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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    1.8 - 2-year Impact Factor
    4.0 - 5-year Impact Factor
    0.869 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.534 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

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    113 days submission to accept (Median)

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