Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
n/a
% immediately rejected last year
5% imm. rejected
Articles published last year
50 articles
Manuscripts received last year
320 manuscripts
Open access status
open access
Manuscript handling fee
$500 per manuscript

Impact factors (provided by editor)

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

Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
4.2 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
5.0 months
Decision time immediate rejection
n/a
Average number of review rounds
1.7 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.7 / 5.0 (difficult)
Average number of review reports
3.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.5 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
2.7 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 7.1 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
Even though my manuscript was rejected, I was impressed by the speedy and thorough review process.