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Peer-review policy

Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.

Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2023 Speed
    12 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    130 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    200,184 downloads
    22 Altmetric mentions