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SUBMISSION AND TURNAROUND STATISTICS

Breakdown of Editorial Decisions (1 Oct 10 – 30 Sep 11)

Editorial Decisions	Number	Percentage	Percentage from Previous 12 months (1 Apr 09 to 31 Mar 10)
Editorially Rejected*	472	52%	56%
Rejected	306	33.7%	32%
Returned for Revisions	71	7.8%	8%
Conditionally Accepted	17	2%	1.5%
Accepted	41	4.5%	2.5%
TOTAL	907	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 Oct 10 – 30 Sep 11)

	Editorially Rejected	Rejected	Revise & Resubmit	Conditionally Accepted	Accepted
Round 1	472	302	51	2	1
Round 2	-	3	19	10	12
Round 3	-	1	1	2	20
Round 4/5	-	-	0	3	8
TOTAL	472	306	71	17	41

Processing Time for papers submitted between 1 Apr 10 to 31 Mar 11

Processing Time	All submissions	Cumulative %	Excluding ERs *	Cumulative % excluding ERs*
Under 1 month	499	63%	15	5%
1-2 months	22	65%	19	11%
2-3 months	46	71%	46	26%
3-4 months	71	80%	70	49%
4-5 months	67	89%	67	70%
5-6 months	60	96%	60	90%
Over 6 months	31	100%	31	100%
TOTAL	796		308

* 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: 4%

Previous 12 month period
Median Turnaround: less than 1 month for all submissions (3 to 4 months for papers sent to referees )
Papers with over 6 month processing time: 6%

Breakdown of Submissions by Month (Oct 10 – Sep 11)

	SUBMISSIONS	RESUBMISSIONS	TOTAL
Oct 10	70	4	74
Nov 10	53	6	59
Dec 10	49	3	52
Jan 11	89	3	92
Feb 11	72	73	75
Mar 11	53	6	59
Apr 11	63	2	65
May 11	91	8	99
Jun 11	69	7	76
Jul 11	60	4	64
Aug 11	69	7	76
Sep 11	81	8	89
TOTAL	819	61	880