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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 1.9
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.2
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.727
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.538

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 13
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 204

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 896,518
    Altmetric mentions: 616

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