1. Connecting the dots
from submission to decision, the fate of scholarly papers
Ian Potter
Frankfurt Book Fair 2017
11 October 2017
11. 11
Peer Review Publication
resubmission elsewhere
Manuscript
authoring
Submitted
document
Peer review
Decision
revision
Accepted
manuscript
Rejected
manuscript
Published
article
Publication
journal
Measures
of impact
‘lost’ impact
12. 12
Some assumptions
- This on an ongoing update of our Scholarly Publishing Insights data — this is preliminary
- Based on aggregated data from our submission and review platform
- No publisher-level details are disclosed
- Mapping to the Web of Science is to SCI-E and SSCI (for impact quartiles)
- Data is based on submission year. Accept, reject rates are for manuscripts in that submission
year cohort
- Country is the country of the submitting author
- WoS Category (of 252) and ESI Research Field (of 22) for any journal is the one in which it has
the highest Impact Factor rank percentile (journals may be in more than one category)
14. 14
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofliveScholarOnesites
46.4%
47.3%
49.2%
50.7%
52.4%
ScholarOne Sites
S1M sites indexed in
the Web of Science*
*SCI-E and SSCI only.
In 2016
~6,200 publications
and
52% are in the two
main WoS editors
17. 17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Accept rate
Reject rate
Reject without Review rate
%offinaldecisions
Change
decline in the overall accept rate,
matched with a slow rise in the reject
without review rate
21. 21
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
2,000,000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2.1% 2.8% 3.5% 3.9% 4.4%
Numberofsubmissions
Non-Open Access
Open Access†
†
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI
<5%
Currently in gold OA titles
24. 24
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
ACOUSTICS
AGRICULTURALECONOMICS&POLICY
AGRICULTURE,DAIRY&ANIMALSCIENCE
AGRICULTURE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AGRONOMY
ALLERGY
ANATOMY&MORPHOLOGY
ANDROLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
AREASTUDIES
ASTRONOMY&ASTROPHYSICS
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY
AUTOMATION&CONTROLSYSTEMS
BEHAVIORALSCIENCES
BIOCHEMICALRESEARCHMETHODS
BIOCHEMISTRY&MOLECULARBIOLOGY
BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION
BIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS
BIOTECHNOLOGY&APPLIEDMICROBIOLOGY
BUSINESS
BUSINESS,FINANCE
CARDIAC&CARDIOVASCULARSYSTEMS
CELL&TISSUEENGINEERING
CELLBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY,APPLIED
CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC&NUCLEAR
CHEMISTRY,MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY,ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY,PHYSICAL
CLINICALNEUROLOGY
COMMUNICATION
COMPUTERSCIENCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,CYBERNETICS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,HARDWARE&ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,SOFTWAREENGINEERING
COMPUTERSCIENCE,THEORY&METHODS
CONSTRUCTION&BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY&PENOLOGY
CRITICALCAREMEDICINE
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CULTURALSTUDIES
DEMOGRAPHY
DENTISTRY,ORALSURGERY&MEDICINE
DERMATOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION&EDUCATIONALRESEARCH
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EDUCATION,SPECIAL
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
EMERGENCYMEDICINE
ENDOCRINOLOGY&METABOLISM
ENERGY&FUELS
ENGINEERING,AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING,BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING,CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING,CIVIL
ENGINEERING,ELECTRICAL&ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING,GEOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING,INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING,MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING,MARINE
ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING,OCEAN
ENGINEERING,PETROLEUM
ENTOMOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
ERGONOMICS
ETHICS
ETHNICSTUDIES
EVOLUTIONARYBIOLOGY
FAMILYSTUDIES
FISHERIES
FOODSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
FORESTRY
GASTROENTEROLOGY&HEPATOLOGY
GENETICS&HEREDITY
GEOCHEMISTRY&GEOPHYSICS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY,PHYSICAL
GEOLOGY
GEOSCIENCES,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GERIATRICS&GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
GREEN&SUSTAINABLESCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
HEALTHCARESCIENCES&SERVICES
HEALTHPOLICY&SERVICES
HEMATOLOGY
HISTORY
HISTORY&PHILOSOPHYOFSCIENCE
HISTORYOFSOCIALSCIENCES
HORTICULTURE
HOSPITALITY,LEISURE,SPORT&TOURISM
IMAGINGSCIENCE&PHOTOGRAPHICTECHNOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALRELATIONS&LABOR
INFECTIOUSDISEASES
INFORMATIONSCIENCE&LIBRARYSCIENCE
INSTRUMENTS&INSTRUMENTATION
INTEGRATIVE&COMPLEMENTARYMEDICINE
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS
LAW
LIMNOLOGY
LINGUISTICS
LOGIC
MANAGEMENT
MARINE&FRESHWATERBIOLOGY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,BIOMATERIALS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CERAMICS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CHARACTERIZATION&TESTING
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COATINGS&FILMS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COMPOSITES
MATERIALSSCIENCE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,PAPER&WOOD
MATERIALSSCIENCE,TEXTILES
MATHEMATICAL&COMPUTATIONALBIOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS,APPLIED
MATHEMATICS,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
MECHANICS
MEDICALETHICS
MEDICALINFORMATICS
MEDICALLABORATORYTECHNOLOGY
MEDICINE,GENERAL&INTERNAL
MEDICINE,LEGAL
MEDICINE,RESEARCH&EXPERIMENTAL
METALLURGY&METALLURGICALENGINEERING
METEOROLOGY&ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROSCOPY
MINING&MINERALPROCESSING
MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIENCES
MYCOLOGY
NANOSCIENCE&NANOTECHNOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCES
NUCLEARSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
NURSING
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
