Walking out of the science teaching building, Chen Zhou planned to go to the library with Yang Yiyi to hang up, but he didn't expect to receive a call from Wu Xiping.

Wu Xiping asked Chen Zhou to go to the office to find him.

On the phone, Chen Zhou vaguely heard Shen Jing's voice.

Hung up the phone, although Chen Zhou was a little strange, he still asked Yang Yiyi to go to the library to occupy a seat first, and he went directly to Wu Xiping's office.

When I arrived at the office, Shen Jing was really there.

Wu Xiping and Shen Jing were talking about something, and when they saw Chen Zhou, they hurriedly beckoned him over.

Chen Zhou walked over suspiciously, and he noticed that Wu Xiping was pointing to his computer.

Chen Zhou glanced in the direction of Wu Xiping's finger, which was the paper submitted earlier.

The status of Reviewer(s) invited is displayed.

This means that Chen's paper has been reviewed by the technical editors, and the editors have found suitable peer reviewers and sent out an invitation to review, waiting for the reviewers to accept them.

He looked at Chen Zhou and said, "Chen Zhou, your manuscript speed is not bad, if nothing else, it will only take a month, and after the peer review is over, you will send review comments and revise the paper." ”

Chen Zhou nodded slightly, this speed really can't be considered slow.

He remembered that Shen Jing told him that the submission time seemed to be October 28th, and it was only two weeks away.

Under normal circumstances, after the submission is successful, it will stay in the [Submit] status for about one to two weeks until the manuscript is accepted.

When the status of the submission page changes to "With Editor", it means that the manuscript has been accepted.

If the journal does not require an editor, the paper will be sent to the editor-in-chief, who will then assign it to the appropriate technical editor.

And technical editing is also the first hurdle that determines the life and death of a paper.

At this stage, the time of the card will be different because of the different circumstances of the paper.

If the technical editor has reviewed the paper and thinks it is suitable for the journal, it will be sent for peer review. That is, the current status of Chen Zhou's paper [Reviewer(s) Invited].

If the paper does not match the scope of the journal or does not meet the journal's standards, it may be returned to the author before external review.

In this case, the status of the submission page will change to "Decision in Process", and the submitter will be notified of the rejection.

When the reviewer accepts the review invitation, the submission page will change to the status of "Under Review", which means that the paper is under external review.

Because peer reviewers are also busy researchers, and reviewing manuscripts is unpaid and requires a lot of effort to scrutinize and evaluate papers, this process can be the most time-consuming step in the entire publication process.

Depending on the journal and the field, it may take about one to four months.

Chen Zhou: Their paper has not yet officially entered the peer review stage, which means that there is still a long time before the journal officially accepts the paper and the paper is officially published.

Wu Xiping clicked to refresh the page again, but the network speed was a little slow, and it didn't refresh for a while.

"Professor, didn't you come to me just for this?" Chen Zhou retracted his gaze from the computer and looked at Wu Xiping and asked.

Wu Xiping smiled and said, "Isn't this good news?"

It seems that in response to Wu Xiping's words, the submitted webpage was refreshed.

The submission status has been changed to "Under Review".

Their paper entered the peer review stage.

"Look, another step forward. Wu Xiping glanced at the refreshed page, "This is the first SCI published by you as the first author and the second author, right?"

Chen Zhou and Shen Jing nodded at the same time.

Wu Xiping closed the submission page and said, "Have you ever thought about issuing SCI independently?"

Shen Jing was slightly stunned, a little puzzled.

Chen Zhou's eyes became brighter, and he wanted to talk about it after making such a big bend.

He was worried that he couldn't find the direction of the topic, and it seemed that Professor Wu was planning to guide him.

Chen Zhou asked directly, "Professor, do you have anything to guide the students?"

Wu Xiping looked at the expressions of the two students, he looked at Chen Zhou with a smile and said, "Don't worry, knock your senior first." ”

Shen Jing came back to his senses and asked puzzledly, "Teacher, what do you mean?

Wu Xiping was slightly stunned, frowned and looked at Shen Jing, he didn't speak, he only felt that he was looking for the wrong person?

Chen Zhou looked at the wonderful expression on Wu Xiping's face, he couldn't help it, and laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" Shen Jing looked at Chen Zhou strangely.

"No, nothing...... Hahaha...... I'm sorry......" Chen Zhou stopped laughing with difficulty, this senior is really a little cute.

"Then you still laugh ......" Shen Jing looked at Chen Zhou and muttered.

"Uh......" Chen Zhou put away his laughter, first glanced at Wu Xiping, and then explained to Shen Jing, "Senior, the professor is asking if we plan to do the project independently. ”

Shen Jing looked at Chen Zhou, and then at Wu Xiping, and finally understood.

Wu Xiping opened his mouth and said, "Shen Jing, don't you plan to continue on the road of academic research?"

Shen Jing didn't hesitate this time, and said affirmatively: "Professor, I plan to graduate from my undergraduate degree and take your graduate exam." ”

Wu Xiping glanced at him, felt a little relieved, and continued to ask, "Then, what about me to study for a doctorate?"

Shen Jing subconsciously wanted to nod, but after thinking about it, he finally said, "Professor, I still want to go out and have a look." ”

Wu Xiping: "And then?"

Shen Jing's eyes were a little confused, he probably had never thought of such a distant thing.

Looking at Shen Jing, Wu Xiping said softly: "You have a good talent in mathematics, and the teacher hopes that you will cherish it, make good use of it, and give full play to this talent." ”

Hearing Wu Xiping's words, Shen Jing was a little surprised.

After a pause, Shen Jing said, "Teacher, I understand. ”

Wu Xiping didn't say anything more, opened the drawer, took out a stack of printed papers, and handed it to Shen Jing.

Shen Jing took it and glanced at it, slightly hesitating: "Teacher, this?"

Wu Xiping explained: "This is the application form for the subject, you go back and think about it, fill it out for me, and I will help you apply for the subject from the school." ”

Shen Jing's hands trembled slightly.

Without giving Shen Jing a chance to speak again, Wu Xiping kicked Shen Jing out of the office and told him to hurry back and think about the topic.

There are only two people left in the office, Chen Zhou and Wu Xiping.

The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.

Putting away his laughter, Wu Xiping asked, "Teacher Huang went to find you, right?"

Chen Zhou nodded: "Teacher Huang came to me about the project application and early graduation. ”

After speaking, Chen Zhou stretched out his hand and planned to ask Wu Xiping for the application form for the subject.

Looking at Chen Zhou's outstretched hand, Wu Xiping smiled and said, "I don't plan to help you apply for the subject, you can come by yourself." ”

Chen Zhou looked at Wu Xiping suspiciously.

Wu Xiping explained: "You are different from Shen Jing, you know what you need. After I told Mr. Huang, I regretted it. I think applying for a project from a school will bind you. ”