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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 2.6
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.2
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.205
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.737
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 15
Submission to acceptance (median days): 118
Usage 2024
Downloads: 5,105,312
Altmetric mentions: 794
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication