Evolution of manuscripts submitted and published in the JBCS from 2004 to 2008:

Table 1. Processing of manuscripts submitted from 2004 to 2008
|  
       Manuscripts 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
     
       2008 
     | 
  
|  
       Published 
     | 
     
       146 
     | 
     
       194 
     | 
     
       242 
     | 
     
       232 
     | 
     
       83 
     | 
  
|  
       Accepted 
        * 
     | 
     
       - 
     | 
     
       - 
     | 
     
       2 
     | 
     
       5 
     | 
     
       73 
     | 
  
|  
       Under 
        evaluation/Author Review 
     | 
     
       - 
     | 
     
       - 
     | 
     
       1 
     | 
     
       1 
     | 
     
       127 
     | 
  
|  
       Rejected/Withdraw 
         
     | 
     
       141 
     | 
     
       246 
     | 
     
       462 
     | 
     
       465 
     | 
     
       500 
     | 
  
|  
       Total 
     | 
     
       332 
        ** 
     | 
     
       440 
     | 
     
       707 
     | 
     
       703 
     | 
     
       783 
     | 
  
Table 2. 
  Submitted manuscript according to country of origin
  (including the ones not processed at all =removed by error of submission) 
|  
       Origin 
        of authors 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
     
       2008 
     | 
  
|  
       Brazilians 
     | 
     
       194 
        (64%) 
     | 
     
       240 
        (55%) 
     | 
     
       330(45%) 
     | 
     
       315(45%) 
     | 
     
       313(40%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Non-Brazilians 
     | 
     
       105 
        (36%) 
     | 
     
       200 
        (45%) 
     | 
     
       397(55%) 
     | 
     
       383(55%) 
     | 
     
       470(60%) 
     | 
  
Table 3. 
  Distribution of manuscripts according to subject
(including 
  the ones not processed at all =removed by error of submission)
  
|  
       Areas 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
     
       2008 
     | 
  
|  
       Analytical/Environmental 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       61 
        (20%) 
     | 
     
       113 
        (26%) 
     | 
     
       174 
        (24%) 
     | 
     
       170 
        (24%) 
     | 
     
       200 
        (25%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Electrochemistry 
     | 
     
       59 
        (20%) 
     | 
     
       54 
        (12%) 
     | 
     
       84 
        (11.5%) 
     | 
     
       143 
        (20 %) 
     | 
     
       103 
        (13%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Inorganic 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       27 
        (9%) 
     | 
     
       56 
        (13%) 
     | 
     
       113 
        (15.5%) 
     | 
     
       76(11%) 
     | 
     
       106 
        (13%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Organic 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       64 
        (21%) 
     | 
     
       83 
        (19%) 
     | 
     
       149 
        (20.5%) 
     | 
     
       120 
        (17%) 
     | 
     
       166 
        (21%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Natural 
        Products 
     | 
     
       36 
        (12%) 
     | 
     
       57 
        (13%) 
     | 
     
       78 
        (11%) 
     | 
     
       74 
        (11%) 
     | 
     
       91(12%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Physical 
        Chemistry 
     | 
     
       51 
        (17%) 
     | 
     
       76 
        (17%) 
     | 
     
       127 
        (17.5%) 
     | 
     
       115 
        (17%) 
     | 
     
       117 
        (15%) 
     | 
  
Table 4. Type of submited manuscripts
|  
       Type* 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
     
       2008 
     | 
  
|  
       Article 
     | 
     
       237 
     | 
     
       364 
     | 
     
       593 
     | 
     
       619 
     | 
     
       696 
     | 
  
|  
       Review 
     | 
     
       4 
     | 
     
       10 
     | 
     
       14 
     | 
     
       12 
     | 
     
       8 
     | 
  
|  
       Communication 
     | 
     
       11 
     | 
     
       8 
     | 
     
       7 
     | 
     
       8 
     | 
     
       13 
     | 
  
|  
       Short 
        report 
     | 
     
       47 
     | 
     
       58 
     | 
     
       92 
     | 
     
       64 
     | 
     
       66 
     | 
  
Table 5. Origin of reviewers consulted by the JBCS
|  
       Origin* 
     | 
     
       2004 
     | 
     
       2005 
     | 
     
       2006 
     | 
     
       2007 
     | 
     
       2008 
     | 
  
|  
       Brazil 
     | 
     
       250 
        (73%) 
     | 
     
       375 
        (67%) 
     | 
     
       502 
        (69%) 
     | 
     
       504 
        (70%) 
     | 
     
       439 
        (68%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Abroad 
     | 
     
       91 
        (27%) 
     | 
     
       191 
        (33%) 
     | 
     
       227 
        (31%) 
     | 
     
       218 
        (30%) 
     | 
     
       208 
        (32%) 
     | 
  
|  
       Total 
     | 
     
       341 
     | 
     
       566 
     | 
     
       729 
     | 
     
       722 
     | 
     
       647 
     | 
  

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