Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
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% immediately rejected last year
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Articles published last year
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Manuscripts received last year
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Open access status
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Manuscript handling fee
none

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
1.57
Five-year impact factor
1.33

Aims and Scope

GAIA is a peer-reviewed inter- and transdisciplinary journal for scientists and other interested parties concerned with the causes and analyses of environmental and sustainability problems and their solutions.
GAIA follows the Green Road to Open Access: Authors can archive a version of the article (PDF) for free public use on their personal or institutional websites and/or in their institutional repository.
GAIA has a quick turnaround and minimizes time from submission to publication.
GAIA has a proven record of high-quality articles, a well-established international reviewer network, and a reputation of academic excellence.
Articles published in GAIA are chosen for their scientific content as well as their ease of comprehension and significance to readers of various scientific discip

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
8.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
9.0 months
Decision time immediate rejection
n/a
Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.0 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
3.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

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

Latest review

First review round: 34.7 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
I was very happy with the very fast and well-organized publication process after the editor's final decision (about 1 month) and the great editing support!