Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 880
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Geography and planning 104(Q1)
International relations 65(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
6.2 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
8.9 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
4.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.5 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
4.0 / 5.0 (difficult)
Average number of review reports
3.5 reports
Quality of review reports
3.5 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 43.0 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The first round of reviews has been waiting for a long time. Once we sent a query to the editor about the status of the paper, only then did the paper go for review. Everything else is fine. The four reviews were useful and contributed significantly to the improvement of the paper.