Journal metrics

Usage

• 188,174 Downloads/views (December 2024)

Citation Metrics

• Impact Factor: 0.4 (2023); 0.3 (5 years) 
• JCI: 0.14 (2022)
• Quartile: Q3

Speed/Acceptance

• 39 Days to First Editorial Decision
• 54 Days to Acceptance
• 40% Acceptance Rate

Journal metrics in brief

Usage and speed/acceptance data refer to the first semester of 2025 and are updated semiannually. Citation metrics are updated annually in mid-year.

Usage

Total number of article views by RPICS Online users in the indicated month.

Citation Metrics

Journal Impact Factor (JIF): Average number of citations received by articles published in RPICS in the last year, according to Web of Science.

5-Year Impact Factor: Average citations received over the past five years.

RPICS Citation Indicator: Web of Science's Journal Citation Indicator measures the average Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI) of articles published by the journal over a recent three-year period. It complements the JIF by assessing broader impact.

Impact Factor Quartile: RPICS’s ranking in Web of Science’s Journal Citation Reports.

Speed/Acceptance

Days to First Editorial Decision: Average number of days for a manuscript to receive its first decision based on the first semester of 2025.

Days to Acceptance: Average time between submission and final acceptance.

Acceptance Rate: Percentage of articles accepted relative to those that received a final decision.