Time To First Decision
Starting in 2006, Operations Research will publish statistics on the time from submission to the completion of the first round of review.
| Period | 1/1/2006 to 12/31/2006 | 1/1/2007 to 12/31/2007 | 1/1/2008 to 12/31/2008 | 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009 | 1/1/2010 to 12/31/2010 | 1/1/2011 to 9/30/2011 |
| New Papers Submitted | 549 | 586 | 670 | 567 | 617 | 485 |
| No. Papers Completed < 61 Days | 170 (31%) | 228 (39%) | 213 (32%) | 268 (48%) | 305 (49%) | 182 (38%) |
| 61-120 Days | 125 (23%) | 128 (22%) | 115 (17%) | 142 (25%) | 176(29%) | 87 (18%) |
| 121-180 Days | 142 (26%) | 121 (21%) | 65 (10%) | 102 (18%) | 93 (15%) | 45 (9%) |
| 180+ Days | 100 (18%) | 89 (15%) | 40 (6%) | 55 (10%) | 43 (7%) | 7 (1%) |