request to proceed my paper for review, and each time the editorial office assures me that we have contacted the handling editor to expedite the process, the status of my paper remain as it was since first submission. Within 4-5 months, even the editor has not taken the initial decision, therefore I consider it a total wastage of precious time. I strongly 'Not Recommend' this journal to any one.
45.7 weeks
45.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
Drawn back
2021
31.7 weeks
36.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Accepted
2017
15.2 weeks
19.5 weeks
n/a
2 reports
Accepted
2015
Motivation:
For my manuscript, the reviewers might have spent a lot of time for review. Actually, their comments substantially improved my manuscript and now it started getting citations also and getting followed by the intended research community.