Vet the journal before you submit: turnaround times of journals publishing in zoological medicine and related fields.

ABSTRACT: Many factors influence selection of a target journal for publishing scientific papers, including "fit" within the journal's scope, acceptance rate, readership, open access options, submission and publication costs, journal quality, and timeliness of publication. Timeliness of publication can be a critical factor affecting career development, but many journals are not transparent about turnaround times. Here we evaluated 49 journals publishing papers in zoological medicine and related fields between 2017 and 2022, and aggregated and examined distributions of turnaround time of journals that publicly provided the requisite data, in order to aid authors in selecting target journals that best meet their needs. Of 49 journals evaluated, 39 provided necessary dates for reconstructing turnaround

SUBMITTER: Runde B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10348302 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature