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Fate of Submitted Manuscripts Rejected from the American Journal of Neuroradiology: Outcomes and Commentary

R.J. McDonald, H.J. Cloft and D.F. Kallmes
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2007, 28 (8) 1430-1434; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0766

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Figures

  • Fig 1.
    Fig 1.

    Publication Delay. Publication delay of submissions previously rejected from AJNR is shown as a function of frequency histogram with each bin representing a 2-month period. Inset: cumulative publication of rejected AJNR submissions shown with time.

  • Fig 2.
    Fig 2.

    Impact factor distribution of journals publishing rejected AJNR submissions. A, Impact factor distribution of journals publishing rejected AJNR submissions shown as a histogram, with each bin representing an impact factor range of 0.2. The journal AJNR is contained within the frequency distribution bin shown in red, whereas the average impact factor of all journals in this study would belong in the black bin and the average impact factor of all biomedical journals would belong in the gray and black bin. B, Impact factors of each journal (diamonds) shown as a function of the number of published submissions. Mean impact factor of all journals publishing rejected AJNR submissions (dashed vertical line) and SD (gray rectangle) are shown for reference.

Tables

  • Table 1:

    Publication of manuscripts, sorted by type, subsequent to rejection by AJNR

    Manuscript ClassaRejected by AJNRPublished Elsewhere (%)Publication Delayb (mo)Impact Factorc
    Major studies251156 (63)16.2 ± 7.21.81 ± 0.97
    Case reports274143 (47)16.6 ± 8.21.48 ± 0.45
    Technical notes2916 (65)14.2 ± 6.82.07 ± 1.26
    Total554315 (57)15.8 ± 7.5

    • a Manuscript class was determined on the basis of original submission.

    • b Publication delay, in months (±SD), was determined as described in "Methods."

    • c Average impact factor (±SD) was determined on the basis of the 2005 ISI.6

  • Table 2:

    Breakdown of publication type and publication delay based on journal classification volume

    Journal CategoryaNo. of PublicationsbMajor StudiesCase ReportsTechnical NotesPublication Delaya
    Neuroradiology (6)643128515.1 ± 7.1
    General radiology (14)643522416.3 ± 8.0
    Specialty radiology (12)623030214.7 ± 7.6
    Neurosurgery (8)311315117.6 ± 6.2
    Neurology (32)542820316.3 ± 6.8
    Uncategorized (35)411828116.1 ± 8.7
    Total31515614316

    • a Subcategory of journal with number of journals indicated in brackets.

    • b Number of publications within a given journal category.

    • c Publication delay is the time difference between formal rejection from AJNR and publication in a subsequent journal in months (mean ± SD).

  • Table 3:

    Summary of journals publishing rejected AJNR submissions

    No. of Published SubmissionsJournal Name
    37Neuroradiology
    18AJR American Journal of Roentgenology
    15Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
    11AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology
    10European Journal of Radiology
    8Acta Radiologica
    7British Journal of Radiology, European Journal of Radiology, Journal of Neuroimaging, Journal of Neurosurgery,
    6Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica (Tokyo), Surgical Neurology
    5Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology; Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurosurgery; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry; Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
    4Cerebrovascular Diseases, Emergency Radiology, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Neuroimage, Radiation Medicine
    3Head & Neck, Korean Journal of Radiology, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pediatric Radiology, Neurosurgical Review, Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
    2Academic Radiology, Acta Neurochirurgica (Wien), Acta Neurologica Scandinavia, Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clinical Radiology, Connecticut Medicine, Journal of Neurology, Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Journal of Neuroradiology, Journal of Trauma, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Neurocritical Care, Neurological Research, Neuropediatrics, Neuroscience Research, Otology & Neurotology, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Spinal Cord
    1Acta Oto-Laryngologica; The American Journal of Emergency Medicine; American Journal of Ophthalmology; The American Surgeon; Annals of Academic Medicine Singapore; Annals of Biomedical Engineering; The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology; Archives of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery; Archives of Pharmacal Research; British Medical Journal; British Journal of Haematology; Brain Injury; The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences; Child’s Nervous System; Clinical Nuclear Medicine; Cortex; Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology; Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders; Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology; Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal; European Journal of Cancer; European Journal of Medical Research; European Journal of Neurology; The European Journal of Neuroscience; European Journal of Paediatric Neurology; Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology; International Journal of Gynecological Cancer; International Journal of Legal Medicine; Journal of the American College of Radiology; Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism; The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery; Journal of Digital Imaging; Journal of Endovascular Therapy; The Journal of Infection; Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society; Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand; Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences; Journal of the Neurological Sciences; Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine; Journal of Nuclear Medicine; Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine; Journal of Neurology; Medical Physics; Methods of Information in Medicine; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurology India; Neurological Sciences; Nuclear Medicine Communications; Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Its Related Specialties; Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences; Radiographics; La Radiologia Medica; Radiology; Rheumatology International; Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban; The Southern Medical Journal; Spine; Stroke; Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy; Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Tumori; Vnitrn̆í lékars̆tví; Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban; Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi
  • Table 4:

    Publication volume, circulation volume, and impact factor of journals publishing rejected AJNR submissions

    Journal SubsetNo. of PublicationsaPublicationsb per year (Mean ± SD)Circulationc Volume (Mean ± SD)Impactd Factor (Mean ± SD)
    Neuroradiology64270.5 ± 312.61694.7 ± 2432.62.100 ± 1.683
    General radiology64290.1 ± 236.610493.5 ± 11862.01.806 ± 1.210
    Specialty radiology62185.1 ± 108.73098.6 ± 4100.01.717 ± 1.102
    Neurosurgery31304.4 ± 212.12975.4 ± 4916.01.819 ± 0.824
    Neurology54206.3 ± 149.41013.5 ± 1477.71.822 ± 1.087
    General40304.1 ± 344.77010.2 ± 1945.91.905 ± 1.803
    Total315

    • a Number of rejected AJNR submissions published in journal subset.

    • b Number of manuscripts published in 2005 determined using MEDLINE.

    • c Number of journals circulated per issue as determined using Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory online.4

    • d References.5–8

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Fate of Submitted Manuscripts Rejected from the American Journal of Neuroradiology: Outcomes and Commentary
R.J. McDonald, H.J. Cloft, D.F. Kallmes
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2007, 28 (8) 1430-1434; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0766
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