Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
51% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
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Articles published last year
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Manuscripts received last year
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Open access status
open access
Manuscript handling fee
$2160 per manuscript

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
2.27
Five-year impact factor
2.34

Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.8 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
4.3 months
Decision time immediate rejection
3 days
Average number of review rounds
1.9 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.2 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
2.6 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.6 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.2 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 10.7 weeks. Overall rating: 5 (excellent). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The submission and review processes were smooth. The reviewers provided constructive comments to make the manuscript stronger and clearer. In addition, the administrative editor was so caring to help us revise the manuscript aligned with the journal guideline. It was a great experience of our submission.