The Journal of Politics
Manuscript Processing Statistics, Fourth Quarter, 2003
| Subfield | Number | Percentage |
| American | 77 | 54% |
| Comparative | 31 | 22% |
| International Relations | 13 | 9% |
| Methodology | 2 | 2% |
| PA and Public Policy | 10 | 7% |
| Theory | 9 | 6% |
| Total | 142 | 100% |
Table 2: Editorial Decisions by Subfield, October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
| Subfield | Accept | Reject | R & R | (N) |
| American | 12% | 72% | 16% | (75) |
| Comparative | 11% | 82% | 7% | (28) |
| International Relations | 16% | 68% | 16% | (19) |
| Methodology | 0% | 100% | 0% | (2) |
| PA and Public Policy | 18% | 82% | 0% | (11) |
| Theory | 20% | 70% | 10% | (10) |
| Total | 13% | 75% | 12% | (145) |
Figure 1: Distribution of manuscript turnaround times for fourth quarter, 2003 (October 1 through December 31), 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 145. The median is 27 workdays, with an IQR of 15. The mean is 30 workdays, with a standard deviation of 19.
Figure 2: Distribution of manuscript turnaround times for fourth quarter, 2003 (October 1 through December 31), 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 145. The median is 41 days, with an IQR of 22. The mean is 43 workdays, with a standard deviation of 28.
