General Overview of the Manuscripts
Evolution of manuscripts submitted and published in the JBCS from 2004 to 2010:
	
Table 1. Processing of manuscripts submitted from 2005 to 2009
| 
				 
					Manuscripts 
			 | 
			
				 
					2006 
			 | 
			
				 
					2007 
			 | 
			
				 
					2008 
			 | 
			
				 
					2009 
			 | 
			
				 
					2010 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Published 
			 | 
			
				 
					247 
			 | 
			
				 
					232 
			 | 
			
				 
					226 
			 | 
			
				 
					247 
			 | 
			
				 
					176 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Accepted * 
			 | 
			
				 
					2 
			 | 
			
				 
					5 
			 | 
			
				 
					10 
			 | 
			
				 
					10 
			 | 
			
				 
					46 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Under evaluation/Author Review 
			 | 
			
				 
					1 
			 | 
			
				 
					1 
			 | 
			
				 
					15 
			 | 
			
				 
					2 
			 | 
			
				 
					133 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Rejected/Withdraw  
			 | 
			
				 
					478 
			 | 
			
				 
					465 
			 | 
			
				 
					533 
			 | 
			
				 
					602 
			 | 
			
				 
					268 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Total 
			 | 
			
				 
					728 
			 | 
			
				 
					703 
			 | 
			
				 
					784 
			 | 
			
				 
					861 
			 | 
			
				 
					623 
			 | 
		
* accepted, but not yet available in the website.
	Table 2. Submitted manuscript according to country of origin
	(including the ones not processed at all =removed by error of submission) 
| 
				 
					Origin of authors 
			 | 
			
				 
					2006 
			 | 
			
				 
					2007 
			 | 
			
				 
					2008 
			 | 
			
				 
					2009 
			 | 
			
				 
					2010 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Brazilians 
			 | 
			
				 
					330 (45%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					315 (45%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					313 (40%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					386 (46%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					206 (47%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Non-Brazilians 
			 | 
			
				 
					397 (55%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					383 (55%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					470 (60%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					450 (54%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					233 (53%) 
			 | 
		
	Table 3. Distribution of manuscripts according to subject
	(including the ones not processed at all =removed by error of submission)
| 
				 
					Areas 
			 | 
			
				 
					2006 
			 | 
			
				 
					2007 
			 | 
			
				 
					2008 
			 | 
			
				 
					2009 
			 | 
			
				 
					2010 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Analytical/Environmental Chemistry 
			 | 
			
				 
					174 (24%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					170 (24%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					200 (25%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					204 (24%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					121 (28%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Electrochemistry 
			 | 
			
				 
					84 (11.5%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					143 (20%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					103 (13%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					95 (11%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					56 (13%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Inorganic Chemistry 
			 | 
			
				 
					113 (15.5%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					76 (11%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					106 (13%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					197 (24%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					58 (13%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Organic Chemistry 
			 | 
			
				 
					149 (20.5%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					120 (17%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					166 (21%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					119 (14%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					90 (20%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Natural Products 
			 | 
			
				 
					78 (11%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					74 (11%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					91 (12%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					99 (12%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					61 (14%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Physical Chemistry 
			 | 
			
				 
					127 (17.5%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					115 (17%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					117 (15%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					122 (15%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					52 (12%) 
			 | 
		
Table 4. Type of submited manuscripts
| 
				 
					Type* 
			 | 
			
				 
					2006 
			 | 
			
				 
					2007 
			 | 
			
				 
					2008 
			 | 
			
				 
					2009 
			 | 
			
				 
					2010 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Article 
			 | 
			
				 
					593 
			 | 
			
				 
					619 
			 | 
			
				 
					696 
			 | 
			
				 
					748 
			 | 
			
				 
					393 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Review 
			 | 
			
				 
					14 
			 | 
			
				 
					12 
			 | 
			
				 
					8 
			 | 
			
				 
					11 
			 | 
			
				 
					8 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Communication 
			 | 
			
				 
					7 
			 | 
			
				 
					8 
			 | 
			
				 
					13 
			 | 
			
				 
					9 
			 | 
			
				 
					3 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Short Report 
			 | 
			
				 
					92 
			 | 
			
				 
					64 
			 | 
			
				 
					66 
			 | 
			
				 
					67 
			 | 
			
				 
					34 
			 | 
		
*see instructions for authors (in the JBCS website) for description.
Table 5. Origin of reviewers consulted by the JBCS
| 
				 
					Origin* 
			 | 
			
				 
					2006 
			 | 
			
				 
					2007 
			 | 
			
				 
					2008 
			 | 
			
				 
					2009 
			 | 
			
				 
					20010 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Brazil 
			 | 
			
				 
					502 (69%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					504 (70%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					439 (68%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					474 (64%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					322 (67%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Abroad 
			 | 
			
				 
					227 (31%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					218 (30%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					208 (32%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					273 (36%) 
			 | 
			
				 
					158 (33%) 
			 | 
		
| 
				 
					Total 
			 | 
			
				 
					729 
			 | 
			
				 
					722 
			 | 
			
				 
					647 
			 | 
			
				 
					747 
			 | 
			
				 
					480 
			 | 
		
*according to Institutional address.
	Evolution of publication times (between submission and publication in the website). 
	Issues 16(3A), 16(6B), 17(6), 17(8), 18(2) and 18(4) are related to Special issues:
	
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