[D] Is it a good idea for a 3rd year PhD student to start a TPAMI submission?

I have a recently accepted paper (by ICML) in CV that, according to my advisor, could be submitted to trans with extra solid work. I do have some academic ambition to get published on some top-tier trans like TPAMI. However, I've hearing a lot complaint from my peers that submission to trans could take 6-12months, without guaranteed outcomes. Since I'm in my late 3rd year of PhD, this could be quite risky as it may lead to an unwanted postponed …

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