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Peer-review policy

Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 3.0
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 1.9
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.404
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.918

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 10
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 86

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 235,295
    Altmetric mentions: 719