Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
41% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
n/a
Articles published last year
80 articles
Manuscripts received last year
233 manuscripts
Open access status
optional
Manuscript handling fee
n/a

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
n/a
Five-year impact factor
1.20

About

The Journal of Herpetology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles four times a year. We publish work from around the world. Although all submissions must be in American English, we welcome an additional, second-language abstract.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.3 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
6.9 months
Decision time immediate rejection
n/a
Average number of review rounds
2.5 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.5 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
2.5 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
4.5 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 11.9 weeks. Overall rating: 3 (good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
My only complaint about this journal is the slow review process. Other than that, I feel that the editor and reviewers are very fair and great to work with.