Biometrics

Statistics of Submitted and Accepted Manuscripts

About 28% of submissions are accepted, and about 27% of submissions are rejected by the co-editors without further review. The following table summarizes the numbers of submitted and accepted manuscripts in the past three years:

Year	2009	2010	2011
Number of Submitted Manuscripts	615	602	625
Number of Accepted Manuscripts	114	143	122

The monthly numbers of submitted and accepted papers are given graphically (pdf) and in the following table.

Month/Year Number of Manuscripts Submitted Number of Manuscripts Accepted for Publication

December 2009 55 11
January 2010 44 12
February 2010 41 10
March 2010 61 18
April 2010 54 10
May 2010 52 10
June 2010 38 7
July 2010 47 9
August 2010 56 10
September 2010 42 14
October 2010 51 15
November 2010 57 13
December 2010 59 15
January 2011 59 9
February 2011 53 10
March 2011 67 11
April 2011 52 9
May 2011 66 6
June 2011 47 13
July 2011 39 9
August 2011 48 14
September 2011 48 14
October 2011 43 11
November 2011 56 8

December 2011 47 8

Month/Year	Number of Manuscripts Submitted	Number of Manuscripts Accepted for Publication
December 2009	55	11
January 2010	44	12
February 2010	41	10
March 2010	61	18
April 2010	54	10
May 2010	52	10
June 2010	38	7
July 2010	47	9
August 2010	56	10
September 2010	42	14
October 2010	51	15
November 2010	57	13
December 2010	59	15
January 2011	59	9
February 2011	53	10
March 2011	67	11
April 2011	52	9
May 2011	66	6
June 2011	47	13
July 2011	39	9
August 2011	48	14
September 2011	48	14
October 2011	43	11
November 2011	56	8
December 2011	47	8