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Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
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乐天堂app下载 yearly average number of citations of articles published in 乐天堂app下载 last five years in a specific journal.
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Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
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Source: Scopus
Best Impact Factor Category Quartile
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Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
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For Chemical Society Reviews and Natural Product Reports times to first decision refer to full manuscripts submitted following pre-approval as a synopsis.
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Single-anonymised: reviewers are anonymous and author names and affiliations are known to reviewers.
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