SUMMARY STATISTICS Academic/Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007)

SUMMARY STATISTICS – Academic/Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007)

Educational Administration Quarterly

Compiled by

Marilynn Howard, Managing Editor,

under the direction of

Diana G. Pounder, PhD, and Bob L. Johnson, Jr.,PhD, Co-Editors, University of Utah

EAQ’s Vital Statistics:

Publication frequency: 5 times yearly (February, April, August, October, December)

Subscription size: ~2000

Owner: University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)

Publisher: Sage Publications

Co-Editors:Diana G. Pounder, PhD, and Bob L. Johnson, Jr., PhD., Professors, University of Utah

Highlights

Manuscript Submissions by Type / Total Number Submitted / Total Number Accepted / Acceptance Rate
Qualitative / 48 / 1 / 2.1%
Quantitative / 54 / 3 / 5.6%
Mixed / 2 / 0 / 0%
From the Field / 6 / 2 / 33.3%
Other (conceptual, non-empirical) / 25 / 1 / 4.0%
Total / 135 / 7 / 5.2%

(Note: Count does not include special issue/invited manuscripts – there were 18 manuscripts submitted for special issues, 6 of these were accepted)

Acceptance rate for 2006-2007:7/135 (5.2%)

Acceptance rate for revised submissions: 7/18 (38.9%)

Accepted MS requiring revisions: 100%

Average time required for review of manuscripts: 90 days (min. 7, max. 220, sd = 47.3)
EAQ’s Manuscript Statistics:

Number of Submissions, by Type:

2004 calendar yr / 2004-2005 fiscal yr / 2005-2006 fiscal yr / 2006-2007 fiscal yr
# / % / # / % / # / % / # / %
New submissions / 97 / 83.6% / 114 / 90.0% / 133 / 80.6% / 117 / 86.7%
Revised submissions / 19 / 16.4% / 17 / 10.0% / 32 / 19.4% / 18 / 13.3%
Total submissions / 116 / 100% / 131 / 100% / 165 / 100% / 135 / 100%

Number and Percent of Manuscripts Submitted in 2006-07, by Type:

# New / % New / # Revised / % Revised
Qualitative empirical: / 43 / 36.7% / 5 / 27.8%
Quantitative empirical: / 45 / 38.4% / 9 / 50.0%
Mixed empirical: / 2 / 1.7% / 0 / 0%
From the Field: / 3 / 2.7% / 3 / 16.7%
Other (conceptual, non-empirical): / 24 / 20.5% / 1 / 5.5%
Total: / 117 / 100% / 18 / 100%

Acceptance rate for 2006-2007:7/135(5.2%) Acceptance rate for revised submissions: 7/18 (38.9%) Accepted MS requiring revisions: 100%

Distribution of Accepted Articles’ Revisions and Resubmissions:

Accepted as submitted: / 0
Accepted with minor revisions: / 1
Accepted with one rewrite: / 3
Accepted with two rewrites: / 3
Accepted with three rewrites: / 0
Total: / 7

Number andPercent Types Accepted:

2004-2005 / 2005-2006 / 2006-2007
# / % / # / % / # / %
Qualitative empirical: / 6 / 75% / 4 / 40% / 1 / 14.3%
Quantitative empirical: / 1 / 12.5% / 3 / 30% / 3 / 42.9%
Mixed empirical: / 0 / 0% / 1 / 10% / 0 / 0%
From the Field:* / 2 / 28.5%
Other (conceptual, non-empirical): / 1 / 12.5% / 2 / 20% / 1 / 14.3%
Total / 8 / 100% / 10 / 100% / 7 / 100%

*Starting with 2006-2007 “From the Field” submissions will be counted as a separate category

Demographic Distribution of Manuscript Submissions:

Scholars of Color? (Per Article) / Gender of Author(s) (Per Article) / Total Submissions
Year / Yes / No / Female only / Male only / Both
2005-06 / # / 47 / 118 / 73 / 75 / 17 / 165
% / 28.5% / 71.5% / 44.2% / 45.5% / 10.3% / 100%
2006-07 / # / 29 / 106 / 46 / 66 / 23 / 135
% / 21.5% / 78.5% / 34.1% / 48.9% / 17.0% / 100%

International Distribution of Manuscript Submissions: (Per Article)

