Comparing the Hard to Compare: Uses of the 100% Bar Chart
Standard bar charts are used by journal offices to relate key performance indicators, such as number of submissions, each decision type, number of assignments per editor, or number of reviews completed per year. Typically used less often, is the standard
Using Journal Timing Charts to Improve Manuscript Flow: Time to Final Decision, Editorial Office Timing, and Adding Statistics
Using Journal Timing Charts to Improve Manuscript Flow: Time to Final Decision, Editorial Office Timing, and Adding StatisticsBy: Sherrie Hill and Kristen OverstreetMarch 2, 2022In the last post in this series on timing charts, we will look at the time
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month – June: Reviewer Conversion Rate Charts
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month - June:Reviewer Conversion Rate ChartsBy: Jason Roberts & Sherrie HillThe conversion rate charts are used to quantify how individuals invited to peer review respond.Invited-to-agreed conversion rate vs. invited-to-completed conversion rateInvited-to-agreed conversion rate and the
Why You Shouldn’t Recycle Historical Summary Data in Your Charts
Why You Shouldn't Recycle Historical Summary Data in Your ChartsBy: Jason Roberts & Sherrie HillWhen creating a new chart, you should not 'harvest' data from previous charts created by someone else. Unless it was explicitly documented, it is not possible
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month – May Submissions by Country Map
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month - MaySubmissions by Country MapBy: Sherrie Hill & Jason RobertsMost journals are trying to expand their readership to a larger worldwide audience. One of the ways this can be done is to present content
Is it Possible to Love MyReports Even More?
Is it Possible to Love MyReports Even More?By: Sherrie Hill & Kristen OverstreetMyReports is a feature that allows you to save your chart parameters in a Custom Report, which can be updated as needed by simply uploading your most recent
You Know, You Don’t Have to Figure It All Out Again
You Know, You Don’t Have to Figure It All Out AgainBy: Sherrie Hill & Kristen OverstreetThere are times in our professional lives when we find a tool that is amazing, but the tool requires some time to learn how to
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month – April Interpreting Bubble Charts
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month - AprilInterpreting Bubble ChartsBy: Sherrie Hill & Jason RobertsBubble charts are a great way to show multiple aspects of your data in a visually interesting way. Once your audience becomes accustomed to bubble charts,
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month – July: Decision Tree for Initial Decisions
Origin Reports’ Chart of the Month - July:Decision Tree for Initial DecisionsBy: Sherrie Hill & Jason RobertsDecision trees provide an instant visual summary of the outcomes of your peer review process, offering details that may otherwise get buried when data
How to Design an Effective Editorial Report: Part 4
How to Design an Effective Editorial Report: Part 4By: Jason Roberts & Sherrie HillIn this, our last post in the series on designing effective editorial reports, we will look at some editor and reviewer charts that you may want to
The How and the Why of Collecting Identity Data: Part 1
The How and the Why of Collecting Identity Data: Part 1By Kristen OverstreetSeptember 20, 2021 It’s Peer Review Week 2021! This is an important event, celebrated each year in September, to focus on a specific aspect of peer review through
The How and the Why of Collecting Identity Data: Part 4 Collecting and Evaluating Identity Data
The How and the Why of Collecting Identity Data: Part 4Collecting and Evaluating Identity DataBy Kristen Overstreet and Sherrie Hill November 19, 2021 How to collect identity dataIn this post, of a multipart series on identity data, we will discuss considerations for
Using Journal Timing Charts to Improve Manuscript Flow: A Closer Look at Editors’ and Reviewers’ Performance
Using Journal Timing Charts to Improve Manuscript Flow: A Closer Look at Editors’ and Reviewers’ PerformanceBy Sherrie Hill and Kristen OverstreetFebruary 3, 2022In today’s post, we will continue to dig deeper into the time to initial decision. Many journals report
Reporting on Editor Performance
Reporting on Editor Performance By Sherrie Hill & Jason RobertsFor a journal office, it is very important to understand how each of your editors is performing. Are all of your editors evaluating manuscripts in the same way? Are some of the
Using Journal Timing Charts to Improve Manuscript Flow
Using Journal Timing Charts to Improve Manuscript Flow By Sherrie Hill and Kristen Overstreet January 19, 2022 It’s time to consider what types of information we will present to our boards at upcoming editorial board meetings. Two charts that are usually included are
A Date is a Date is a Date…. Maybe Not
By: Sherrie Hill and Kristen OverstreetMarch 30, 2022When you create charts to present your journal data, it is important to note which of the many possible dates you used. For example, when creating a chart to show initial decisions, are
Diving Deeper into Your Submission Data
Diving Deeper into Your Submission Data By Sherrie Hill and Kristen OverstreetDecember 23, 2021As we approach the end of the year, editorial office staff are beginning to think about their journals’ 2021 submission volume and how it compared to previous years.
The Importance of Chart Parameter Lists
The Importance of Chart Parameter ListsBy: Sherrie Hill & Kristen OverstreetWhy should you show the parameters on your charts? Because it is a way to document how the chart was created so that it can be correctly interpreted and reproduced.Consider