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Table 6 Outcome of the first editorial decision (OTR rate) for papers submitted under the two peer review models

From: Uptake and outcome of manuscripts in Nature journals by review model and author characteristics

Outcome

DBPR

SBPR

Rejected outright

13,493 (92%)

87,734 (77%)

Nature

2634

Nature

13,499

Nature Communications

3328

Nature Communications

27,728

Sister journals

7531

Sister journals

46,507

Out to review

1242 (8%)

25,985 (23%)

Nature

148

Nature

4125

Nature Communications

572

Nature Communications

11,186

Sister journals

522

Sister journals

10,674