Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
25% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
40% imm. rejected
Articles published last year
80 articles
Manuscripts received last year
315 manuscripts
Open access status
optional
Manuscript handling fee
none

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
2.94
Five-year impact factor
2.97

Aims and Scope

Maturitas is an international multidisciplinary peer reviewed scientific journal of midlife health and beyond publishing original research, reviews, consensus statements and guidelines. The scope encompasses all aspects of postreproductive health in both genders ranging from basic science to health and social care.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

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

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
4.0 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
5.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 0.7 weeks. Overall rating: 5 (excellent). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The process was very effective. However, we would have appreciated a little longer time to make the suggested corrections (we had 4 weeks).
5.0
Excellent process
2 reviews
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Disciplines

Biochemistry Gynaecology

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