ONCOLOGY
OPERATIONSRESEARCH&MANAGEMENTSCIENCE
OPHTHALMOLOGY
OPTICS
ORNITHOLOGY
ORTHOPEDICS
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
PEDIATRICS
PERIPHERALVASCULARDISEASE
PHARMACOLOGY&PHARMACY
PHYSICS,APPLIED
PHYSICS,ATOMIC,MOLECULAR&CHEMICAL
PHYSICS,CONDENSEDMATTER
PHYSICS,FLUIDS&PLASMAS
PHYSICS,MATHEMATICAL
PHYSICS,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PHYSICS,NUCLEAR
PHYSICS,PARTICLES&FIELDS
PHYSIOLOGY
PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT
PLANTSCIENCES
POLITICALSCIENCE
POLYMERSCIENCE
PRIMARYHEALTHCARE
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY,APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY,BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EXPERIMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MATHEMATICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PSYCHOLOGY,PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOLOGY,SOCIAL
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC,ENVIRONMENTAL&OCCUPATIONALHEALTH
RADIOLOGY,NUCLEARMEDICINE&MEDICALIMAGING
REHABILITATION
REMOTESENSING
REPRODUCTIVEBIOLOGY
RESPIRATORYSYSTEM
RHEUMATOLOGY
ROBOTICS
SOCIALISSUES
SOCIALSCIENCES,BIOMEDICAL
SOCIALSCIENCES,INTERDISCIPLINARY
SOCIALSCIENCES,MATHEMATICALMETHODS
SOCIALWORK
SOCIOLOGY
SOILSCIENCE
SPECTROSCOPY
SPORTSCIENCES
STATISTICS&PROBABILITY
SUBSTANCEABUSE
SURGERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THERMODYNAMICS
TOXICOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATIONSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
TROPICALMEDICINE
URBANSTUDIES
UROLOGY&NEPHROLOGY
VETERINARYSCIENCES
VIROLOGY
WATERRESOURCES
WOMENSSTUDIES
ZOOLOGY
2012
2016
Annualoriginalsubmissions(’000s)
Chemistry,
multidisciplinary
Engineering,
electrical &
electronic
Food Science
& Technology
Materials Science,
multidisciplinary
Management
Medicine, general
& internal
Environmental
Sciences
25. 25
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
ACOUSTICS
AGRICULTURALECONOMICS&POLICY
AGRICULTURE,DAIRY&ANIMALSCIENCE
AGRICULTURE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AGRONOMY
ALLERGY
ANATOMY&MORPHOLOGY
ANDROLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
AREASTUDIES
ASTRONOMY&ASTROPHYSICS
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY
AUTOMATION&CONTROLSYSTEMS
BEHAVIORALSCIENCES
BIOCHEMICALRESEARCHMETHODS
BIOCHEMISTRY&MOLECULARBIOLOGY
BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION
BIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS
BIOTECHNOLOGY&APPLIEDMICROBIOLOGY
BUSINESS
BUSINESS,FINANCE
CARDIAC&CARDIOVASCULARSYSTEMS
CELL&TISSUEENGINEERING
CELLBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY,APPLIED
CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC&NUCLEAR
CHEMISTRY,MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY,ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY,PHYSICAL
CLINICALNEUROLOGY
COMMUNICATION
COMPUTERSCIENCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,CYBERNETICS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,HARDWARE&ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,SOFTWAREENGINEERING
COMPUTERSCIENCE,THEORY&METHODS
CONSTRUCTION&BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY&PENOLOGY
CRITICALCAREMEDICINE
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CULTURALSTUDIES
DEMOGRAPHY
DENTISTRY,ORALSURGERY&MEDICINE
DERMATOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION&EDUCATIONALRESEARCH
EDUCATION,SCIENTIFICDISCIPLINES
EDUCATION,SPECIAL
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
EMERGENCYMEDICINE
ENDOCRINOLOGY&METABOLISM
ENERGY&FUELS
ENGINEERING,AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING,BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING,CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING,CIVIL
ENGINEERING,ELECTRICAL&ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING,GEOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING,INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING,MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING,MARINE
ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING,OCEAN
ENGINEERING,PETROLEUM
ENTOMOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
ERGONOMICS
ETHICS
ETHNICSTUDIES
EVOLUTIONARYBIOLOGY
FAMILYSTUDIES
FISHERIES
FOODSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
FORESTRY
GASTROENTEROLOGY&HEPATOLOGY
GENETICS&HEREDITY
GEOCHEMISTRY&GEOPHYSICS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY,PHYSICAL
GEOLOGY
GEOSCIENCES,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GERIATRICS&GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
GREEN&SUSTAINABLESCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
HEALTHCARESCIENCES&SERVICES
HEALTHPOLICY&SERVICES
HEMATOLOGY
HISTORY
HISTORY&PHILOSOPHYOFSCIENCE
HISTORYOFSOCIALSCIENCES
HORTICULTURE
HOSPITALITY,LEISURE,SPORT&TOURISM
IMAGINGSCIENCE&PHOTOGRAPHICTECHNOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALRELATIONS&LABOR
INFECTIOUSDISEASES
INFORMATIONSCIENCE&LIBRARYSCIENCE
INSTRUMENTS&INSTRUMENTATION
INTEGRATIVE&COMPLEMENTARYMEDICINE
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS
LAW
LIMNOLOGY
LINGUISTICS
LOGIC
MANAGEMENT
MARINE&FRESHWATERBIOLOGY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,BIOMATERIALS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CERAMICS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CHARACTERIZATION&TESTING
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COATINGS&FILMS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COMPOSITES
MATERIALSSCIENCE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,PAPER&WOOD
MATERIALSSCIENCE,TEXTILES
MATHEMATICAL&COMPUTATIONALBIOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS,APPLIED
MATHEMATICS,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
MECHANICS
MEDICALETHICS
MEDICALINFORMATICS
MEDICALLABORATORYTECHNOLOGY
MEDICINE,GENERAL&INTERNAL
MEDICINE,LEGAL
MEDICINE,RESEARCH&EXPERIMENTAL
METALLURGY&METALLURGICALENGINEERING
METEOROLOGY&ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROSCOPY
MINING&MINERALPROCESSING
MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIENCES
MYCOLOGY
NANOSCIENCE&NANOTECHNOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCES
NUCLEARSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
