Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
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% immediately rejected last year
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Articles published last year
250 articles
Manuscripts received last year
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Open access status
optional
Manuscript handling fee
$6100 per manuscript

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
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Five-year impact factor
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About

The EMBO Journal has been EMBO's flagship publication since its launch in 1982. The journal publishes papers describing original research of broad general interest in molecular and cell biology - a particular emphasis is placed on molecular mechanism and physiological relevance. Read the guide to authors: https://www.embopress.org/page/journal/14602075/authorguide

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
1.6 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
2.5 months
Decision time immediate rejection
3 days
Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
5.0 / 5.0 (very difficult)
Average number of review reports
3.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
3.5 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.5 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 8.6 weeks. Overall rating: 2 (moderate). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
The editor did not chose two of the three reviewers well: from the comments, one of them likely was a reviewer that I had asked to be excluded due to conflict of interest, and the second did not know even the basics of the field of research.