Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 99.6
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Genetics 3(Q1)
Microbiology 2(Q1)
Molecular biology 4(Q1)
Parasitology and Virology 2(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
2569 manuscripts
Articles published last year
630 articles
% accepted last year
24% accepted
Immediately rejected last year
n/a
Open access status
open access
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
1.2 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
2.0 months
Decision time immediate rejection
4 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
4.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
2.3 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.7 / 5.0 (difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.8 reports
Quality of review reports
3.5 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 6.7 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
Review process was constructive and reasonably efficient. Initial decision letter was worded exceptionally poorly, making standard revisions seem like a doomed outcome.