Neurobiology of Aging 36 (2015) 2009
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Editorial
Editor’s comment: improved publication speed at Neurobiology of Aging The most frequent complaint editors hear from authors and potential contributors to Neurobiology of Aging is that the publication lag, or the time from manuscript acceptance to final publication, is too long. In the past this reputation was well deserved, with publication lags averaging well over a year as recently as 2012. A victim of its own success, the lag increased in relation to the rising visibility of the journal in the mid-2000s, reflecting a steady increase in the number of high quality submissions against a background of limits on the numbers of pages available for publication. It is therefore a pleasure to announce that, effective with the most recent issue, and thanks to a release from journal page limits, publication lags at Neurobiology of Aging have been effectively eliminated. Authors can now expect to see their accepted papers assigned to a final, citable print issue in roughly 8e10 weeks, often within a few weeks of authors submitting corrected page proofs. Articles “in press” continue to appear online rapidly, typically within 2 weeks of acceptance. Review times have also decreased, and although
0197-4580/$ e see front matter Ó 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.03.009
individual cases can vary widely due to circumstances beyond the editors’ control, the average time to a first decision for submitted manuscripts is just 5 weeks. The editors strive to provide quick decisions on manuscripts not selected for full peer review, usually within a week of submission. The Editorial Board is committed to maintaining the journal’s high standards of scientific excellence, and overall acceptance rates remain below 40 percent. Our hope is that sustaining this tradition of outstanding science, combined with our substantially improved review and publication lags, will provide additional incentive for contributors to consider Neurobiology of Aging as an outlet for their best work in the field.
Peter R. Rapp Editor-in-Chief Baltimore, MD, USA E-mail address: [email protected]
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Neurobiology of Aging journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/neuaging
Editorial
Editor’s comment: improved publication speed at Neurobiology of Aging The most frequent complaint editors hear from authors and potential contributors to Neurobiology of Aging is that the publication lag, or the time from manuscript acceptance to final publication, is too long. In the past this reputation was well deserved, with publication lags averaging well over a year as recently as 2012. A victim of its own success, the lag increased in relation to the rising visibility of the journal in the mid-2000s, reflecting a steady increase in the number of high quality submissions against a background of limits on the numbers of pages available for publication. It is therefore a pleasure to announce that, effective with the most recent issue, and thanks to a release from journal page limits, publication lags at Neurobiology of Aging have been effectively eliminated. Authors can now expect to see their accepted papers assigned to a final, citable print issue in roughly 8e10 weeks, often within a few weeks of authors submitting corrected page proofs. Articles “in press” continue to appear online rapidly, typically within 2 weeks of acceptance. Review times have also decreased, and although
0197-4580/$ e see front matter Ó 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.03.009
individual cases can vary widely due to circumstances beyond the editors’ control, the average time to a first decision for submitted manuscripts is just 5 weeks. The editors strive to provide quick decisions on manuscripts not selected for full peer review, usually within a week of submission. The Editorial Board is committed to maintaining the journal’s high standards of scientific excellence, and overall acceptance rates remain below 40 percent. Our hope is that sustaining this tradition of outstanding science, combined with our substantially improved review and publication lags, will provide additional incentive for contributors to consider Neurobiology of Aging as an outlet for their best work in the field.
Peter R. Rapp Editor-in-Chief Baltimore, MD, USA E-mail address: [email protected]
