American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access originally published online on November 13, 2006
American Journal of Epidemiology 2006 164(12):1251-1252; doi:10.1093/aje/kwj368
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What Happens to Your Manuscript: Characteristics of Papers Published in Volumes 163 and 164
Three hundred and thirty-four contributions and three errata were published in volumes 163 and 164 of the American Journal of Epidemiology, which covered January 1 through December 31 of 2006. The countries from which these 334 contributions were submitted are shown in table 1. As in prior volumes (1–5), nearly two thirds of the published contributions were submitted by authors residing in the United States.
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Table 2 provides the distribution of the 334 contributions according to type and subject area of research. Original Contributions, at nearly two thirds of the published material, remain the predominant type. Chronic noninfectious diseases, at more than one third of the published material, remain the leading subject area.
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Table 3 shows the median numbers of weeks from receipt to initial decision date, from initial decision date to final decision date, and from final decision date to online publication date, by type of contribution (except for the four book reviews). Compared with volumes 161 and 162 (5) (table 3), there was a 6-week decrease (from 37 weeks to 31 weeks) in the time from receipt to online publication for all types of contributions. This reduction is probably due in part to the fact that online publication date reflects availability through Advance Access, which antedates appearance in the printed journal.
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Table 4 summarizes the decisions made for submissions to the Journal between January 1 and June 30 of 2006. Of 749 submissions, 162 (22 percent) still had a decision pending as of October 15, 2006. As expected on the basis of Journal policy, which gives considerable latitude to authors of correspondence, letters to the Editor had the highest acceptance rate, at 78 percent. As was the case in volumes 161 and 162 (5), 19 percent of nonpending Original Contributions were accepted for publication.
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In summary, volumes 163 and 164 of the American Journal of Epidemiology reflected scholarly contributions from several continents; the bulk of contributions emanated from the United States, as has been the case in prior volumes (1–5). As seen in the prior volumes (5), the majority of ink printed in the Journal is spent on Original Contributions: a full 73 percent of contributions when these papers are combined with Practice of Epidemiology papers. The leading subject matter of the Journal remains chronic noninfectious diseases. As seen in prior volumes (5), there was a lower proportion of psychiatric epidemiology contributions. Finally, there was a notable decline (from 27 percent to 18 percent) in infectious disease contributions.
The Editors continue to make every attempt to expedite manuscript review. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the dedicated people who participate in the production of the American Journal of Epidemiology as Associate Editors, reviewers, authors, and staff.
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