Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 948
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Zoology 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
4.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
4.9 months
Decision time immediate rejection
16 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.7 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.0 / 5.0 (easy)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports
Quality of review reports
3.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 28.3 weeks. Overall rating: 1 (bad). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
Took 7 months just to get reviews back, had to email editor multiple times to get updates. The first review was mostly positive, but the second review addressed some concerns. The editor decided to reject it.
3.0
Good process
5 reviews
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Disciplines

Zoology

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