1. From the Editor main menu move down to the Administrative Functions heading at the bottom and select 'Reports'. If this link is missing, then you have no permissions to run any reports.
2. Under Summary and Annual Reports, select 'Editor Performance Report' . If the option Is missing, then you do not have permission to run this specific report.
3. Define the date range by selecting the radio button next to the desired date range – either a fixed range or customized dates.

   • The dates range determine which editor assignments and decisions are included in the report, as detailed in the section below.
   • To customize your own date range, enter a starting and ending date. The dates must be entered in the mm/dd/yyyy format (i.e. August 5, 2012 would be represented as 08/05/2012) Alternatively, use the calendar icon to select the dates.
4. Select an Editor from the drop-down menu for whom you would like to view results. The report can only be run for a single editor.
5. The report can be further limited by selecting Article Types and/or Section/Categories .
6. Select the 'Submit' button to view the results.

The report is divided into different sections, each dealing with a different set of submissions. The total number of submissions in each section will be different. If the results are not what you intended, select 'Back to Journal Accountability Report' at the bottom of the report to return to the report settings.

• Editor Invitation Summary , (appears only for editors who are invited before assignment) which counts all invitations sent to the editor during the selected period, and of those shows the number, accepted, declined, outstanding, and terminated. New and revised submission are counted as separate invitations.
• Editor Assignment Summary , which counts all submission assigned to the editor during the period, and of those shows the number pending, decided, and terminated. New and revised submissions are counted as separate assignments.
• Editor Decision Summary , which displays statistics for all decision made by the editor in this time period (no matter when they were assigned.) A table is displayed for each revision number, showing the number and percentage of each decision term, time to decision, and whether any were decided without peer review. A separate table is displayed for Original Submissions and each revision number where the editor made decisions.
• Editor Performance Statistics

  • Average Time from Assigned to First Reviewer Assigned (displayed separately for Initial Submissions vs Revisions): Average number of days between this Editor being assigned and the first Reviewer being assigned, for all submissions assigned to this editor during the time period where the next action after that assignment was reviewer invitation.
  • Average Time from Assignment to Subordinate Editor Assignment : For all submissions and revisions assigned to this editor during the time period where the next action was another editor assigned as a subordinate. Calculates the average days between this editor being assigned and the subordinate being assigned.
  • Average Number of Reviewers per Submission : Average number of Reviews completed at the time this editor made a decision. Reviews are counted only if all of the following are true:

    • This editor made a decision during the time period.
    • The reviewer was invited while this editor was the most recently assigned editor.
    • The review was completed before the editor made a decision.
  • Total Number of Reviewers Utilized / Number of Unique Reviewers Utilized : For all decisions this editor made during the specified time period, counts the total number of completed reviews, and the number of unique reviewers.
  • Time to Decision : Average number of days from the time the submission was ready for this editor decision (either required number of reviews were completed or else the subordinate editor made a decision) to the date the decision was submitted. Calculation is based on decisions made by this Editor during the specified time period.
  • Total Number of Decisions Rescinded : Total number of times this editor's decision was rescinded during the time period. Calculation is based on the date the decision was rescinded (i.e., it is possible that the decision was made prior to the start of the specified time period, but the decision was rescinded during the specified time period).

The report has no download link but can be saved or printed using standard browser commands or copied into another application.

Each section includes different submissions when calculating the values, and in some cases each value in a section may have different sources as detailed in the previous section. In general:

• Editor Invitation Summary: includes all invitations for new or revised manuscripts sent to the editor during the specified time period.
• Editor Assignment Summary: This section includes all new or revised submissions this Editor was assigned to during the specified time period. Note that an Editor could have been invited prior to the start of the time period, but the invitation must have been accepted during the time period.
• Editor Decision Summary: includes all decisions made by the editor during the specified time period, no matter when the editor was assigned.
• Editor performance report includes different sets of submissions for different statistics:

  • Assigned during the time period is used for: Average Time from Assigned to First Reviewer Assigned, Average Time from Assignment to Subordinate Editor Assignment.
  • Decision made during the time period is used for: Average Number of Reviewers per Submission, Total Number of Reviewers Utilized, Number of Unique Reviewers Utilized, Time to Decision.
  • Decision rescinded during the time period is used for: Total Number of Decisions Rescinded.