This report provides information and summary data for manuscripts submitted, acceptance rates and review times for the International Journal of Computer Mathematics (IJCM) from 1 January 2016 to 31 August 2017. For 2015 data, please see http://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207160.2016.1249116
All submissions to IJCM are processed via ScholarOne Manuscripts at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/commat. The submission site is shared with International Journal of Computer Mathematics: Computer Systems Theory (IJCM: CST). Papers concerning the research and development in computer systems and the theory of computing should be submitted to IJCM: CST (see the Aims and Scope here), whereas IJCM encourages submissions that consider applications and analysis of computational mathematics.
Submissions received
The term original refers to first submissions with submissions of revised papers not counted in the table above. Original submission also refers to both original article and review manuscript types. IJCM continues to screen papers for originality using the Crossref Similarity Check™ software to screen papers for unoriginal material.
Review process and acceptance rate
All papers received are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief assigned. This initial review is crucial in allowing us to handle the volume of submissions received and ensures a quick decision for the author(s); enabling them to submit their work elsewhere should it not be appropriate for IJCM. Papers are then assigned to an Associate Editor (who will be a member of the Editorial Board) for further review. The Associate Editor will select independent referees to assess the paper further.
The Editors-in-Chiefs stress a very high-quality level for acceptance of an article in IJCM, as shown in Table 2. Two very positive reports, indicating a significant degree of novelty and academic insight, are required for acceptance of a paper to be considered.
Table 1. Number of original submissions to IJCM in 2016 and 2017 YTD (January–August).
Table 2. Number of accept and reject decisions made in 2016 and 2017 (January–August).
IJCM continues to handle papers efficiently. For 2016 and 2017 YTD (January–August), the average time from original submission to a first decision for all papers was 51 and 67 days, respectively.
We are very grateful to the members of the editorial board and referees for their valuable editorial assistance they provide in the review process. Further details of referees for 2016–2017 have been published at http://10.1080/00207160.2017.1391969
Abdul Khaliq, Choi-Hong Lai and Qin Sheng
October 2017
Abdul Q. M. Khaliq, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Computational Science
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA
Editor-in-Chief,
International Journal of Computer Mathematics
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/IJCM
Choi-Hong
Choi-Hong Lai
Professor of Numerical Mathematics
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Greenwich
Qin Sheng
Baylor University
Texas, USA