Journal Statistics

Turnaround Times

Days from submission to decision for decisions made during the 12 months ending on April 30, 2019:

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Turnaround time for all submissions:

• Mean: 52 days
• Median: 49 days

Turnaround times conditional on not desk-rejected:

• Mean: 72 days
• Median: 65 days

First round decisions

Decisions made during the 12 months ending on April 30, 2019 following the first round of review:

• Revise and resubmit or accepted: 8.5%
• Rejected after review: 57.6%
• Desk rejected: 33.2%
• Withdrawn: 0.7%

Submissions by Month (2019)

Month	Submissions	Resubmissions	Total
Jan.	71	11	82
Feb.	108	9	117
Mar.	82	10	92
Apr.	94	15	109

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	1088	35.7%
20-29 days	118	3.9%
30-39 days	229	7.5%
40-49 days	285	9.4%
50-59 days	260	8.5%
60-69 days	229	7.5%
70-79 days	207	6.8%
80-89 days	172	5.6%
90-99 days	179	5.9%
100 or more days	280	9.2%
Median turnaround	42

Editorial Decisions (since July 2016)

Decision	Number	Percentage
Rejected	2621	86%
Returned for Revisions	320	10.5%
Accepted	106	3.5%
Total	3047

Decisions by Round (since July 2016)

Round	Rejected	Revise	Accepted
Round 1	2604	253	2
Round 2	16	60	67
Round 3	1	6	36
Round 4	0	1	1
Round 5	0	0	0