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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.9
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.6
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.821
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.005

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 12
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 146

    Usage 2023
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    Altmetric mentions: 4,858

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