Evolution of manuscripts submitted and published in the JBCS :

Table 1. Processing of manuscripts submitted from 2004 to 2007
|  
       Manuscripts 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
  
|  
       Published 
     | 
     
       143 
     | 
     
       68 
     | 
     
       100 
     | 
     
       59 
     | 
  
|  
       Accepted * 
     | 
     
       5 
     | 
     
       50 
     | 
     
       78 
     | 
     
       117 
     | 
  
|  
       Under evaluation 
     | 
     
       14 
     | 
     
       132 
     | 
     
       173 
     | 
     
       84 
     | 
  
|  
       Rejected 
     | 
     
       135 
     | 
     
       190 
     | 
     
       376 
     | 
     
       393 
     | 
  
|  
       Total 
     | 
     
       332 ** 
     | 
     
       440 
     | 
     
       727 
     | 
     
       698 
     | 
  
Table 2. Submitted manuscript according to country of origin
|  
       Origin 
        of authors 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
  
|  
       Brazilians 
     | 
     
       191 (64%) 
     | 
     
       240 (55%) 
     | 
     
       330(45%) 
     | 
     
       315(45%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Non-Brazilians 
     | 
     
       107 (36%) 
     | 
     
       200 (45%) 
     | 
     
       397(55%) 
     | 
     
       383(55%) 
     | 
  
Table 3. Distribution of manuscripts 
  according to subject
  
|  
       Areas 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
  
|  
       Analytical/Environmental 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       61 
        (20%) 
     | 
     
       113 
        (26%) 
     | 
     
       174 
        (24%) 
     | 
     
       170 
        (24%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Electrochemistry 
     | 
     
       59 
        (20%) 
     | 
     
       54 
        (12%) 
     | 
     
       84 
        (11.5%) 
     | 
     
       143 
        (20 %) 
     | 
  
|  
       Inorganic 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       27 
        (9%) 
     | 
     
       56 
        (13%) 
     | 
     
       113 
        (15.5%) 
     | 
     
       76(11%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Organic 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       64 
        (21%) 
     | 
     
       83 
        (19%) 
     | 
     
       149 
        (20.5%) 
     | 
     
       120 
        (17%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Natural 
        Products 
     | 
     
       36 
        (12%) 
     | 
     
       57 
        (13%) 
     | 
     
       78 
        (11%) 
     | 
     
       74 
        (11%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Physical 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       51 
        (17%) 
     | 
     
       76 
        (17%) 
     | 
     
       127 
        (17.5%) 
     | 
     
       115 
        (17%) 
     | 
  
Table 4. Type of submited manuscripts
|  
       Type* 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
  
|  
       Article 
     | 
     
       241 
     | 
     
       364 
     | 
     
       612 
     | 
     
       617 
     | 
  
|  
       Review 
     | 
     
       5 
     | 
     
       10 
     | 
     
       13 
     | 
     
       14 
     | 
  
|  
       Communication 
     | 
     
       10 
     | 
     
       8 
     | 
     
       7 
     | 
     
       9 
     | 
  
|  
       Short report 
     | 
     
       42 
     | 
     
       58 
     | 
     
       95 
     | 
     
       63 
     | 
  
Table 5. Origin of reviewers consulted by the JBCS
|  
       Origin* 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
  
|  
       Brazil 
     | 
     
       248 (73%) 
     | 
     
       342 (67%) 
     | 
     
       457 
        (69%) 
     | 
     
       484 
        (70%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Abroad 
     | 
     
       91 (27%) 
     | 
     
       165 (33%) 
     | 
     
       206 
        (31%) 
     | 
     
       203 
        (30%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Total 
     | 
     
       339 
     | 
     
       507 
     | 
     
       663 
     | 
     
       687 
     | 
  

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