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Annual journal metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.7
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.1
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.177
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.029

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 26
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 198

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 11,190,375
    Altmetric mentions: 8,159

Peer-review Terminology

  • The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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