While this plot shows some ups and downs, the line of best fit suggests a general upward trend in transnationally co-authored papers. This reflects a growing international community and the value of diverse perspectives in our field. #AcademicPublishing #GlobalResearch

This plot shows that the number of co-authored articles is increasingly surpassing single-authored pieces. This trend highlights a growing academic community engaged in collaborative research.

This trend points to broadening diversity in peace science and growing international interest in CMPS. Notably, this plot also reveals that for three of the last four volumes, at least half of the articles featured authors based outside of the United States.

This tile plot shows that non-US authors are most frequently based in the UK and Germany. It also suggests a gradual expansion in global diversity with more countries appearing in recent years — a positive trend towards greater inclusivity at CMPS.

This plot shows the prominence of articles from US-based authors, reflecting the strength of peace science within American academia. However, the steady rise in non-US authors points to a gradual broadening of CMPS’s geographic reach in recent years.

The year with the most countries represented in CMPS articles was 2021, with authors from 18 different nations. This included 11 from Europe, 3 from Asia, 2 from North America, 1 from Oceania, and 1 from South America. Last year followed closely with 17 countries represented.

In 2023, 101 female scholars agreed to review (54% of those invited), compared to 161 males (62%). With fewer female scholars invited and a lower acceptance rate, the overall imbalance highlights the need for greater gender parity in the review process.

The line graph below reveals that acceptance rates for both male and female authors have consistently ranged between 10–20% over the past six years. Across the entire period, male authors had an acceptance rate of 14.4%, while female authors had a slightly higher rate of 18.4%.

This plot illustrates the steady rise in acceptances for articles submitted by female authors in recent years. We are incredibly proud of this positive step towards improving gender representation in peace science.

While male authors submit to CMPS much more frequently, the acceptance rate for female authors is slightly higher. Since 2015, CMPS has published 188 articles by male and 88 by female authors, equating to an acceptance rate of 13% for male and 18% for female authors.

There has been a gradual upwards trend in female contributions, but it is only from around Volume 34 in 2017 where we see more consistent proportions of female authors. This development was shockingly recent, and while progress is being made, persistent gender disparity is clear.

It’s incredibly encouraging to see this trend in submissions from female authors over the past few years in this plot. This reflects positive progress towards greater gender representation in peace science.

This plot presents total submissions by male and female authors since 2015. There is a disproportionate number of submissions from male researchers, who have consistently submitted more papers. However, this plot also shows that submissions from female scholars are on the rise.