NURSING
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
ONCOLOGY
OPERATIONSRESEARCH&MANAGEMENTSCIENCE
OPHTHALMOLOGY
OPTICS
ORNITHOLOGY
ORTHOPEDICS
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
PEDIATRICS
PERIPHERALVASCULARDISEASE
PHARMACOLOGY&PHARMACY
PHYSICS,APPLIED
PHYSICS,ATOMIC,MOLECULAR&CHEMICAL
PHYSICS,CONDENSEDMATTER
PHYSICS,FLUIDS&PLASMAS
PHYSICS,MATHEMATICAL
PHYSICS,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PHYSICS,NUCLEAR
PHYSICS,PARTICLES&FIELDS
PHYSIOLOGY
PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT
PLANTSCIENCES
POLITICALSCIENCE
POLYMERSCIENCE
PRIMARYHEALTHCARE
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY,APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY,BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EXPERIMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MATHEMATICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PSYCHOLOGY,PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOLOGY,SOCIAL
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC,ENVIRONMENTAL&OCCUPATIONALHEALTH
RADIOLOGY,NUCLEARMEDICINE&MEDICALIMAGING
REHABILITATION
REMOTESENSING
REPRODUCTIVEBIOLOGY
RESPIRATORYSYSTEM
RHEUMATOLOGY
ROBOTICS
SOCIALISSUES
SOCIALSCIENCES,BIOMEDICAL
SOCIALSCIENCES,INTERDISCIPLINARY
SOCIALSCIENCES,MATHEMATICALMETHODS
SOCIALWORK
SOCIOLOGY
SOILSCIENCE
SPECTROSCOPY
SPORTSCIENCES
STATISTICS&PROBABILITY
SUBSTANCEABUSE
SURGERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THERMODYNAMICS
TOXICOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATIONSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
TROPICALMEDICINE
URBANSTUDIES
UROLOGY&NEPHROLOGY
VETERINARYSCIENCES
VIROLOGY
WATERRESOURCES
WOMENSSTUDIES
ZOOLOGY
%submissiongrowth
Critical Care
Medicine
Materials Science,
biomaterials
Nanoscience &
Nanotechnology
Nanoscience &
Nanotechnology
Energy
& Fuels
26. 26
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
ACOUSTICS
AGRICULTURALECONOMICS&POLICY
AGRICULTURE,DAIRY&ANIMALSCIENCE
AGRICULTURE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AGRONOMY
ALLERGY
ANATOMY&MORPHOLOGY
ANDROLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
AREASTUDIES
ASTRONOMY&ASTROPHYSICS
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY
AUTOMATION&CONTROLSYSTEMS
BEHAVIORALSCIENCES
BIOCHEMICALRESEARCHMETHODS
BIOCHEMISTRY&MOLECULARBIOLOGY
BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION
BIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS
BIOTECHNOLOGY&APPLIEDMICROBIOLOGY
BUSINESS
BUSINESS,FINANCE
CARDIAC&CARDIOVASCULARSYSTEMS
CELL&TISSUEENGINEERING
CELLBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY,APPLIED
CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC&NUCLEAR
CHEMISTRY,MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY,ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY,PHYSICAL
CLINICALNEUROLOGY
COMMUNICATION
COMPUTERSCIENCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,CYBERNETICS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,HARDWARE&ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,SOFTWAREENGINEERING
COMPUTERSCIENCE,THEORY&METHODS
CONSTRUCTION&BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY&PENOLOGY
CRITICALCAREMEDICINE
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CULTURALSTUDIES
DEMOGRAPHY
DENTISTRY,ORALSURGERY&MEDICINE
DERMATOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION&EDUCATIONALRESEARCH
EDUCATION,SCIENTIFICDISCIPLINES
EDUCATION,SPECIAL
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
EMERGENCYMEDICINE
ENDOCRINOLOGY&METABOLISM
ENERGY&FUELS
ENGINEERING,AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING,BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING,CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING,CIVIL
ENGINEERING,ELECTRICAL&ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING,GEOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING,INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING,MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING,MARINE
ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING,OCEAN
ENGINEERING,PETROLEUM
ENTOMOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
ERGONOMICS
ETHICS
ETHNICSTUDIES
EVOLUTIONARYBIOLOGY
FAMILYSTUDIES
FISHERIES
FOODSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
FORESTRY
GASTROENTEROLOGY&HEPATOLOGY
GENETICS&HEREDITY
GEOCHEMISTRY&GEOPHYSICS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY,PHYSICAL
GEOLOGY
GEOSCIENCES,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GERIATRICS&GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
GREEN&SUSTAINABLESCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
HEALTHCARESCIENCES&SERVICES
HEALTHPOLICY&SERVICES
HEMATOLOGY
HISTORY
HISTORY&PHILOSOPHYOFSCIENCE
HISTORYOFSOCIALSCIENCES
HORTICULTURE
HOSPITALITY,LEISURE,SPORT&TOURISM
IMAGINGSCIENCE&PHOTOGRAPHICTECHNOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALRELATIONS&LABOR
INFECTIOUSDISEASES
INFORMATIONSCIENCE&LIBRARYSCIENCE
INSTRUMENTS&INSTRUMENTATION
INTEGRATIVE&COMPLEMENTARYMEDICINE
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS
LAW
LIMNOLOGY
LINGUISTICS
LOGIC
MANAGEMENT
MARINE&FRESHWATERBIOLOGY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,BIOMATERIALS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CERAMICS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CHARACTERIZATION&TESTING
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COATINGS&FILMS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COMPOSITES
MATERIALSSCIENCE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,PAPER&WOOD
MATERIALSSCIENCE,TEXTILES
MATHEMATICAL&COMPUTATIONALBIOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS,APPLIED
MATHEMATICS,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
MECHANICS
MEDICALETHICS
MEDICALINFORMATICS
MEDICALLABORATORYTECHNOLOGY
MEDICINE,GENERAL&INTERNAL
MEDICINE,LEGAL
MEDICINE,RESEARCH&EXPERIMENTAL
METALLURGY&METALLURGICALENGINEERING
METEOROLOGY&ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROSCOPY
MINING&MINERALPROCESSING
MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIENCES
MYCOLOGY
NANOSCIENCE&NANOTECHNOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCES
NUCLEARSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
