The Journal of Politics
Manuscript Processing Statistics 2003 Calendar Year
| Subfield | Number | Percentage |
| American | 289 | 47% |
| Comparative | 126 | 21% |
| International Relations | 75 | 12% |
| Methodology | 10 | 2% |
| PA and Public Policy | 59 | 10% |
| Theory | 48 | 8% |
| Total | 607 | 100% |
Table 2: Editorial Decisions by Subfield, January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
| Subfield | Accept | Reject | R & R | (N) |
| American | 9% | 76% | 15% | (273) |
| Comparative | 7% | 84% | 9% | (118) |
| International Relations | 11% | 77% | 10% | (10) |
| Methodology | 0% | 90% | 10% | (10) |
| PA and Public Policy | 18% | 69% | 13% | (55) |
| Theory | 13% | 76% | 11% | (46) |
| Total | 10% | 77% | 13% | (576) |
Figure 1: Distribution of manuscript turnaround times for 2003 calendar year, in workdays. Note that one outlying observation (with 144 workday turnaround) is excluded from the graph in order to improve visual resolution. The outlier is included in the calculation of summary statistics. The total n (including the outlier) is 576. The median is 27 workdays, with an IQR of 18. The mean is 27 workdays, with a standard deviation of 19.
Figure 2: Distribution of manuscript turnaround times for 2003 calendar year, in total days. Note that one outlying observation (with 210 day turnaround) is excluded from the graph in order to improve visual resolution. The outlier is included in the calculation of summary statistics. The total n (including the outlier) is 576. The median is 39 days, with an IQR of 25. The mean is 40 workdays, with a standard deviation of 26.
