Generally speaking, the final review refers to the state before the editorial board has finalized it, but the "final review" state does not necessarily mean employment. Many authors report that after the submission progress is "final review", there are still many manuscripts rejected, so we can't think that final review means employment, or we should make follow-up preparations.

2. What is the status of the paper after submission?

(1) Rejection without approval: the editor thinks that the paper does not meet the scope of the journal or the requirements for submission, and will not submit it for external review when rejecting the manuscript. Another possibility is that there are too many language errors in the paper. When the paper is returned, the journal editor will explain the reasons, and the author will have the opportunity to improve the quality of the article before resubmitting or resubmitting it.

(2) It is suggested to transfer to other journals: if the article is not suitable for this journal, it can be suggested to transfer to other journals. If it is a periodical of the same publishing house, it can be directly transferred to other periodicals with the consent of the author. Of course, the author also has the right to withdraw the article.

(3) Draft submission: In the initial review, the editor confirms whether the paper meets the scope of the journal and the submission requirements. Once there are no problems, the editor will submit the paper to peer review. After peer review, peer review experts will put forward policy suggestions and related opinions, and the editor will make a final decision based on these opinions. Although the opinions of peer review are important, they are still for reference only. Even if the reviewer puts forward negative opinions, if the editor thinks the paper is credible, he can still accept it, or if the reviewer puts forward positive feedback, the editor may think the paper is not worth publishing and refuse to publish it.