Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 99.0
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Computer Science Applications 31(Q1)
Applied psychology 3(Q1)
Social psychology 2(Q1)
Communication 4(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
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Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
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Two-year impact factor
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Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
3.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
5.1 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
2.2 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.8 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.0 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
2.2 reports
Quality of review reports
3.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 17.4 weeks. Overall rating: 0 (very bad). Outcome: Drawn back.

Motivation:
After nearly 4 months of waiting for peer review, Reviewer 1’s comments focused mainly on formatting and minor language issues, without raising any significant concerns about the research quality. Reviewer 2 was even more supportive, suggesting only minor revisions. However, the editor still rejected the paper. Save your time and money—don't select this journal. I saw similar comments on SCIREV, and I never thought I’d be treated the same way.