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2022/23

Managing Editor’s Report 2022/2023

Editorial Statistics for All Submissions, 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023

New submissions 716
Resubmissions 86
Requests for withdrawals0
Total Submissions802
Submissions Accepted40
Submissions Conditionally Accepted26
Submissions Returned for Revision66
Submissions Summarily Rejected 195
Submissions Rejected509
Submissions Withdrawn0
Total Decisions836
Submissions Pending at end of period84
Mean Turnaround Time (days)56
Median Turnaround Time (days)35
Acceptance Rate 5.38%
Manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one revision or fewer (% of those accepted) 68.2%
Mean number of revisions before acceptance or conditional acceptance1.2
% of R&Rs issued in period eventually accepted100%

Editorial Statistics for Fast Track Submissions, 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023

New Submissions71
Re-submissions7
Total Submissions78
Submissions Accepted3
Submissions Conditionally Accepted1
Submissions Returned for Revision8
Submissions Summarily Rejected14
Submissions Rejected53
Total Decisions79
Submissions Pending at end of period7
Acceptance Rate 4.29%
Mean Turnaround Time (days)31
Median Turnaround Time (days)10
Distribution of Turnaround Times
On time (0-14 days)58(73%)
15-21 days3
22-28 days 1
More than 28 days17

2021/22

Managing Editor’s Report 2021/2022

Editorial Statistics for All Submissions, 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022

New submissions 879
Resubmissions 133
Requests for withdrawals0
Total Submissions1,012
Submissions Accepted70
Submissions Conditionally Accepted47
Submissions Returned for Revision79
Submissions Summarily Rejected 278
Submissions Rejected541
Submissions Withdrawn1
Total Decisions1,016
Submissions Pending at end of period113
Mean Turnaround Time (days)43
Median Turnaround Time (days)30
Acceptance Rate 7.88%
Manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one revision or fewer (% of those accepted) 61.9%
Mean number of revisions before acceptance or conditional acceptance1.4
% of R&Rs issued in period eventually accepted100%

Editorial Statistics for Fast Track Submissions, 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022

New Submissions87
Re-submissions15
Total Submissions102
Submissions Accepted3
Submissions Conditionally Accepted2
Submissions Returned for Revision8
Submissions Summarily Rejected15
Submissions Rejected57
Total Decisions85
Submissions Pending at end of period10
Acceptance Rate 4.00%
Mean Turnaround Time (days)14
Median Turnaround Time (days)8
Distribution of Turnaround Times
On time (0-14 days)71(84%)
15-21 days6
22-28 days 3
More than 28 days5

2020/21

Managing Editor’s Report 2020/2021

Editorial Statistics for All Submissions, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021

New submissions 900
Resubmissions 78
Requests for withdrawals0
Total Submissions978
Submissions Accepted40
Submissions Conditionally Accepted28
Submissions Returned for Revision72
Submissions Summarily Rejected 249
Submissions Rejected570
Submissions Withdrawn1
Total Decisions960
Submissions Pending at end of period132
Mean Turnaround Time (days)44
Median Turnaround Time (days)32
Acceptance Rate 4.66%
Manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one revision or fewer (% of those accepted) 67.0%
Mean number of revisions before acceptance or conditional acceptance1.2
% of R&Rs issued in period eventually accepted96.0%
% of previous R&Rs accepted during the period93.0%

Editorial Statistics for Fast Track Submissions, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021

New Submissions87
Re-submissions10
Total Submissions97
Submissions Accepted4
Submissions Conditionally Accepted2
Submissions Returned for Revision11
Submissions Summarily Rejected16
Submissions Rejected59
Total Decisions92
Submissions Pending at end of period7
Acceptance Rate 5.06%
Mean Turnaround Time (days)15
Median Turnaround Time (days)9
Distribution of Turnaround Times
On time (0-14 days)74(80.4%)
15-21 days8
22-28 days 1
More than 28 days9

2019/20

Managing Editor’s Report 2019/2020

Editorial Statistics for All Submissions, 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020

New submissions 679
Resubmissions 66
Requests for withdrawals0
Total Submissions745
Submissions Accepted30
Submissions Conditionally Accepted17
Submissions Returned for Revision62
Submissions Summarily Rejected 165
Submissions Rejected440
Submissions Withdrawn0
Submissions To Be Removed0
Total Decisions714
Submissions Pending at end of period104
Mean Turnaround Time (days)54
Median Turnaround Time (days)33
Acceptance Rate 4.73%
Manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one revision or fewer (% of those accepted) 62.5%
Mean number of revisions before acceptance or conditional acceptance1.3

Editorial Statistics for Fast Track Submissions, 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020

New Submissions83
Re-submissions9
Total Submissions92
Submissions Accepted3
Submissions Conditionally Accepted2
Submissions Returned for Revision11
Submissions Summarily Rejected11
Submissions Rejected60
Submissions Withdrawn0
Submissions to be Removed0
Total Decisions87
Submissions Pending at end of period5
Acceptance Rate 4.05%
Mean Turnaround Time (days)18
Median Turnaround Time (days)10
Distribution of Turnaround Times
On time (0-14 days)73(83.9%)
15-21 days5
22-28 days 0
More than 28 days9

2018/19

Managing Editor’s Report 2018/19

Editorial Statistics for All Submissions, 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

New submissions 646
Resubmissions 58
Requests for withdrawals0
Total Submissions704
Submissions Accepted28
Submissions Conditionally Accepted19
Submissions Returned for Revision43
Submissions Summarily Rejected 182
Submissions Rejected442
Submissions Withdrawn1
Submissions To Be Removed0
Total Decisions715
Submissions Pending at end of period75
Mean Turnaround Time (days)50
Median Turnaround Time (days)36
Acceptance Rate 4.08%
Manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one revision or fewer (% of those accepted) 75.0%
Mean number of revisions before acceptance or conditional acceptance1.2

Editorial Statistics for Fast Track Submissions, 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

Submissions Processed85
Submissions Pending2
Total Submissions87
Submissions Accepted2
Acceptance Rate 2.30%
Mean Turnaround Time (days)16
Median Turnaround Time (days)12
Distribution of Turnaround Times
On time (0-14 days)73(85.9%)
15-21 days3
22-28 days 1
More than 28 days10

2017/18

Managing Editor’s Report 2017/18

Editorial Statistics for All Submissions, 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

New submissions  675
Resubmissions  73
Requests for withdrawals 1
Total Submissions 749
Submissions Accepted 39
Submissions Conditionally Accepted 24
Submissions Returned for Revision 38
Submissions Summarily Rejected  236
Submissions Rejected 424
Submissions Withdrawn 1
Submissions To Be Removed 1
Total Decisions 763
Submissions Pending at end of period 82
Mean Turnaround Time (days) 40
Median Turnaround Time (days) 25
Acceptance Rate  5.33%
Manuscripts accepted or conditionally accepted after one revision or fewer (% of those accepted)  59.5%
Mean number of revisions before acceptance or conditional acceptance 1.4

Editorial Statistics for Fast Track Submissions, 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

Submissions Processed97
Submissions Pending3
Total Submissions100
Submissions Accepted6
Acceptance Rate 6.12%
Mean Turnaround Time (days)13
Median Turnaround Time (days)8
Distribution of Turnaround Times
On time (0-14 days)90(91.8%)
15-21 days2
22-28 days 1
More than 28 days5

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