Radio Science
Journal Summary Report
For Period: 12/1/2006 - 12/1/2007
Report generated on December 4, 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 164 62 59 36 69 78.18 118.36  
Resubmission 11 20 1 4 6 85.14 90.60  
Companion 2 100 2 0 0 104.50 133.00  
Comment 3 50 1 1 1 99.00 105.00  
Reply 2 0 0 1 1 111.00 111.00  
Total 182 60 63 42 77 79.53 116.99  
Median Report
Median days from receipt to editor assignment 0
Median days from receipt to AE assignment 7
Median days from receipt to first reviewer secured 14
Median days from receipt to second reviewer secured 20
Median days from last review in to AE recommendation completed 4
Median days from AE recommendation completed to editor decision completed 1
Median days from receipt in to first decision completed 85
2006 2007
Manuscript Tracking Report Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Original Manuscripts Submitted 17 19 14 18 11 21 16 11 8 18 11 32 2 198
Revised Manuscripts Resubmitted 19 14 11 12 19 17 18 16 18 10 20 10 0 184
Manuscripts Accepted Without Revisions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Return with Minor Revisions 6 5 4 3 5 5 7 8 1 3 3 2 1 53
Return with Major Revisions 6 7 0 4 11 16 5 6 6 2 7 5 0 75
Manuscripts Rejected 7 2 2 4 5 1 10 5 5 4 2 5 0 52
    Rejected With Review 5 1 1 3 4 1 8 3 5 3 2 5 0 41
    Rejected Without Review 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 11
Rejected After Revisions 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
Requires Another Revision 7 2 3 5 8 5 6 5 6 5 4 4 0 60
Accepted After Minor Revisions 10 12 7 3 12 4 6 7 13 5 11 4 0 94
Accepted After Major Revisions 11 5 4 5 6 3 11 11 7 5 7 2 0 77
Manuscripts Withdrawn 1 5 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 18
Original Manuscripts Not Withdrawn 16 14 12 18 9 20 13 11 7 16 10 32 2 180
Total Manuscripts Submitted (originals + revisions) 36 33 25 30 30 38 34 27 26 28 31 42 2 382
New Manuscripts Received
Date (Month/Year) Number of Manuscripts
7-Jan 19
7-Feb 14
7-Mar 15
7-Apr 11
7-May 20
7-Jun 15
7-Jul 10
7-Aug 8
7-Sep 18
7-Oct 11
7-Nov 33
7-Dec 3
Total 177
Special sections appeared or started in 2007: Status Guest Editor(s)
Recent Advances in Studies of Schumann Resonances on Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System Published Victor Pasko
Analytical Scattering and Diffraction In progress Piergiorgio Uslenghi
2007 International Ottawa Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory In progress Akira Ishimaru
Lot Shafai
Makoto Ando