Year: 1988
Type: article
Abstract: We studied the histories of the 1039 papers submitted in 1984 to the Pub. A. S.P., A.J., and Ap. J. (first half of 1984) and found that 90% were eventually accepted and published in the initial journals. Of the remainder, two-thirds never appeared in other journals and one-third (32 papers) appeared in a large variety (18) of journals, mostly nondomestic. These numbers do not differ significantly between the three journals but differ drastically from journals in fields other than the physical sciences where the acceptance rates are usually 10%-30% and authors tend to submit rejected papers to other journals rather than to revise them. Key words: publication-reviewing
DOI: 10.1086/132198
Author: Helmut A. Abt
Institution: Kitt Peak National Observatory
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2006722947