Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 89.9
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Public health 124(Q1)
Business and management 45(Q1)
Geography and planning 90(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
12.4 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
31.4 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
0.0 / 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
1.0 reports
Quality of review reports
4.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 66.6 weeks. Overall rating: 0 (very bad). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
Editorial process extremely long. Rejection provided after asking for input regarding the re-evaluation of the re-submitted article after almost 2 years on being in re-submission.