NURSING
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
ONCOLOGY
OPERATIONSRESEARCH&MANAGEMENTSCIENCE
OPHTHALMOLOGY
OPTICS
ORNITHOLOGY
ORTHOPEDICS
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
PEDIATRICS
PERIPHERALVASCULARDISEASE
PHARMACOLOGY&PHARMACY
PHYSICS,APPLIED
PHYSICS,ATOMIC,MOLECULAR&CHEMICAL
PHYSICS,CONDENSEDMATTER
PHYSICS,FLUIDS&PLASMAS
PHYSICS,MATHEMATICAL
PHYSICS,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PHYSICS,NUCLEAR
PHYSICS,PARTICLES&FIELDS
PHYSIOLOGY
PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT
PLANTSCIENCES
POLITICALSCIENCE
POLYMERSCIENCE
PRIMARYHEALTHCARE
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY,APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY,BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EXPERIMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MATHEMATICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PSYCHOLOGY,PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOLOGY,SOCIAL
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC,ENVIRONMENTAL&OCCUPATIONALHEALTH
RADIOLOGY,NUCLEARMEDICINE&MEDICALIMAGING
REHABILITATION
REMOTESENSING
REPRODUCTIVEBIOLOGY
RESPIRATORYSYSTEM
RHEUMATOLOGY
ROBOTICS
SOCIALISSUES
SOCIALSCIENCES,BIOMEDICAL
SOCIALSCIENCES,INTERDISCIPLINARY
SOCIALSCIENCES,MATHEMATICALMETHODS
SOCIALWORK
SOCIOLOGY
SOILSCIENCE
SPECTROSCOPY
SPORTSCIENCES
STATISTICS&PROBABILITY
SUBSTANCEABUSE
SURGERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THERMODYNAMICS
TOXICOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATIONSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
TROPICALMEDICINE
URBANSTUDIES
UROLOGY&NEPHROLOGY
VETERINARYSCIENCES
VIROLOGY
WATERRESOURCES
WOMENSSTUDIES
ZOOLOGY
2012
2016
Annualoriginalsubmissions(’000s)
Chemistry
Chemistry,
analytical
Chemistry,
applied
Chemistry,
medicinal
Chemistry,multidisciplinary
Chem
istry,
organic
Chemistry,
physical
Crystallography
Electrochemistry
Engineering,
chem
ical
Materials
science, textiles
Physics, atomic,
molecular & chemical
Polym
er science
Spectroscopy
Chem
istry,
inorganic &
nuclear
27. 27
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
ACOUSTICS
AGRICULTURALECONOMICS&POLICY
AGRICULTURE,DAIRY&ANIMALSCIENCE
AGRICULTURE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AGRONOMY
ALLERGY
ANATOMY&MORPHOLOGY
ANDROLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
AREASTUDIES
ASTRONOMY&ASTROPHYSICS
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY
AUTOMATION&CONTROLSYSTEMS
BEHAVIORALSCIENCES
BIOCHEMICALRESEARCHMETHODS
BIOCHEMISTRY&MOLECULARBIOLOGY
BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION
BIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS
BIOTECHNOLOGY&APPLIEDMICROBIOLOGY
BUSINESS
BUSINESS,FINANCE
CARDIAC&CARDIOVASCULARSYSTEMS
CELL&TISSUEENGINEERING
CELLBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY,APPLIED
CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC&NUCLEAR
CHEMISTRY,MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY,ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY,PHYSICAL
CLINICALNEUROLOGY
COMMUNICATION
COMPUTERSCIENCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,CYBERNETICS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,HARDWARE&ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,SOFTWAREENGINEERING
COMPUTERSCIENCE,THEORY&METHODS
CONSTRUCTION&BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY&PENOLOGY
CRITICALCAREMEDICINE
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CULTURALSTUDIES
DEMOGRAPHY
DENTISTRY,ORALSURGERY&MEDICINE
DERMATOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION&EDUCATIONALRESEARCH
EDUCATION,SCIENTIFICDISCIPLINES
EDUCATION,SPECIAL
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
EMERGENCYMEDICINE
ENDOCRINOLOGY&METABOLISM
ENERGY&FUELS
ENGINEERING,AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING,BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING,CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING,CIVIL
ENGINEERING,ELECTRICAL&ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING,GEOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING,INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING,MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING,MARINE
ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING,OCEAN
ENGINEERING,PETROLEUM
ENTOMOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
ERGONOMICS
ETHICS
ETHNICSTUDIES
EVOLUTIONARYBIOLOGY
FAMILYSTUDIES
FISHERIES
FOODSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
FORESTRY
GASTROENTEROLOGY&HEPATOLOGY
GENETICS&HEREDITY
GEOCHEMISTRY&GEOPHYSICS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY,PHYSICAL
GEOLOGY
GEOSCIENCES,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GERIATRICS&GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
GREEN&SUSTAINABLESCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
HEALTHCARESCIENCES&SERVICES
HEALTHPOLICY&SERVICES
HEMATOLOGY
HISTORY
HISTORY&PHILOSOPHYOFSCIENCE
HISTORYOFSOCIALSCIENCES
HORTICULTURE
HOSPITALITY,LEISURE,SPORT&TOURISM
IMAGINGSCIENCE&PHOTOGRAPHICTECHNOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALRELATIONS&LABOR
INFECTIOUSDISEASES
INFORMATIONSCIENCE&LIBRARYSCIENCE
INSTRUMENTS&INSTRUMENTATION
INTEGRATIVE&COMPLEMENTARYMEDICINE
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS
LAW
LIMNOLOGY
LINGUISTICS
LOGIC
MANAGEMENT
MARINE&FRESHWATERBIOLOGY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,BIOMATERIALS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CERAMICS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CHARACTERIZATION&TESTING
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COATINGS&FILMS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COMPOSITES
MATERIALSSCIENCE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,PAPER&WOOD
MATERIALSSCIENCE,TEXTILES
MATHEMATICAL&COMPUTATIONALBIOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS,APPLIED
MATHEMATICS,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
MECHANICS
MEDICALETHICS
MEDICALINFORMATICS
MEDICALLABORATORYTECHNOLOGY
MEDICINE,GENERAL&INTERNAL
MEDICINE,LEGAL
MEDICINE,RESEARCH&EXPERIMENTAL
METALLURGY&METALLURGICALENGINEERING
METEOROLOGY&ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROSCOPY
MINING&MINERALPROCESSING
MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIENCES
MYCOLOGY
NANOSCIENCE&NANOTECHNOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCES
NUCLEARSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
NURSING
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
ONCOLOGY
OPERATIONSRESEARCH&MANAGEMENTSCIENCE
OPHTHALMOLOGY
OPTICS
ORNITHOLOGY
ORTHOPEDICS
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
PEDIATRICS
PERIPHERALVASCULARDISEASE
PHARMACOLOGY&PHARMACY
PHYSICS,APPLIED
PHYSICS,ATOMIC,MOLECULAR&CHEMICAL
PHYSICS,CONDENSEDMATTER
PHYSICS,FLUIDS&PLASMAS
PHYSICS,MATHEMATICAL
PHYSICS,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PHYSICS,NUCLEAR
PHYSICS,PARTICLES&FIELDS
PHYSIOLOGY
PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT
PLANTSCIENCES
POLITICALSCIENCE
POLYMERSCIENCE
PRIMARYHEALTHCARE
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY,APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY,BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EXPERIMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MATHEMATICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PSYCHOLOGY,PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOLOGY,SOCIAL
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC,ENVIRONMENTAL&OCCUPATIONALHEALTH
RADIOLOGY,NUCLEARMEDICINE&MEDICALIMAGING
REHABILITATION
REMOTESENSING
REPRODUCTIVEBIOLOGY
RESPIRATORYSYSTEM
RHEUMATOLOGY
ROBOTICS
SOCIALISSUES
SOCIALSCIENCES,BIOMEDICAL
SOCIALSCIENCES,INTERDISCIPLINARY
SOCIALSCIENCES,MATHEMATICALMETHODS
SOCIALWORK
SOCIOLOGY
SOILSCIENCE
SPECTROSCOPY
SPORTSCIENCES
STATISTICS&PROBABILITY
SUBSTANCEABUSE
SURGERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THERMODYNAMICS
TOXICOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATIONSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
TROPICALMEDICINE
URBANSTUDIES
UROLOGY&NEPHROLOGY
VETERINARYSCIENCES
VIROLOGY
WATERRESOURCES
WOMENSSTUDIES
ZOOLOGY
2012
2016
Annualoriginalsubmissions(’000s)
Engineering
Automation&
controlsystems
Construction&buildingtechnology
Engineering,aerospace
Engineering,civil
Engineering, electrical
& electronic
Engineering,
geological
Engineering,
industrial
Engineering, manufacturing
Engineering, marine
Engineering,
mechanicalEngineering,
m
ultidisciplinary
Engineering,ocean
Engineering,
petroleum
Ergonomics
Green&sustainable
science&technology
Instruments&instrumentation
Materialsscience,
chraracterization&testing
Mathematics,applied
Mathem
atics,
interdisciplinaryapplications
Mechanics
Nanoscience &
Nanotechnology
Nuclear science &
technology
Operations research &
management science
Physics, applied
Physics, fluids& plasmas
Remote sensing
Robotics
Thermodynamics
Transportation
science&technology
Waterresources
Energy&fuels
29. 29
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
ACOUSTICS
AGRICULTURALECONOMICS&POLICY
AGRICULTURE,DAIRY&ANIMALSCIENCE
AGRICULTURE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AGRONOMY
ALLERGY
ANATOMY&MORPHOLOGY
ANDROLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
AREASTUDIES
ASTRONOMY&ASTROPHYSICS
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY
AUTOMATION&CONTROLSYSTEMS
BEHAVIORALSCIENCES
BIOCHEMICALRESEARCHMETHODS
BIOCHEMISTRY&MOLECULARBIOLOGY
BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION
BIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS
BIOTECHNOLOGY&APPLIEDMICROBIOLOGY
BUSINESS
BUSINESS,FINANCE
CARDIAC&CARDIOVASCULARSYSTEMS
CELL&TISSUEENGINEERING
CELLBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY,APPLIED
CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC&NUCLEAR
CHEMISTRY,MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY,ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY,PHYSICAL
CLINICALNEUROLOGY
COMMUNICATION
COMPUTERSCIENCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,CYBERNETICS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,HARDWARE&ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,SOFTWAREENGINEERING
COMPUTERSCIENCE,THEORY&METHODS
CONSTRUCTION&BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY&PENOLOGY
CRITICALCAREMEDICINE
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CULTURALSTUDIES
DEMOGRAPHY
DENTISTRY,ORALSURGERY&MEDICINE
DERMATOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION&EDUCATIONALRESEARCH
EDUCATION,SCIENTIFICDISCIPLINES
EDUCATION,SPECIAL
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
EMERGENCYMEDICINE
ENDOCRINOLOGY&METABOLISM
ENERGY&FUELS
ENGINEERING,AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING,BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING,CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING,CIVIL
ENGINEERING,ELECTRICAL&ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING,GEOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING,INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING,MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING,MARINE
ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING,OCEAN
ENGINEERING,PETROLEUM
ENTOMOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
ERGONOMICS
ETHICS
ETHNICSTUDIES
EVOLUTIONARYBIOLOGY
FAMILYSTUDIES
FISHERIES
FOODSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
FORESTRY
GASTROENTEROLOGY&HEPATOLOGY
GENETICS&HEREDITY
GEOCHEMISTRY&GEOPHYSICS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY,PHYSICAL
GEOLOGY
GEOSCIENCES,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GERIATRICS&GERONTOLOGY
GERONTOLOGY
GREEN&SUSTAINABLESCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
HEALTHCARESCIENCES&SERVICES
HEALTHPOLICY&SERVICES
HEMATOLOGY
HISTORY
HISTORY&PHILOSOPHYOFSCIENCE
HISTORYOFSOCIALSCIENCES
HORTICULTURE
HOSPITALITY,LEISURE,SPORT&TOURISM
IMAGINGSCIENCE&PHOTOGRAPHICTECHNOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALRELATIONS&LABOR
INFECTIOUSDISEASES
INFORMATIONSCIENCE&LIBRARYSCIENCE
INSTRUMENTS&INSTRUMENTATION
INTEGRATIVE&COMPLEMENTARYMEDICINE
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS
LAW
LIMNOLOGY
LINGUISTICS
LOGIC
MANAGEMENT
MARINE&FRESHWATERBIOLOGY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,BIOMATERIALS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CERAMICS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CHARACTERIZATION&TESTING
