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The South African Journal of Science is committed to publishing high-quality content in a timeous fashion. We value the contributions made by Reviewers in the peer-review process that assist us in achieving this goal.
Reviewers perform a valuable service to the academic community. If you have accepted an invitation to review, we thank you in advance for agreeing to review a manuscript. By agreeing to review a manuscript, you also accept certain responsibilities and we trust that you will find the Guidelines for Reviewers helpful in this regard.
We thank all Reviewers who have reviewed manuscripts for the South African Journal of Science: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013.
Number of Reviewers invited in 2021 | 870 |
Number of Reviewers completed reviews in 2021 | 228 |
Average turnaround times for original manuscripts during peer review in 2021:
Editorial Office | 26 days |
Associate Editors | 43 days |
Reviewers | 16 days |
Average time in review | 85 days |
Average turnaround times for revised manuscripts during peer review in 2021:
With authors for revisions | 30 days |
Associate Editors | 8 days |
Reviewers | 10 days |
Average time in review | 48 days |
Total average time in review: 133 days