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

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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
4.7 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
9.1 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
3.4 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.6 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.8 / 5.0 (difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.8 reports
Quality of review reports
3.7 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 32.9 weeks. Overall rating: 3 (good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The reviews were mostly helpful and contributed to improving the manuscript. However, the editorial process lacked transparency. The status remained “awaiting recommendation” for several months, and inquiries to the journal went unanswered. After we followed up again, the reviews arrived the next day. Previous experiences with this journal had been considerably more efficient.