Publication delays and associated factors in ophthalmology journals

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Yinglin Yu¹  Wei Li²  Chaoqun Xu¹  Yuan Tan¹  Weining Zhu²  Bowen Zhang²  Yingshi Zou¹  Leyi Hu¹  Guangming Jin¹  Zhenzhen Liu¹ 

[1] State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases;Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan Medical School

关键词: Publication delays;    Ophthalmology journals;    Bibliometrics;    Impact factor;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.14331

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the publication delays and correlative factors of peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals. Methods The ophthalmology journals listed in the Journal Citation Report 2020 were retrieved from the Web of Science database. The first original research article of each journal issue from January to December 2020 was extracted, and its submission, final revision, acceptance, and publication dates were obtained. Information on impact factors, advance online publication (AOP) status, open access (OA) rate and acceptance rate in 2020 was also collected. The correlations between publication delays and potential associated factors were analyzed. Results A total of 58 ophthalmology journals were included and information on 685 articles was collected. The median times from submission to acceptance, from acceptance to publication, and from submission to publication were 118.0 (IQR, 74.0–185.0) days, 31.0 (IQR, 15.0–64.0) days, and 161.0 (IQR, 111.0–232.0) days, respectively. A higher impact factor was correlated with shorter delays of acceptance and publication (P < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between acceptance rates and publication delays (r = 0.726, P = 0.007). Forty-seven (81.03%) journals provided AOP. There was no statistically significant difference for impact factors and publication delays between journal with and without AOP (all P 0.05). No correlation between OA rate and publication delays or impact factors was detected (all P 0.05). Conclusions Journals with higher impact factors and lower acceptance rates tend to have quicker publication processes. No significant associations were detected between publication delays and AOP or OA rate.

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