Breakdown of Editorial Decisions (1 Jan 09 - 31 Dec 09)
Editorial Decisions |
Number |
Percentage |
Percentage from Previous 12 months (1 Jan 08 to 31 Dec 08) |
Editorially Rejected* |
451 |
52% |
42% |
Rejected |
298 |
35% |
39% |
Returned for Revisions |
58 |
7% |
9% |
| Conditionally Accepted |
18 |
2% |
3% |
Accepted |
37 |
4% |
7% |
TOTAL |
862 |
100% |
100% |
* Editorial rejections refer to decisions for which no referee report is provided. Significant
numbers of these however do offer specific feedback and/or follow consultation with an
associate editor or other individual.
Breakdown of Editorial Decisions by Round (1 Jan – 31 Dec 09)
|
Editorially Rejected |
Rejected |
Revise & Resubmit |
Conditionally Accepted |
Accepted |
Round 1 |
451 |
288 |
37 |
- |
- |
Round 2 |
- |
9 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
Round 3 |
- |
1 |
3 |
5 |
19 |
Round 4/5 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
7 |
TOTAL |
451 |
298 |
58 |
18 |
37 |
Processing Time for papers submitted between 1 Jul 08 to 30 Jun 09
Processing Time |
All submissions |
Cumulative % |
Excluding ERs * |
Cumulative % excluding ERs* |
Under 1 month |
423 |
58% |
19 |
5% |
1-2 months |
21 |
61% |
20 |
12% |
2-3 months |
49 |
68% |
49 |
27% |
3-4 months |
72 |
78% |
72 |
50% |
4-5 months |
68 |
87% |
68 |
71% |
5-6 months |
49 |
94% |
49 |
86% |
Over 6 months |
44 |
100% |
44 |
100% |
|
726 |
|
321 |
|
* ER = editorial rejects
Median Turnaround: less than 1 month for all submissions (4 months for papers sent to referees)
Papers with over 6 month processing time: 6%
Previous 12 month period (1 Jul 07 to 30 Jun 08)
Median Turnaround: 1 months for all submissions, 4 months excluding editorial rejections
Papers with over 6 month processing time: 9%
Breakdown of Submissions by Month (Jan - Dec 09)
|
SUBMISSIONS |
RESUBMISSIONS |
TOTAL |
Jan 09 |
75 |
8 |
83 |
Feb 09 |
56 |
7 |
63 |
Mar 09 |
68 |
11 |
79 |
Apr 09 |
64 |
5 |
69 |
May 09 |
33 |
6 |
39 |
Jun 09 |
66 |
6 |
72 |
Jul 09 |
69 |
3 |
72 |
Aug 09 |
54 |
9 |
63 |
Sep 09 |
65 |
6 |
71 |
Oct 09 |
72 |
4 |
76 |
Nov 09 |
80 |
3 |
83 |
Dec 09 |
73 |
8 |
81 |
| TOTAL |
775 |
76 |
851 |
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