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COATINGS&FILMS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COMPOSITES
MATERIALSSCIENCE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,PAPER&WOOD
MATERIALSSCIENCE,TEXTILES
MATHEMATICAL&COMPUTATIONALBIOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS,APPLIED
MATHEMATICS,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
MECHANICS
MEDICALETHICS
MEDICALINFORMATICS
MEDICALLABORATORYTECHNOLOGY
MEDICINE,GENERAL&INTERNAL
MEDICINE,LEGAL
MEDICINE,RESEARCH&EXPERIMENTAL
METALLURGY&METALLURGICALENGINEERING
METEOROLOGY&ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROSCOPY
MINING&MINERALPROCESSING
MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIENCES
MYCOLOGY
NANOSCIENCE&NANOTECHNOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCES
NUCLEARSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
NURSING
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
ONCOLOGY
OPERATIONSRESEARCH&MANAGEMENTSCIENCE
OPHTHALMOLOGY
OPTICS
ORNITHOLOGY
ORTHOPEDICS
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
PEDIATRICS
PERIPHERALVASCULARDISEASE
PHARMACOLOGY&PHARMACY
PHYSICS,APPLIED
PHYSICS,ATOMIC,MOLECULAR&CHEMICAL
PHYSICS,CONDENSEDMATTER
PHYSICS,FLUIDS&PLASMAS
PHYSICS,MATHEMATICAL
PHYSICS,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PHYSICS,NUCLEAR
PHYSICS,PARTICLES&FIELDS
PHYSIOLOGY
PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT
PLANTSCIENCES
POLITICALSCIENCE
POLYMERSCIENCE
PRIMARYHEALTHCARE
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY,APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY,BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY,EXPERIMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MATHEMATICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PSYCHOLOGY,PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOLOGY,SOCIAL
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC,ENVIRONMENTAL&OCCUPATIONALHEALTH
RADIOLOGY,NUCLEARMEDICINE&MEDICALIMAGING
REHABILITATION
REMOTESENSING
REPRODUCTIVEBIOLOGY
RESPIRATORYSYSTEM
RHEUMATOLOGY
ROBOTICS
SOCIALISSUES
SOCIALSCIENCES,BIOMEDICAL
SOCIALSCIENCES,INTERDISCIPLINARY
SOCIALSCIENCES,MATHEMATICALMETHODS
SOCIALWORK
SOCIOLOGY
SOILSCIENCE
SPECTROSCOPY
SPORTSCIENCES
STATISTICS&PROBABILITY
SUBSTANCEABUSE
SURGERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THERMODYNAMICS
TOXICOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATIONSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
TROPICALMEDICINE
URBANSTUDIES
UROLOGY&NEPHROLOGY
VETERINARYSCIENCES
VIROLOGY
WATERRESOURCES
WOMENSSTUDIES
ZOOLOGY
Acceptrate(%finaldecisions)
Accept rates vary across subjects
34. 34
20
25
30
35
40
45
Not Indexed Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Acceptrate(%offinaldecisions)
Accept rates higher
for un-indexed content
Accept rates lower
for top quartile content
38. 38
50
100
150
200
WOMEN'SSTUDIES
ENGINEERING,MARINE
LIMNOLOGY
SOCIALSCIENCES,MATHEMATICALMETHODS
OPERATIONSRESEARCH&MANAGEMENTSCIENCE
ENGINEERING,PETROLEUM
TRANSPORTATION
HISTORYOFSOCIALSCIENCES
GEOCHEMISTRY&GEOPHYSICS
PSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATIONAL
ENGINEERING,AEROSPACE
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY
BUSINESS,FINANCE
GEOGRAPHY
SOCIALWORK
ERGONOMICS
PSYCHOLOGY,DEVELOPMENTAL
STATISTICS&PROBABILITY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COATINGS&FILMS
AUTOMATION&CONTROLSYSTEMS
ANTHROPOLOGY
CULTURALSTUDIES
COMPUTERSCIENCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
ECONOMICS
MANAGEMENT
REHABILITATION
URBANSTUDIES
SOCIOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY,PHYSICAL
ROBOTICS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,THEORY&METHODS
PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
GEOLOGY
COMPUTERSCIENCE,CYBERNETICS
METEOROLOGY&ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES
SOCIALISSUES
COMPUTERSCIENCE,SOFTWAREENGINEERING
HISTORY
PSYCHOLOGY,APPLIED
TRANSPORTATIONSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY,PSYCHOANALYSIS
FORESTRY
AGRICULTURALECONOMICS&POLICY
ENGINEERING,CIVIL
IMAGINGSCIENCE&PHOTOGRAPHICTECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
BUSINESS
ENGINEERING,ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING,GEOLOGICAL
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CHARACTERIZATION&TESTING
GEOSCIENCES,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
WATERRESOURCES
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS,APPLIED
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
PSYCHOLOGY,EXPERIMENTAL
FAMILYSTUDIES
LINGUISTICS
AREASTUDIES
NotFound
EDUCATION,SPECIAL
EDUCATION&EDUCATIONALRESEARCH
ENGINEERING,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PALEONTOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION&BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING,ELECTRICAL&ELECTRONIC
OCEANOGRAPHY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COMPOSITES
MATHEMATICS,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
INFORMATIONSCIENCE&LIBRARYSCIENCE
POLITICALSCIENCE
GREEN&SUSTAINABLESCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRIALRELATIONS&LABOR
ETHNICSTUDIES
ENGINEERING,OCEAN
PSYCHOLOGY,CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ORNITHOLOGY
FISHERIES
PSYCHOLOGY,BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY,SOCIAL
CRIMINOLOGY&PENOLOGY
COMMUNICATION
HISTORY&PHILOSOPHYOFSCIENCE
Average
MARINE&FRESHWATERBIOLOGY
BEHAVIORALSCIENCES
BIODIVERSITYCONSERVATION
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPLICATIONS
INTEGRATIVE&COMPLEMENTARYMEDICINE
MATERIALSSCIENCE,TEXTILES
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS
ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL
MINING&MINERALPROCESSING
SOILSCIENCE
THERMODYNAMICS
VETERINARYSCIENCES
SOCIALSCIENCES,INTERDISCIPLINARY
MECHANICS
HEALTHPOLICY&SERVICES
ENGINEERING,MANUFACTURING
MINERALOGY
PSYCHOLOGY
AGRONOMY
ZOOLOGY
REMOTESENSING
PSYCHOLOGY,MATHEMATICAL
MATHEMATICAL&COMPUTATIONALBIOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHY
ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES
HOSPITALITY,LEISURE,SPORT&TOURISM
ASTRONOMY&ASTROPHYSICS
PRIMARYHEALTHCARE
ETHICS
EDUCATION,SCIENTIFICDISCIPLINES
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
AGRICULTURE,DAIRY&ANIMALSCIENCE
MEDICINE,LEGAL
