Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
6% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
84% imm. rejected
Articles published last year
726 articles
Manuscripts received last year
9999 manuscripts
Open access status
no
Manuscript handling fee
none

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
44.70
Five-year impact factor
50.30

About

Science seeks submissions from all fields of science and from any source and publishes those papers that are most influential in their fields or across fields and that will significantly advance scientific understanding. Selected papers should present novel and broadly important data, syntheses, or concepts, and should merit recognition by the wider scientific community and general public.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.1 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
5.0 months
Decision time immediate rejection
11 days
Average number of review rounds
1.6 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.5 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
2.8 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.1 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.1 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 8.9 weeks. Overall rating: 5 (excellent). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
Overall, the handling of the manuscript was very careful and prompt. The review comments from three reviewers were 5 pages long in PDF format, and I believe they were the most detailed and accurate reviews I have ever received. Unfortunately, the manuscript was rejected, but it provided a good opportunity for me to recognize the issues in my research. Below are the main status changes and their respective dates. 08-Jan-2025 Received 10-Jan-2025 To Advisor 22-Jan-2025 Under Evaluation (From All Advisors) 04-Feb-2025 Under Evaluation (Reviewer Invited) 05-Feb-2025 To Review (To Review) 28-Feb-2025 To Review (From Review) 10-Mar-2025 Under Evaluation (From All Reviewers) 11-Mar-2025 Rejected-Transfer Offered
3.1
Good process
82 reviews
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Disciplines

General

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