This page provides information about our publication speed,¹The averages below exclude commentaries acceptance rate, annual usage, and article-level metrics (i.e., article views and PDF downloads, Altmetric attention scores, and Crossref citations).

Last updated on August 29_^th, 2023. 

Speed

7 days average from submission to first decision 

42 days average from submission to first post-review decision

120 days average from submission to acceptance

30 days average from acceptance to publication 

Note: Our core mission is to make academic research on misinformation available as fast as possible. While we are doing all we can to publish articles within a month of entering peer review, our publication speed heavily depends on the shape and quality of the submitted manuscripts. Therefore, we encourage authors to read our guidelines closely and submit a polished manuscript. 

Acceptance

45% acceptance rate 

Annual usage

215K annual page views

Article-level metrics

On each article page, we provide article view and PDF download counts, Altmetric attention scores, and Crossref citations.

Understanding our metrics

Submission to first decision: the median number of days from the submission of a manuscript to the first editorial decision (i.e., whether the manuscript was sent out for review or not), excluding commentaries. Based on manuscripts submitted in the previous calendar year (2022).

Submission to first post-review decision: the median number of days from the submission of a manuscript to the first post-review decision (i.e., whether the manuscript was sent in revision or not), excluding commentaries. Based on manuscripts submitted in the previous calendar year (2022).

Submission to acceptance: the median time number of days from the submission of a manuscript to the final acceptance date, excluding commentaries. Based on manuscripts submitted in the previous calendar year (2022).

Acceptance to publication: the median number of days from the acceptance of a manuscript to the online publication, excluding commentaries. Based on manuscripts submitted in the previous calendar year (2022).

Acceptance rate: the percentage of manuscripts accepted for publication by the journal, excluding commentaries. Based on manuscripts submitted in the previous calendar year (2022).

Annual usage: the total number of times journal articles were viewed on our website in the previous calendar year (2022). 

Article views: the total number of times an article page was viewed on our website. 

PDF downloads: the number of times an article was downloaded on our website. Note: PDF downloads are counted after July 10th, 2023.

Citations: the number of times an article is cited in the Crossref database. Citations are updated every 24 hours. Note: Crossref citations may differ from those provided by other services, as they only look for links between Crossref-registered works.  

Altmetric attention score: the number of times an article is mentioned online (e.g., social media networks such as X, formerly known as Twitter, citations in public policy documents, mainstream media coverage), tracked by Altmetric.com. Scores are updated every 24 hours.