Submission Statistics
Submission Statistics January 2013
Breakdown of Editorial Decisions. Submission Period 1 Oct 2011- 30 Sep 2012.
|
Editorial Decisions |
Number |
Percentage |
Percentage from Previous Year (1 Oct 10- 30 Sep 11) |
|
Decision Pending |
4 |
0% |
0% |
|
Editorially Rejected |
553 |
47% |
50% |
|
Rejected |
399 |
34% |
33% |
|
Returned for Revision |
143 |
12% |
11% |
|
Conditionally Accepted |
24 |
2% |
1% |
|
Accepted |
59 |
5% |
5% |
|
Total |
1182 |
100% |
100% |
Breakdown of Editorial Decisions by Round (Oct 2011- 30 Sep 2012)
|
Editorially Rejected |
Rejected |
Returned for Revision |
Conditionally Accepted |
Accepted |
|
|
Round 1 |
553 |
390 |
108 |
1 |
- |
|
Round 2 |
- |
5 |
31 |
17 |
25 |
|
Round 3 |
- |
4 |
3 |
5 |
27 |
|
Round 4 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
Total |
553 |
399 |
143 |
16 |
59 |
Processing Time for papers. Submission period Oct 2011- 30 Sep 2012.
|
Processing Time |
All Submissions |
Cumulative % |
Excluding ERs* |
Cumulative % excluding ERs |
|
Under 1 month |
623 |
53% |
88 |
14% |
|
1-2 months |
70 |
59% |
53 |
22% |
|
2-3 months |
143 |
71% |
142 |
45% |
|
3-4 months |
158 |
85% |
158 |
70% |
|
4-5 months |
86 |
92% |
86 |
84% |
|
5-6 months |
62 |
97% |
62 |
94% |
|
Over 6 months |
40 |
100% |
40 |
100% |
|
Total |
1182 |
629 |
* ER = editorial rejects
Median Turnaround: less than 1 month for all submissions (3-4 months for papers sent to referees)
Papers with over 6 month processing time: 6%
Previous 12 month period
Median Turnaround: less than 1 month for all submissions (3-4 months for papers sent to referees)
Papers with over 6 month processing time: 2%
Breakdown of Submissions by Month Apr 2012 to Mar 2013
|
Submissions |
Resubmissions |
Total |
|
|
Apr 12 |
83 |
10 |
93 |
|
May 12 |
82 |
18 |
100 |
|
Jun12 |
82 |
10 |
92 |
|
Jul 12 |
84 |
13 |
97 |
|
Aug 12 |
87 |
14 |
101 |
|
Sep 12 |
86 |
11 |
97 |
|
Oct 12 |
92 |
12 |
104 |
|
Nov 12 |
84 |
14 |
98 |
|
Dec 12 |
45 |
16 |
61 |
|
Jan 13 |
90 |
14 |
104 |
|
Feb 13 |
92 |
17 |
109 |
|
Mar 13 |
78 |
9 |
87 |
|
Total |
985 |
158 |
1143 |
Total EJ Papers Received/ Still Held as of 30 March 2013
Journal Performance
Journal performance rating for the Economic Journal 2011 is 1.945, placing it 40/320 in the ‘Economics’ category.
2011 Impact Factor
|
Cites in 2011 to items published in 2010 |
120 |
Number of items published in 2010 |
78 |
|
Cites in 2011 to items published in 2009 |
197 |
Number of items published in 2009 |
85 |
|
Sum |
317 |
163 |
Calculation: Cites to recent items/ number of recent articles 317/163 = 1.945
2010 Impact Factor
|
Cites in 2010 to items published in 2009 |
132 |
Number of Items published in 2009 |
85 |
|
Cites in 2010 to items published in 2008 |
279 |
Number of items published in 2008 |
96 |
|
Sum |
411 |
181 |
Calculation = Cites to recent items / Number of recent items = 411 / 181 = 2.271
2009 Impact Factor
|
Cites in 2009 to items published in 2008 |
151 |
Number of items published in 2008 |
96 |
|
Cites in 2009 to items published in 2007 |
216 |
Number of items published in 2007 |
97 |
|
Sum |
367 |
193 |
Calculation = Cites to recent items / Number of recent items = 367 / 193 = 1.902
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