REPRODUCTIVEBIOLOGY
METALLURGY&METALLURGICALENGINEERING
SUBSTANCEABUSE
ENERGY&FUELS
LOGIC
NURSING
SPORTSCIENCES
BIOLOGY
LAW
ENGINEERING,BIOMEDICAL
GERONTOLOGY
ENTOMOLOGY
EVOLUTIONARYBIOLOGY
ENGINEERING,CHEMICAL
MEDICALLABORATORYTECHNOLOGY
NUCLEARSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
PHYSICS,FLUIDS&PLASMAS
PUBLIC,ENVIRONMENTAL&OCCUPATIONALHEALTH
ECOLOGY
PSYCHIATRY
PHYSICS,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MEDICINE,RESEARCH&EXPERIMENTAL
ACOUSTICS
FOODSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
SOCIALSCIENCES,BIOMEDICAL
PLANTSCIENCES
OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY
CELL&TISSUEENGINEERING
BIOTECHNOLOGY&APPLIEDMICROBIOLOGY
HEALTHCARESCIENCES&SERVICES
PHYSICS,PARTICLES&FIELDS
PHYSICS,MATHEMATICAL
COMPUTERSCIENCE,HARDWARE&ARCHITECTURE
MEDICALETHICS
PHYSICS,CONDENSEDMATTER
RADIOLOGY,NUCLEARMEDICINE&MEDICALIMAGING
ORTHOPEDICS
VIROLOGY
NEUROSCIENCES
OPHTHALMOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY
ENGINEERING,INDUSTRIAL
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CERAMICS
BIOCHEMICALRESEARCHMETHODS
INSTRUMENTS&INSTRUMENTATION
PARASITOLOGY
MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIENCES
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
MICROBIOLOGY
AGRICULTURE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
SURGERY
MICROSCOPY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY,APPLIED
CLINICALNEUROLOGY
PHYSICS,APPLIED
PHARMACOLOGY&PHARMACY
CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC&NUCLEAR
RHEUMATOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY
MEDICALINFORMATICS
RESPIRATORYSYSTEM
GERIATRICS&GERONTOLOGY
SPECTROSCOPY
PHYSICS,NUCLEAR
CRITICALCAREMEDICINE
PEDIATRICS
BIOCHEMISTRY&MOLECULARBIOLOGY
TROPICALMEDICINE
CELLBIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS
INFECTIOUSDISEASES
HEMATOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
ANATOMY&MORPHOLOGY
OPTICS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,PAPER&WOOD
ANDROLOGY
PATHOLOGY
ALLERGY
CHEMISTRY,ANALYTICAL
MEDICINE,GENERAL&INTERNAL
ONCOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
CHEMISTRY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GENETICS&HEREDITY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
POLYMERSCIENCE
ENDOCRINOLOGY&METABOLISM
DERMATOLOGY
DENTISTRY,ORALSURGERY&MEDICINE
EMERGENCYMEDICINE
GASTROENTEROLOGY&HEPATOLOGY
MYCOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,ORGANIC
UROLOGY&NEPHROLOGY
PERIPHERALVASCULARDISEASE
TOXICOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,PHYSICAL
PHYSICS,ATOMIC,MOLECULAR&CHEMICAL
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CHEMISTRY,MEDICINAL
MATERIALSSCIENCE,BIOMATERIALS
CARDIAC&CARDIOVASCULARSYSTEMS
NANOSCIENCE&NANOTECHNOLOGY
HORTICULTURE
WOMEN'SSTUDIES
ENGINEERING,MARINE
LIMNOLOGY
SOCIALSCIENCES,MATHEMATICALMETHODS
OPERATIONSRESEARCH&MANAGEMENTSCIENCE
ENGINEERING,PETROLEUM
TRANSPORTATION
HISTORYOFSOCIALSCIENCES
GEOCHEMISTRY&GEOPHYSICS
PSYCHOLOGY,EDUCATIONAL
ENGINEERING,AEROSPACE
AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH-LANGUAGEPATHOLOGY
BUSINESS,FINANCE
GEOGRAPHY
SOCIALWORK
ERGONOMICS
PSYCHOLOGY,DEVELOPMENTAL
STATISTICS&PROBABILITY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,COATINGS&FILMS
AUTOMATION&CONTROLSYSTEMS
ANTHROPOLOGY
CULTURALSTUDIES
COMPUTERSCIENCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
ECONOMICS
MANAGEMENT
REHABILITATION
URBANSTUDIES
SOCIOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY,PHYSICAL
ROBOTICS
COMPUTERSCIENCE,THEORY&METHODS
PLANNING&DEVELOPMENT
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
GEOLOGY
COMPUTERSCIENCE,CYBERNETICS
METEOROLOGY&ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES
SOCIALISSUES
COMPUTERSCIENCE,SOFTWAREENGINEERING
HISTORY
PSYCHOLOGY,APPLIED
TRANSPORTATIONSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY,PSYCHOANALYSIS
FORESTRY
AGRICULTURALECONOMICS&POLICY
ENGINEERING,CIVIL
IMAGINGSCIENCE&PHOTOGRAPHICTECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
BUSINESS
ENGINEERING,ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING,GEOLOGICAL
MATERIALSSCIENCE,CHARACTERIZATION&TESTING
GEOSCIENCES,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
WATERRESOURCES
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS,APPLIED
COMPUTERSCIENCE,INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
PSYCHOLOGY,EXPERIMENTAL
FAMILYSTUDIES
LINGUISTICS
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
MICROBIOLOGY
AGRICULTURE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
SURGERY
MICROSCOPY
MATERIALSSCIENCE,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY,APPLIED
CLINICALNEUROLOGY
PHYSICS,APPLIED
PHARMACOLOGY&PHARMACY
CHEMISTRY,INORGANIC&NUCLEAR
RHEUMATOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY
MEDICALINFORMATICS
RESPIRATORYSYSTEM
GERIATRICS&GERONTOLOGY
SPECTROSCOPY
PHYSICS,NUCLEAR
CRITICALCAREMEDICINE
PEDIATRICS
BIOCHEMISTRY&MOLECULARBIOLOGY
TROPICALMEDICINE
CELLBIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS
INFECTIOUSDISEASES
HEMATOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
ANATOMY&MORPHOLOGY
OPTICS
MATERIALSSCIENCE,PAPER&WOOD
ANDROLOGY
PATHOLOGY
ALLERGY
CHEMISTRY,ANALYTICAL
MEDICINE,GENERAL&INTERNAL
ONCOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
CHEMISTRY,MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GENETICS&HEREDITY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
POLYMERSCIENCE
ENDOCRINOLOGY&METABOLISM
DERMATOLOGY
DENTISTRY,ORALSURGERY&MEDICINE
EMERGENCYMEDICINE
GASTROENTEROLOGY&HEPATOLOGY
MYCOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,ORGANIC
UROLOGY&NEPHROLOGY
PERIPHERALVASCULARDISEASE
TOXICOLOGY
CHEMISTRY,PHYSICAL
PHYSICS,ATOMIC,MOLECULAR&CHEMICAL
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CHEMISTRY,MEDICINAL
MATERIALSSCIENCE,BIOMATERIALS
CARDIAC&CARDIOVASCULARSYSTEMS
NANOSCIENCE&NANOTECHNOLOGY
HORTICULTURE
Decision time varies considerably across subjects
40. 40
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Mean time from original submission to final decision (days)
Non-open access
Open access
Mean time from original submission to final decision (days)
47. China2
2012
2016
0 100
India3
2012
2016
0 100
Japan7
2012
2016
0 100
Brazil6
2012
2016
0 100
Iran5
2012
