Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
45% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
8% imm. rejected
Articles published last year
66 articles
Manuscripts received last year
130 manuscripts
Open access status
open access
Manuscript handling fee
none

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
n/a
Five-year impact factor
n/a

About

The Gazette is the official journal of the Egyptian Pediatric Association.
The main purpose of the Gazette is to provide a place for the publication of high-quality papers documenting recent advances and new developments in both pediatrics and pediatric surgery in clinical and experimental settings.
An equally important purpose of the Gazette is to publish local and regional issues related to children and child care.
The Gazette welcomes original papers, review articles, case reports and short communications as well as short technical reports.
Papers submitted to the Gazette are peer-reviewed by a large review board.
The Gazette also offers CME quizzes, credits for which can be claimed from either the EPA website or the EPA headquarters.
Fields of interest: all aspects of pediatrics,

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.5 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
2.8 months
Decision time immediate rejection
n/a
Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.0 / 5.0 (easy)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
4.0 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 11.0 weeks. Overall rating: 3 (good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
Initial editorial assessment was rapid after one month. The peer review process was slow but the production process was smooth and excellent.