Managing Editor’s Report 2024/25

The Managing Editor’s Report for 2024/25 is available here. Some highlights include:

• The RF’s 2024 Impact Factor was 8.4 (8.4 excluding self-citations). This is a 50% increase on the 2023 impact factor of 5.623 and marks an all-time high for the journal.
• Our acceptance rate for the period was 5.72%, reflecting that fact that we continue to apply strict top three standards.
• Our mean turnaround time has decreased from 44 to 32 days, and the percentage of manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one or fewer revisions has reached 79%, reflecting our commitment to a fast and decisive acceptance process.