Editorial Statistics

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Further information about the assumptions and methodology underlying these statistics can be found in the relevant Managing Editor’s Report, linked to in the

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 withdrawals	0
Total Submissions	802
Submissions Accepted	40
Submissions Conditionally Accepted	26
Submissions Returned for Revision	66
Submissions Summarily Rejected	195
Submissions Rejected	509
Submissions Withdrawn	0
Total Decisions	836
Submissions Pending at end of period	84
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 acceptance	1.2
% of R&Rs issued in period eventually accepted	100%

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

New Submissions	71
Re-submissions	7
Total Submissions	78
Submissions Accepted	3
Submissions Conditionally Accepted	1
Submissions Returned for Revision	8
Submissions Summarily Rejected	14
Submissions Rejected	53
Total Decisions	79
Submissions Pending at end of period	7
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 days	3
22-28 days	1
More than 28 days	17

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 withdrawals	0
Total Submissions	1,012
Submissions Accepted	70
Submissions Conditionally Accepted	47
Submissions Returned for Revision	79
Submissions Summarily Rejected	278
Submissions Rejected	541
Submissions Withdrawn	1
Total Decisions	1,016
Submissions Pending at end of period	113
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 acceptance	1.4
% of R&Rs issued in period eventually accepted	100%

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

New Submissions	87
Re-submissions	15
Total Submissions	102
Submissions Accepted	3
Submissions Conditionally Accepted	2
Submissions Returned for Revision	8
Submissions Summarily Rejected	15
Submissions Rejected	57
Total Decisions	85
Submissions Pending at end of period	10
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 days	6
22-28 days	3
More than 28 days	5

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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 withdrawals			0
Total Submissions			978
Submissions Accepted			40
Submissions Conditionally Accepted			28
Submissions Returned for Revision			72
Submissions Summarily Rejected			249
Submissions Rejected			570
Submissions Withdrawn			1
Total Decisions			960
Submissions Pending at end of period			132
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 acceptance			1.2
% of R&Rs issued in period eventually accepted			96.0%
% of previous R&Rs accepted during the period			93.0%

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

New Submissions			87
Re-submissions			10
Total Submissions			97
Submissions Accepted			4
Submissions Conditionally Accepted			2
Submissions Returned for Revision			11
Submissions Summarily Rejected			16
Submissions Rejected			59
Total Decisions			92
Submissions Pending at end of period			7
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 days			8
22-28 days			1
More than 28 days			9

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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 withdrawals	0
Total Submissions	745
Submissions Accepted	30
Submissions Conditionally Accepted	17
Submissions Returned for Revision	62
Submissions Summarily Rejected	165
Submissions Rejected	440
Submissions Withdrawn	0
Submissions To Be Removed	0
Total Decisions	714
Submissions Pending at end of period	104
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 acceptance	1.3

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

New Submissions	83
Re-submissions	9
Total Submissions	92
Submissions Accepted	3
Submissions Conditionally Accepted	2
Submissions Returned for Revision	11
Submissions Summarily Rejected	11
Submissions Rejected	60
Submissions Withdrawn	0
Submissions to be Removed	0
Total Decisions	87
Submissions Pending at end of period	5
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 days	5
22-28 days	0
More than 28 days	9

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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 withdrawals	0
Total Submissions	704
Submissions Accepted	28
Submissions Conditionally Accepted	19
Submissions Returned for Revision	43
Submissions Summarily Rejected	182
Submissions Rejected	442
Submissions Withdrawn	1
Submissions To Be Removed	0
Total Decisions	715
Submissions Pending at end of period	75
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 acceptance	1.2

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

Submissions Processed	85
Submissions Pending	2
Total Submissions	87
Submissions Accepted	2
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 days	3
22-28 days	1
More than 28 days	10

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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 Processed	97
Submissions Pending	3
Total Submissions	100
Submissions Accepted	6
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 days	2
22-28 days	1
More than 28 days	5

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