Turnaround Times
Days from submission to decision for decisions made during the 12 months ending on November 30, 2020:
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Turnaround time for all submissions:
- Mean: 49 days
- Median: 49 days
Turnaround times conditional on not desk-rejected:
- Mean: 68 days
- Median: 64 days
First round decisions
Decisions made during the 12 months ending on November 30, 2020 following the first round of review:
- Revise and resubmit or accepted: 7.0%
- Rejected after review: 61.1%
- Desk rejected: 31.9%
- Withdrawn: 0.0%
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 |
| Total | 1104 | 109 | 1213 |
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 | 1680 | 33.2% |
| 20-29 days | 180 | 3.6% |
| 30-39 days | 395 | 7.8% |
| 40-49 days | 495 | 9.8% |
| 50-59 days | 449 | 8.9% |
| 60-69 days | 411 | 8.1% |
| 70-79 days | 364 | 7.2% |
| 80-89 days | 307 | 6.1% |
| 90-99 days | 329 | 6.5% |
| 100 or more days | 452 | 8.9% |
Median turnaround | 45 |
Editorial Decisions (since July 2016)
| Decision | Number | Percentage |
| Rejected | 4325 | 85.4% |
| Returned for Revisions | 532 | 10.5% |
| Accepted | 205 | 4.0% |
| Total | 5062 |
Decisions by Round (since July 2016)
| Round | Rejected | Revise | Accepted |
| Round 1 | 4295 | 386 | 3 |
| Round 2 | 27 | 126 | 113 |
| Round 3 | 2 | 17 | 80 |
| Round 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Round 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |