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This must be mistaken? > While the number of scientists has been growing exponentially over the last decades, the number of journals with a large audience has
by jimhefferon 9y ago
This must be mistaken?
> While the number of scientists has been growing exponentially over the last decades, the number of journals with a large audience has not kept up, neither has the number of articles published per journal. Consequently, rejection rates at the most prestigious journals has fallen below 10%
Do they mean acceptance rates?
- lyk 9y agoNo, since there are fewer articles being submitted to the journals, they need to accept and publish more of them to meet their quotas.
- Vinnl 9y agoYes, the author says so here: https://twitter.com/brembs/status/966046745854730241 https://twitter.com/brembs/status/966046745854730241
- jonathanstrange 9y agoYes, it's a mistake. For example, in my area the top journals have rejection rates above 95%, acceptance rates below 5%.