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Journal decision profile

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Engineering · Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Elsevier BVNetherlandspISSN 0140-6736eISSN 1474-547X

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19.72026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

41dmedian speedlatest 85 articles

$6,830publishing cost*verify with journal

Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

19.7

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 17.06.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

41 days

Submission → acceptance · median · 85/100 recent articles.

APC / cost*

APC / cost*Costs are indicative and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Always verify the journal's official website.

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$6,830

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At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

Always visible

Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

19.72026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#9 / 15,635LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

28.7%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

0.76MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

41 daysMEDIAN

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

1587 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share28.7%

1820 of 6,348 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share14.4%

911 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI0.76×

Below field-year expectation

Source output rank#9

of 15,635 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.76, so its typical recent paper runs about 24% below its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

28.7% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

Among 85 recent articles with complete PubMed dates, the median time from received to accepted was 41 days. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

21832016

20932017

18782018

20442019

16752020

16382021

14462022

15602023

17042024

14842025

Recent work-type mix

6,348 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article95.2%

Letter3.5%

Review0.9%

Editorial0.1%

Paratext0.1%

Retraction0.1%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and medical subject coverage

OpenAlex topics show research communities; MeSH keeps the medical taxonomy recognizable.

Major MeSH signals

PubMed-indexed works

COVID-19Global HealthPandemicsPublic HealthNeoplasmsCOVID-19 VaccinesHIV InfectionsPoliticsDelivery of Health Care

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Health and Conflict Studies252

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology237

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research176

Climate Change and Health Impacts117

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy106

Healthcare Systems and Challenges99

Migration, Health and Trauma89

Global Health and Surgery83

Global Maternal and Child Health77

Child and Adolescent Health59

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 6,348 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.