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We emphasise that different journals provide different services to their communities, and we caution against comparing the publishing statistics of journals without considering the broad roles that the journals play in their communities. For example, the time required for expert review can be far longer in some subjects than in others, and journals that aim to identify the most significant new advances in a field will have notably different statistics from a journal that aims to rapidly publish all technically competent research.
If you have any questions about the metrics described on this page, please contact openresearch@cambridge.org .
While we endeavour to provide editorial decision-making statistics for all the journals we publish, this is not always possible. One reason statistics may not be available is if a journal does not conduct its editorial activities in an online editorial management system, or in another manner that allows us to collect the data necessary to calculate these statistics. Statistics also may not be available for journals that have recently moved to Cambridge University Press, where we do not have access to all the journal's relevant historical data.
Statistic terminology with definitions and notes can be explored below:
While we endeavour to provide article publication times for all the journals we publish, this is not always possible. In particular, statistics may not be available for journals that have recently moved to Cambridge University Press, where we do not have access to all the journal's relevant historical data.
Statistic terminology with definitions and notes can be explored below:
In order to reduce subscription prices in line with the transition to open access, we use article counts to determine the extent to which journal volumes are becoming open access. We count articles based on when they are published in journal volumes, rather than when they are first published online, because subscribers pay to access journal volumes irrespective of when articles are published online. Subscription price changes for our journals are calculated as described by our transparent journal pricing policy.
We also provide annual data to cOAltion S as a part of the Plan S Transformative Journals programme. Please see our Transformative Journals page for more information and to download the data we provide to cOAlition S.
Further notes on article counts:
Statistic terminology with definitions and notes can be explored below: