Last Updated: December 15, 2024
Frequency: Quarterly (four-time/year)
Total Processing Time: 60-70 days
Detailed Timeline Breakdown:
- Initial Manuscript Processing (3-5 days)
- Immediate auto-acknowledgment upon submission
- Technical check within 24 hours
- Plagiarism screening
- Format verification
- Initial quality assessment
- Editorial Screening (5-7 days)
- Editor-in-Chief initial review
- Section editor assignment
- Scope and quality verification
- Decision for peer review
- Rejection of unsuitable manuscripts
- Reviewer Selection (3-5 days)
- Identify 3-5 potential reviewers
- Send invitations simultaneously
- Allow 48-72 hours for response
- Maintain backup reviewer pool
- Track reviewer performance
- Peer Review Process (10-14 days)
- Set clear 14-days deadline
- Automated reminders at:
- 2 days (first reminder)
- 3 days (second reminder)
- 6 days (final reminder)
- Review quality monitoring
- Structured review format
- Editorial Decision (5-7 days)
- Compile reviewer comments
- Assess reviewer recommendations
- Make initial decision
- Prepare decision letter
- Provide clear revision guidelines
- Revision Process (10-14 days)
- Clear revision instructions
- Point-by-point response template
- Progress tracking
- Deadline monitoring
- Extension management
- Final Review (7-10 days)
- Fast-track revised manuscripts
- Check author compliance
- Verify all changes
- Final technical check
- Quality assurance
- Production Process (7-10 days)
- Copyediting
- Layout formatting
- Author proofing
- Final corrections
- DOI assignment
Acceptance/Rejection Rates
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Acceptance Rate: 35%
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Total Rejection Rate: 65%
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Desk Rejection: 25%
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Rejection After Review: 40%
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