Acceptance rates of scholarly peer-reviewed journals

A literature survey

Bibliographic Data

ID12624501
AuthorsBo‐Christer Björk (0000-0003-1545-9642, Hanken School of Economics, corresponding author), Bo-Christer Björk
Year2019
Volume28
Issue4
Publication date2019-07-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEl Profesional de la Informacion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1386-6710 • E-ISSN: 1699-2407
PublisherEdiciones Profesionales de la Informacion SL (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3145/epi.2019.jul.07
OpenAlexW2964481132
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited3

The acceptance rate of scholarly journals is an important selection criterion for authors choosing where to submit their manuscripts. Unfortunately, information about the acceptance (or rejection rates) of individual journals is seldom available. This article surveys available systematic information and studies of acceptance rates. The overall global average is around 35-40%. There are significant differences between fields of science, with biomedicine having higher acceptance rates compared to for instance the social sciences. Open access journals usually have higher acceptance rates than subscription journals, and this is particularly true for so-called OA mega-journals, which have peer review criteria focusing on sound science only

Biomedicine · Library science · Peer review · Political science · Publishing · Scholarly communication · Selection (genetic algorithm · Social acceptance · Academic Publishing and Open Access · Computer Science · Law · Psychology · scientometrics and bibliometrics research · Social Psychology

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