Breakdown of Editorial Decisions
(1 Apr 07 – 31 Mar 08)
Editorial
Decisions |
Number |
Percentage |
Summarily
Rejected |
339 |
40% |
Rejected |
360 |
42% |
Returned
for Revisions |
81 |
10% |
| Conditionally Accepted |
19 |
2% |
Accepted |
53 |
6% |
TOTAL
|
852
|
|
Breakdown of Editorial Decisions by Round (1 Apr 07 – 31 Mar 08)
|
Summarily
Rejected |
Rejected |
Revise & Resubmit |
Conditionally
Accepted |
Accepted |
Round 1 |
339
|
350 |
67 |
3 |
0 |
Round 2 |
0 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
22 |
Round 3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
Round 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
TOTAL |
339 |
360 |
81 |
19 |
53 |
Processing Time for papers submitted between 1 Oct 06
to 30 Sep 07
Processing Time |
All submissions |
Excluding SRs * |
Cumulative % |
Cumulative % excluding SRs |
Under 1 month |
299 |
25 |
43% |
6% |
1-2 months |
34 |
32 |
48% |
14% |
2-3 months |
66 |
66 |
58% |
30% |
3-4 months |
68 |
68 |
68% |
46% |
4-5 months |
58 |
58 |
76% |
60% |
5-6 months |
30 |
30 |
80% |
67% |
Over 6 months |
90 |
90 |
93% |
89% |
Papers without a decision as of 18 Jan 08 |
46 |
46 |
100% |
100% |
* SR = Summary Rejects (papers rejected without a referees advice)
Median Turnaround: approximately 2 months for all submissions (4 months for papers sent to referees)
Breakdown of Submissions by Month (Apr 07 - Mar 08)
|
SUBMISSIONS |
RESUBMISSIONS |
TOTAL |
Apr 07 |
46 |
11 |
57 |
May 07 |
42 |
3 |
45 |
Jun 07 |
92 |
12 |
104 |
Jul 07 |
56 |
14 |
70 |
Aug 07 |
66 |
7 |
73 |
Sep 07 |
52 |
7 |
59 |
Oct 07 |
75 |
15 |
90 |
Nov 07 |
64 |
14 |
78 |
Dec 07 |
43 |
6 |
49 |
Jan 08 |
76 |
9 |
85 |
Feb 08 |
46 |
7 |
53 |
Mar 08 |
47 |
9 |
56 |
| TOTAL |
705 |
114 |
819 |
|
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