Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 974
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Public health 34(Q1)
Applied psychology 13(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
2.1 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
5.7 months
Decision time immediate rejection
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Overall rating manuscript handling
4.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.8 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
4.5 / 5.0 (very difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.3 reports
Quality of review reports
4.3 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 11.1 weeks. Overall rating: 5 (excellent). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
Editors were very gracious and helpful in dealing with my medical leave that took place while paper was under review and was still happening when I got the decision