About the journal
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Journal metrics
All metrics are for the last complete calendar year. Peer review times are median figures unless otherwise stated.
| Peer review metrics | |
|---|---|
| Submission to first decision before peer review | 9 days |
| Submission to first decision after peer review | 68 days |
| Submission to first decision overall (including articles rejected before peer review) | 37 days |
| Submission to final acceptance after peer review and any author revisions | 110 days |
| Desk rejection rate | 43% |
| Acceptance rate* | 37% |
*Acceptance rate is calculated as acceptance decisions as a proportion of all final decisions on directly submitted articles.
| Citation-based metrics | |
|---|---|
| Impact Factor (2-Year) | 2.1 |
| Impact Factor (5-Year) | 2 |
| Immediacy Index | 0.9 |
| Citescore | 4 |
| Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) | 0.718 |
| Total Citations | 27374 |
| Diversity and inclusion metrics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of accepted articles in 2022 from researchers* in: | China | 7.4% |
| LMIC** | 7.9% | |
| UK | 13% | |
| USA | 11.1% | |
| Proportion of accepted articles in 2022 from researchers* who identify as: | Women | 10.1% |
| Men | 86.1% | |
| Non-binary | 0% | |
| Not disclosed | 3.9% | |
| Proportion of reviewer invitations in 2022 to researchers in: | China | 6.9% |
| LMIC** | 5.8% | |
| UK | 9.2% | |
| USA | 11.1% | |
| Proportion of reviewer invitations in 2022 to researchers who identify as: | Women | 10.3% |
| Men | 85% | |
| Non-binary | 0.2% | |
| Not disclosed | 4.4% | |
*corresponding author.
**Low/lower-middle income countries.
For geographical representation we report on a sample of our largest contributing countries, specifically the USA, China, the UK and low/lower-middle income countries. More information on the geographical composition of our programme can be found in our annual report.