Radio Science
Journal Summary Report
For Period: 12/1/2005 - 12/1/2006
Report generated on December 5, 2007
Journal Summary
Manuscript Types Total # of Submitted Manuscripts Acceptance Rate (%) Total # of Accepted Manuscripts Total # of Rejected Manuscripts Total # of Pending Manuscripts Days from Receipt to First Decision Days from Receipt to Final Decision  
Standard Manuscript 138 72 96 37 5 103.83 194.97  
Resubmission 11 45 5 6 0 80.00 127.73  
Companion 2 100 2 0 0 210.00 374.00  
Total 151 71 103 43 5 103.50 192.36  
Median Report
Median days from receipt to editor assignment 1
Median days from receipt to AE assignment 9
Median days from receipt to first reviewer secured 17
Median days from receipt to second reviewer secured 26
Median days from last review in to AE recommendation completed 7
Median days from AE recommendation completed to editor decision completed 1
Median days from receipt in to first decision completed 100
2005 2006
Manuscript Tracking Report Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Original Manuscripts Submitted 20 19 24 14 11 13 9 14 8 7 14 20 17 190
Revised Manuscripts Resubmitted 12 24 22 23 22 22 15 10 14 21 10 15 19 229
Manuscripts Accepted Without Revisions 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5
Return with Minor Revisions 9 1 8 8 3 4 5 5 1 1 3 2 6 56
Return with Major Revisions 18 6 15 16 12 9 9 1 3 2 9 9 6 115
Manuscripts Rejected 10 9 3 1 5 4 8 5 6 0 4 2 7 64
    Rejected With Review 10 3 3 1 5 4 7 4 6 0 4 1 5 53
    Rejected Without Review 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 11
Rejected After Revisions 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
Requires Another Revision 2 4 11 7 9 5 7 9 6 6 11 7 7 91
Accepted After Minor Revisions 10 6 14 10 11 9 8 1 5 13 9 6 10 112
Accepted After Major Revisions 8 2 7 11 7 6 7 3 6 8 7 4 11 87
Manuscripts Withdrawn 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 15
Original Manuscripts Not Withdrawn 20 18 21 11 11 13 8 13 7 6 12 19 16 175
Total Manuscripts Submitted (originals + revisions) 32 43 46 37 33 35 24 24 22 28 24 35 36 419
New Manuscripts Received
Date (Month/Year) Number of Manuscripts
6-Jan 17
6-Feb 23
6-Mar 14
6-Apr 10
6-May 13
6-Jun 9
6-Jul 14
6-Aug 8
6-Sep 6
6-Oct 13
6-Nov 20
6-Dec 15
Total 162
Special sections appeared or started in 2006: Status Guest Editor(s)
Ionospheric Effects on Radiowave Systems Published John Goodman
Recent Advances in Studies of Schumann Resonances on Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System In progress Victor Pasko