Year / Manuscript only / Author(s) only / Institution(s) only / Manuscript AND Author(s) / Manuscript AND Institution(s) only / Author(s) AND Institution(s) only / Manuscript, Author(s), AND Institution(s) / NOT International
2005-06 / # / 4 / 4 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 50 / 104
% / 2.4% / 2.4% / 1.2% / 0.6% / 0% / 0% / 30.3% / 63.0%
2006-07 / # / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 43 / 92
% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 31.9% / 68.1%

Demographic and International Distribution of Accepted Manuscripts:

Scholar of Color? (Per Article) / Gender of Author(s) (Per Article) / International Manuscript, Author AND/OR Institution
Year / Yes / No / Female only / Male only / Both
2005-06 / # / 3 / 7 / 4 / 6 / 0 / 4
% / 30% / 70% / 40% / 60% / 0% / 40%
2006-07 / # / 0* / 7 / 2 / 4 / 1 / 0
% / 0% / 100% / 28.6% / 57.1% / 14.3% / 0%

(Note: Of the 6 special issue manuscripts that were accepted, 3 of these articles had scholars of color as their authors. At this point the special issue manuscripts have not been included in the total statistics)

Manuscript Information:

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

Average

Total Manuscripts Received

174

162

142

137

124

135

143

137

128

154

255

116

131

165

135

/ 149.2

Number Accepted

/ 7 / 16.7

Acceptance Rate

12%

10%

12%

10%

20%

17%

22%

11%

12%

5.2%

9.8%

Manuscript Methods and Disposition:

Qualitative

Quantitative

Other (Includes mixed empirical)

Accept / % / Reject / % / Accept / % / Reject / % / Accept / % / Reject / %
2000 / 3 / 13 / 20 / 87 / 9 / 16 / 47 / 84 / 1 / 3 / 36 / 99
2001 / 3 / 11 / 21 / 89 / 0 / 0 / 43 / 100 / 2 / 11 / 15 / 88
2002 / 11 / 22 / 39 / 78 / 13 / 30 / 31 / 70 / 8 / 30 / 19 / 70
2003 / 23 / 38 / 38 / 62 / 16 / 38 / 26 / 62 / 5 / 22 / 18 / 78
2004 / 7 / 12 / 50 / 88 / 5 / 14 / 32 / 86 / 2 / 25 / 6 / 75
2004-05 / 6 / 9 / 64 / 91 / 1 / 3 / 34 / 97 / 1 / 7 / 14 / 93
2005-06 / 4 / 6 / 68 / 94 / 3 / 5 / 60 / 95 / 3 / 10 / 27 / 90
2006-07 / 1 / 47 / 3 / 51 / 1 / 25
avg
From the Field(being counted as a separate category as of 2006-2007)
Accept / % / Reject / %
2006-07 / 2 / 33 / 4 / 67

Dispositions of Manuscripts:

2000 / % / 2001 / % / 2002 / % / 2003 / % / 2004 / % / 2004-05 / % / 2005-06 / % / 2006-07 / %
Total Manuscripts Considered / 137 / 128 / 154 / 255 / 130 / 131 / 165 / 135
Manuscript Decisions Completed / 119 / 96 / 93 / 90 / 154 / 100 / 233 / 91 / 105 / 81 / 131 / 100 / 165 / 100 / 124 / 91.9
Manuscripts Rejected* / 105 / 85 / 72 / 68 / 136 / 88 / 175 / 69 / 82 / 63 / 123 / 94 / 155 / 94 / 117 / 86.7
Manuscripts Accepted / 27 / 20 / 22 / 17 / 34 / 22 / 44 / 17 / 14 / 11 / 8 / 6 / 10 / 6 / 7 / 5.2
Manuscripts Currently Under Review / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 2 / 12 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 8.1
Special Issue/Invited Manuscripts / 5 / 0 / 9 / 46 / 14 / 5 / 0 / 18
Withdrawn Manuscripts / 0 / 0 / 2 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

*After 2004, includes revise/resubmit and accept w/modifications.

