Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 987
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Condensed matter physics 13(Q1)
Materials science 32(Q1)
Mechanical engineering 11(Q1)
Materials Mechanics 11(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
1.3 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
2.1 months
Decision time immediate rejection
31 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
4.5 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
4.5 / 5.0 (very difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.5 reports
Quality of review reports
4.5 / 5.0

Latest review

Outcome: Rejected (im.).

Motivation:
They provided a variety of alternative titles that I could select a transfer to which is in stark contrast to some other journals' practice with article transfers.