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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 1.4
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 1.6
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.644
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.498

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 19
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 179

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 236,174
    Altmetric mentions: 189

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