Volume Information:

Vol. Year / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007
Vol. No. / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43
Issues / Feb. (# 1) / Apr. (# 2) / Aug. (# 3) / Oct. (# 4) / Dec. (# 5) / Feb. (# 1) / Apr. (# 2) / Aug. (# 3) / Oct. (# 4) / Dec. (# 5) / Feb. (# 1) / Apr. (# 2) / Aug. (# 3) / Oct. (# 4) / Dec. (# 5) / Feb. (# 1) / Apr. (# 2) / Aug. (# 3) / Oct. (# 4) / Dec. (# 5) / Feb. (# 1) / Apr. (# 2) / Aug. (# 3) / Oct. (# 4) / Dec. (# 5)
No. of regular articles / 4 / 6 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 6 / 5 / 6 / 6 / 3 / 5 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 4 / 5 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 5
Essay Reviews / 
No. of “From the Field” articles* / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Special Issues /  /  /  /  /  /  / 

*NOTE: The “From the Field” category began in 2005

EAQ Reviewer[1] Statistics:

Distribution of Reviewer Categories:

2004 / 2005 / 2005-06 / 2006-07
Appointed Editorial Board members / 43 / 43 / 43 / 43
Ed Bd Members from UCEA institutions / 32 / 33 / 35 / 35
Ed Bd Members from non-UCEA institutions / 11 / 10 / 8 / 8
International Ed Bd Members / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4
Ed Bd Members w/International Expertise / 5 / 6 / 5 / 5
Ed Bd Members of Color / 12 / 11 / 9 / 9
Female Ed Bd Members / 23 / 22 / 26 / 26
Former Editorial Board members / 47 / 61 / 25 / 27
Occasional/External Reviewers / 51 / 74 / 90 / 73
Graduate Student Reviewers / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Total Number of Reviewers / 141 / 178 / 158 / 144

Average number of reviewersfor each manuscriptsent out for external review:

Assigned, 2.8 (min0, max 5, sd 1.8); Completed, 1.9 (min 1, max 4, sd1.4).Note: 21 manuscripts were not sent out for external review.

Average number of manuscriptssent to eachreviewer per year:

Board Members: Assigned, 3.8 (min 1, max 7, sd 1.5); completed, 2.5 (min 0, max 6, sd 1.6).
All Reviewers: Assigned, 2.9 (min 0, max 8, sd 1.6); completed, 1.8 (min 0, max 5, sd 1.4).

Average amount of time manuscripts are with reviewers:

Board Members: 28 days (min 1, max 60, sd 12.5). Timely reviews: 57.3%.
All Reviewers: 27 days (min 1, max 107, sd 14.4). Timely reviews: 65.0%.

Reviewer Information:

Manuscript Time with All Reviewers:

2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2004-05 / 2005-06 / 2006-07 / Avg
Avg. Days to Review / 54 / 64 / 58 / 48 / 50 / 36 / 27 / 27 / 45.5
Minimum / 42 / 28 / 7 / 8 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 11.1
Maximum / 186 / 151 / 129 / 113 / 160 / 127 / 100 / 107 / 134.1
Change from previous year / +10 / -6 / -10 / +2 / -14 / -9 / 0 / -4

Editorial Board Member Information:

2001 / Change from previous year / 2002 / Change from previous year / 2003 / Change from previous year / 2004 / Change from previous year / 2004-05 / Change from previous year / 2005-06 / Change from previous year / 2006-07 / Change from previous year
Average number of manuscripts sent to each EAQ Editorial Board Member / 5.1 / -0.2 / 6.2 / +1.1 / 5.7 / -0.5 / 3.3 / -2.4 / 4.6 / +1.3 / 4.1 / -0.5 / 3.8 / -0.3
Number of manuscripts reviewed / 3.8 / -0.7 / 3.0 / -0.8 / 3.2 / +0.2 / 2.0 / -1.2 / 3.6 / +1.6 / 2.9 / -0.7 / 2.5 / -0.4
Rate of manuscripts reviewed / 74.7% / -10.2 / 48.1% / -26.6 / 56.9% / +8.8 / 60.0% / +3.1 / 78.2% / +18.2 / 70.7% / -9.6 / 81.5% / +10.8
Avg. # days to review / 43 / n/a / 32 / -11 / 28 / -4 / 28 / 0
Minimum / 1 / n/a / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0
Maximum / 132 / n/a / 117 / -15 / 67 / -50 / 60 / -7

[1] The term Reviewers is all-inclusive. That is, it includes all Editorial Board members and occasional reviewers.