Peer Review Timelines

How long does peer review take across academic fields?

 
Slowest field
 
Fastest field
 
Median review time across all groups
 
Journals with review time data
 
Articles analyzed

Median Review Time by Group

Each bar shows the median of per-journal median review times within that group. Based on journal-level summaries.

Review Time Range by Group

Horizontal lines span from the fastest to slowest journal median in each group. Circle marks the group median. Shows the full spread of journal-level variation.

Journal-Level Spread by Group

Each box shows the distribution of per-journal median review times. Box spans IQR (25th-75th percentile), line marks median, whiskers extend to 1.5x IQR.

Distribution Comparison

Density curves of individual article review times (not journal medians). Each ridge shows the full distribution for one group.

Data Coverage Treemap

Each tile is sized by total journal count in that group. Color shows data coverage percentage: green = high coverage, red = low.

Review Time Distribution

Histogram of individual article review times (not journal medians) for a selected group. Dashed line marks the median.

Group x Publisher Heatmap

Median review time for each group-publisher combination. Rows = groups, columns = top 30 publishers by journal count. Gray = no data.

Two-Phase Scatter: Review vs. Production

Each point is one journal. Diagonal line = equal time in both phases. Points above the line spend more time in production.

Review Time vs. Journal Ranking

Each point is one journal.

Review Time vs. SJR Score

Each point is one journal.