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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 15.7
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 16.8
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 4.581
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 4.303

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 17
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 142

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 246,459
    Altmetric mentions: 48

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