2016
0 100
USA1
2012
2016
0 100
Country2016 rank
2012
2016
0 100per cent of final decisions
reject with
review
accept reject
UK4
2012
2016
0 100
Germany9
2012
2016
0 100
Canada10
2012
2016
0 100
Australia8
2012
2016
0 100
Brazil6
2012
2016
0 100
Ira
USA1
2012
2016
0 100
Country2016 rank
2012
2016
0 100per cent of final decisions
reject with
review
accept reject
50. 50
USA1
2012
2016
15.4
12.9
Country2016 rank
average for 2012
2016
12.6
weeks
8.5
weeks
1 week
final decision
first decision
UK4
2012
2016
15.5
11.8
Germany9
2012
2016
15.0
12.8
Canada10
2012
2016
16.6
12.9
Australia9
2012
2016
15.6
11.8
Iran5
2012
2016
11.5
6.5
Brazil6
2012
2016
11.9
9.7
Japan7
2012
2016
12.5
11.9
China2
2012
2016
10.9
9.7
India3
2012
2016
11.6
7.8
USA1
2012
2016
15.4
12.9
Country2016 rank
average for 2012
2016
12.6
weeks
8.5
weeks
1 week
final decision
first decision
UK4
2012
2016
15.5
11.8
Australia9
Iran5
201
2016
6.5
Brazil6
2012
2016
11.9
9.7
India3 2016
7.8
52. 52
Country2016 rank
average for 2012
average for 2016
24.4
20.4
time to accept
time to reject
USA1
2012
2016
19.8
17.5
UK4
2012
2016
21.7
17.5
Germany9
2012
2016
18.9
19.4
Canada10
2012
2016
21.0
18.1
Australia9
2012
2016
21.2
18.0
Iran5
2012
2016
25.9
19.6
Brazil6
2012
2016
21.8
19.8
Japan7
2012
2016
19.4
18.5
China2
2012
2016
22.8
19.5
India3
2012
2016
26.8
19.9
55. 55
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000
manuscripts transferred
transfers accepted for publication
transfers rejected for publication
transfers still pending
Number of manuscripts (2012–2016)
6.1% accepted
23.5% accept rate
0 100
57. 57
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
Citations
Number of documents
37% published
elsewhere
as of April 2017
cohort of
rejections
2014–2016
59. 200,000 100,000 50,000 25,000 Number of reviews completed in 2016 (S1M Prod1)
South Korea
33,504(14)
USA
776,558(1)
India
54,961(10)
Iran
18,919(19)
China
191,190(4)
UK
223,567(3)
Germany
87,207(7)
Canada
84,476(8)
Brazil
30,559(15)
Italy
73,886(9)
Spain
50,511(12)
Switzerland
22,173(18)
France
50,630(11)
Netherlands
35,884(13)
Sweden
26,396(17)
Singapore
17,425(20)
Hong Kong
15,502(23)
Turkey
27,868(16)
Poland
15,082(24)
Japan
132,266(5)
Belgium
16,403(22)
Australia
88,365(6)
New Zealand
14,860(25)
Denmark
16,749(21)
Portugal
14,710(26)
No Country
295,037(2)
63. For every reviewers selected...10
were invited
8.5
agreed to review
4.4
completed their review
4.2
63
67. 67
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Biology & Biochemistry
Chemistry
Clinical Medicine
Microbiology
Materials Science
Neuroscience & Behavior
Physics
Space Science
Plant & Animal Science
Agricultural Sciences
Multidisciplinary
Environment/Ecology
Not Categorized
Psychiatry/Psychology
Geosciences
Social Sciences, general
Engineering
Computer Science
Economics & Business
Mathematics
69. 69
0 0.5 1 1.5
Completed reviews/submission
00.511.522.533.544.5
Selected reviewers/submission (including revisions)
Hong Kong
Norway
Poland
New Zealand
Portugal
Singapore
Denmark
Belgium
Iran
Switzerland
Turkey
Sweden
Brazil
South Korea
Netherlands
Spain
France
India
Italy
Australia
Germany
Canada
Japan
China
United Kingdom
United States
71. 336.5
275.2 46.5%
12.9
17.5
USA1
22.
3%
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
reject
without
review
rate
first decision
2016
acceptra
te
weeks to final decisionweeks to final decision
to accept
to reject
Countrysubmission rank
submi
ssiong
rowth
2012
Decision times
Submissions (’000s) Decision rates (%)
122.8 16.5%
India3
74.3
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
65.
3%
19.9
7.8
336.2
24.8%
China2
83.
5%
183.2
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
9.7
19.5
70.1
12.9%
Iran5
38.5
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
82.
0%
19.6
6.5
100.5 47.3%
United Kingdom4
84.9
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
18.
4%
11.8
17.5
67.8
25.8%
Brazil6
28.7
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
136
.0%
9.7
19.8
67.4
45.2%
Japan7
57.6
11.9
18.5
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
16.
9%
44.7%
Canada10
50.3
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
12.9
18.1
24.
2%
40.5
56.2
43.6%
Australia8
40.4
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
11.8
18.0
39.
1%
52.7
47.8%
Germany9
42.7
Decision times
Submissions Decision rates
12.8
19.4
23.
3%
72. weeks to
review weeks to final decision
reject without
review rate
weeks to accept
Acceptrate
change
change
Number of days from submission to acceptance Number of days for reviewers to complete their reviews
21.5 29.0
17.7 25.6
40.8%
-7.1%
18.5%
Not categorized
18.7 28.2
16.3 27.6
34.5%
-12.2%
17.5%
Quartile 4
17.3 28.3
14.9 27.8
31.8%
-11.7%
22.9%
Quartile 3
15.6 29.1
13.4 28.1
29.0%
-11.2%
21%
Quartile 1
17.3 29.2
15.2 28.3
33.8%
-4.5%
15.6%
Quartile 2
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Not categorized Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Timefromrevieweragreetocompletion(days)
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
Not categorized Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Timefromsubmissiontofinaldecision(days)
165
170
175
180
185
190
195
200
205
210
Not categorized Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Timefromsubmissiontoacceptance(days)
Number of days from submission to any final decision
73. 73
Peer Review Publication
resubmission elsewhere
Manuscript
authoring
Submitted
document
Peer review
Decision
revision
Accepted
manuscript
Rejected
manuscript
Published
article
Publication
journal
Measures
of impact
‘lost’ impact
Submission
growth
across the board —
concentrated in
emerging regions
and subjects — but
they don’t contribute
reviewers
Accept rates
higher for gold OA and
content not in SCI-E/SSCI
— downward trend
Reject rates
lower for gold OA and
content not in SCI-E/SSCI
— upward trend
Decision
times
vary by subject
and faster in upper
impact quartiles
Time to accept
consistent
Rejects
~37% appeared in another title
Impact
time to final
decision quicker
in higher quartiles
Accept rates
lower in higher
quartiles — reject
without review
rates higher
review quicker in
higher quartiles
74. Ian Potter, Global Business Development Manager, Publishing & Associations | ian.potter@clarivate.com | clarivate.com
