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Manuscript Peer-Review Duration

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Manuscript Revision Process

Research is often a slow process, requiring the careful design, optimization, and replication of experiments. By the time you have accrued enough data to write a manuscript, you will likely want to publish as soon as possible. Rapid publication can accelerate the dissemination of findings, decrease the likelihood of being scooped, and allow a quicker return to the laboratory to work on the next study. Whether you are currently performing experiments or are in the midst of writing, the following Science - Review Speed data may help you to select an efficient and right journal for your manuscripts.

Journal Title Science
Duration from Manuscripts Submission to First Editorial Decision 11.3 Days
Duration from Manuscripts Submission to First Revision Report 57.4 Days
Duration from Manuscripts Submission to Manuscripts Acceptance 114.7 Days
Duration from Manuscripts Acceptance To Publication 1.0 Days
Duration from Manuscripts Submission to Publication 6.5 Days
Number of Reviewers during Revision Process 3.2 Reviewers
Number of Peer-Review Rounds during Revision Process 1.5 Rounds

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Submission Timeline & Revision Speed

Duration from Submission to 1st Editorial Decision

11.3 days

The average number of days from manuscript submission to the initial editorial decision on the article. If your manuscript is rejected by the editor without the peer-reviewed process, please share with the community how many days you got the rejection email from the editor's office. If your manuscript is sent to reviewers, please share with the community how many days the evaluated process took by editor's office (not include the evaluated process of reviewers). Based on the Science Review Speed Feedback System, it takes authors 11.3 days to get the first editorial decision.

Submission Experiences

Duration from Submission to the First Editorial Decision

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11 days
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1 days
How many days did the entire process take?
21 days

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Duratiom form Submission to 1st Revision Report

57.4 days

The average number of days between the date of manuscript submission and date of receiving the revision report after the first review round (only the manuscript with peer-reviewed process). Please share with the community how many days the entire process took by the editor's office. Based on the Science Review Speed Feedback System, it takes authors 57.4 days to get the first revision report.

Submission Experiences

Duratiom form Submission to the First Revision Report
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1 days
How many days did the entire process take?
51 days
How many days did the entire process take?
35 days

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Duration from Submission to Acceptance

114.7 days

The average number of days between the date of manuscript submission and date of receiving the editorial acceptance decision. Please share with the community how many days the entire process took by the editor's office. Based on the Science Review Speed Feedback System, it takes editor 114.7 days to accept manuscript.

Submission Experiences

Duration from Submission to Acceptance
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1 days
How many days did the entire process take?
571 days
How many days did the entire process take?
49 days

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Duration from Acceptance to Publication

1.0 days

The average number of days from manuscript acceptance to the first appearance of the article online. Please share with the community how many days the entire process took by the editor's office. Based on the Science Review Speed Feedback System, it takes publisher 1.0 days to publish the accepted manuscript online.

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Duration from Acceptance to Publication
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1 days

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Duration form Submission to Publication

6.5 days

The average number of days from manuscript submission to the first appearance of the article online. Please share with the community how many days the entire process took by the editor's office. Based on the Science Review Speed Feedback System, it takes publisher 6.5 days to publish manuscript from receiving manuscript.

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Duration form Submission to Publication

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Number of Reviewers

3.2

The average number of reviewers during the entire peer-reviewed process (include both accepted and rejected manuscript). Please share your experiences with the community. Based on the Science Review Speed Feedback System, authors receive approximately 3.2 revision reports during the paper submission.

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Number of Reviewers
How many reviewers are in the entire revision process ?
4 Reviewers
How many reviewers are in the entire revision process ?
6 Reviewers
How many reviewers are in the entire revision process ?
3 Reviewers

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Number of Revision Round

1.5

The average number of external revision rounds during the entire peer-reviewed process (include both accepted and rejected manuscript). Please share your experiences with the community. Based on the Science Review Speed Feedback System, it takes 1.5 revision rounds during the entire peer-review process.

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Number of Revision Rounds
How many rounds of external review did you go through ?
2 Rounds
How many rounds of external review did you go through ?
1 Round

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Editor Revision Duration

Science
1st Editor Decision 1st Rev. Report Sub. to Acc. Acc. to Pub. Sub. to Pub. # of Reviewers # of Rev. Rnd.
11.6 Days 57.4 Days 114.7 Days 1.0 Day 6.5 Days 3.2 Reviewers 1.5 Rounds

Editor Revision Duration

Michael Funk

Science
1st Editor Decision 1st Rev. Report Sub. to Acc. Acc. to Pub. Sub. to Pub. # of Reviewers # of Rev. Rnd.
8.50 Days 14.00 Days - Day - Day - Day 1-3 Reviewer 1-3 Round

Editor Revision Duration

Peter Stern

Science
1st Editor Decision 1st Rev. Report Sub. to Acc. Acc. to Pub. Sub. to Pub. # of Reviewers # of Rev. Rnd.
8.50 Days 14.00 Days - Day - Day - Day 1-3 Reviewer 1-3 Round

Popular Journals

Science
Journal Profile

About

Science is a leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research. Through its print and online incarnations, Science reaches an estimated worldwide readership of more than one million. Science’s authorship is global too, and its articles consistently rank among the world's most cited research. Science seeks to publish those papers that are most influential in their fields or across fields and that will significantly advance scientific understanding. Selected papers should present novel and broadly important data, syntheses, or concepts. They should merit recognition by the wider scientific community and general public provided by publication in Science, beyond that provided by specialty journals. Science welcomes submissions from all fields of science and from any source. The editors are committed to the prompt evaluation and publication of submitted papers while upholding high standards that support reproducibility of published research. Science is published weekly; selected papers are published online ahead of print. Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals. It was first published in 1880, is currently circulated weekly and has a subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is 570,400 people.

ISSN
0036-8075
ISSN

The ISSN of Science is 0036-8075 . An ISSN is an 8-digit code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and electronic.

ISSN (Online)
1095-9203
ISSN (Online)

The ISSN (Online) of Science is 1095-9203 . An ISSN is an 8-digit code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and electronic.

Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publisher

Science is published by American Association for the Advancement of Science .

Publication Frequency
Weekly
Publication Frequency

Science publishes reports Weekly .

Coverage
1880-1881, 1883-2020
Coverage

The Publication History of Science covers 1880-1881, 1883-2020 .

Open Access
YES
Open Access

Publication Fee
Publication Fee

Language
English
Language

The language of Science is English .

Country/Region
United States
Country/Region

The publisher of Science is American Association for the Advancement of Science , which locates in United States .