About the journal
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Journal metrics
All metrics are for the last complete calendar year. Peer review times are median figures unless otherwise stated.
| Peer review metrics |
|---|
| Submission to first decision before peer review | 1 day |
| Submission to first decision after peer review | 24 days |
| Submission to first decision overall (including articles rejected before peer review) | 3 days |
| Submission to final acceptance after peer review and any author revisions | 50 days |
| Desk rejection rate | 49% |
| Acceptance rate* | 47% |
*Acceptance rate is calculated as acceptance decisions as a proportion of all final decisions on directly submitted articles.
| Citation-based metrics |
|---|
| Impact Factor (2-Year) | 12.0 |
| Impact Factor (5-Year) | 12.0 |
| Immediacy Index | 4.1 |
| Citescore | 7.4 |
| Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) | 2.328 |
| Total Citations | 673 |
