Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 928
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Chemistry 81(Q1)
Applied mathematics 59(Q1)
Theoretical computer science 28(Q1)
Computer Science Applications 112(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
343 manuscripts
Articles published last year
89 articles
% accepted last year
29% accepted
Immediately rejected last year
58% imm. rejected
Open access status
no
Two-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
1.3 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
1.4 months
Decision time immediate rejection
n/a
Overall rating manuscript handling
5.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
1.0 / 5.0 (very easy)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports
Quality of review reports
4.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 5.7 weeks. Overall rating: 5 (excellent). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The reviewers seemed to be experts and considerded also the details of the manuscript (for instance an incorrect index of a variable). The process was fast and uncomplicated.