Turnaround times conditional on not desk-rejected:
Mean: 70 days
Median: 65 days
First round decisions
Decisions made during the 12 months ending on March 31, 2022 following the first round of review:
Revise and resubmit or accepted: 9.5%
Rejected after review: 57.8%
Desk rejected: 32.5%
Withdrawn: 0.2%
Submissions by Month (2022)
Month
Submissions
Resubmissions
Total
Jan.
91
10
101
Feb.
88
5
93
Mar.
109
12
121
Apr.
81
7
88
Submissions by Month (2021)
Month
Submissions
Resubmissions
Total
Jan.
99
13
112
Feb.
114
13
127
Mar.
94
12
106
Apr.
101
16
117
May
82
11
93
June
99
17
116
July
99
17
116
Aug.
91
6
97
Sept.
92
9
101
Oct.
77
10
87
Nov.
105
11
116
Dec.
100
10
110
Total
1153
145
1298
Submissions by Month (2020)
Month
Submissions
Resubmissions
Total
Jan.
83
13
96
Feb.
87
3
90
Mar.
97
9
106
Apr.
109
13
122
May
110
13
123
June
98
12
110
July
119
12
131
Aug.
97
14
111
Sept.
108
9
117
Oct.
99
4
103
Nov.
97
7
104
Dec.
100
18
118
Total
1204
128
1332
Submissions by Month (2019)
Month
Submissions
Resubmissions
Total
Jan.
71
12
83
Feb.
108
10
118
Mar.
82
10
92
Apr.
94
15
109
May
90
4
94
June
85
9
94
July
97
9
106
Aug.
87
11
98
Sept.
97
11
108
Oct.
109
6
115
Nov.
71
6
77
Dec.
92
14
106
Total
1083
113
1200
Submissions by Month (2018)
Month
Submissions
Resubmissions
Total
Jan.
76
8
84
Feb.
73
7
80
Mar.
94
6
100
Apr.
93
6
99
May
94
9
103
June
82
11
93
July
86
11
97
Aug.
96
20
116
Sept.
87
9
96
Oct.
91
16
107
Nov.
80
6
86
Dec.
81
7
88
Total
1033
116
1149
Historical Statistics
Submissions by Year (2009 – 2016)
Year
Submissions
Resubmissions
Total
2017
1030
137
1167
2016
1081
116
1197
2015
1108
119
1227
2014
1156
123
1279
2013
1176
132
1308
2012
1147
129
1276
2011
1162
138
1300
2010
1047
123
1170
2009
1020
138
1158
Processing Time (since July 2016)
Turnaround Time
Number
Percentage
Less than 20 days
2211
32.3%
20-29 days
227
3.3%
30-39 days
551
8.0%
40-49 days
673
9.8%
50-59 days
611
8.9%
60-69 days
540
7.9%
70-79 days
481
7.0%
80-89 days
436
6.4%
90-99 days
496
7.2%
100 or more days
620
9.1%
Median turnaround
46
Editorial Decisions (since July 2016)
Decision
Number
Percentage
Rejected
5781
84.4%
Returned for Revisions
735
10.7%
Accepted
330
4.8%
Total
6846
Decisions by Round (since July 2016)
Round
Rejected
Revise
Accepted
Round 1
5737
535
7
Round 2
39
173
180
Round 3
4
24
125
Round 4
1
3
15
Round 5
0
0
3
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