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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 10.1
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 16.5
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 2.521
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 7.197

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 22
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 277

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    Altmetric mentions: 12,515

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  • 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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