ANNUAL SPECIAL ISSUE “Biomechanical Engineering—Year in Reviewâ€‌

Abstract

Once again, JBME has seen increasing submissions and decreasing review times. Over 637 manuscripts were received in 2015, and our acceptance rate was 17%. We continue to streamline all stages of the review and publication process, with time to first decision now on average 1.4 months, immediate online availability of accepted manuscripts, and 20 days from acceptance to publication. The Associate Editors (AEs) have put in extra effort beyond their normal AE duties to promote timely processing, and we thank them for it. In the last year, we have added three new AEs in response to increased demand and to the everwidening scope of biomechanical engineering. We are grateful to all of them for their service and dedication to quality science and to this journal!