Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 91.5
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Public health 104(Q1)
Geography and planning 82(Q1)
Demography 21(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
3.1 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
6.5 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
3.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.5 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.0 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports
Quality of review reports
4.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 14.9 weeks. Overall rating: 2 (moderate). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
The manuscript spent almost three months under editorial assessment before being sent for peer review, making the overall process unusually slow. Although rejection after review is a normal editorial outcome, the lengthy initial editorial stage significantly increased the time before a decision was reached.