Managing Editor’s Report 2023/24

The Managing Editor’s Report for 2023/24 is available here. Some highlights include:

• The RF’s 2023 Impact Factor was 5.623 (5.5 excluding self-citations). This is a 27% increase on the 2022 impact factor of 4.400 and marks an all-time high for the journal.
• Our acceptance rate for the period was 6.39%, reflecting that fact that we continue to apply strict top three standards.
• Our mean turnaround time has decreased from 56 to 44 days, and the percentage of manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one or fewer revisions has reached 71%, reflecting our commitment to a fast and decisive acceptance process.