During the past year (January to December 2022), CL journal received 138 first submissions of regular papers, survey proposals, and full survey papers. We have improved the average time to first decision of regular papers and full survey papers to 47 days (excluding desk rejects).
CL journal achieved an impact factor of 7.778 in 2021. This is the highest impact factor that CL journal has achieved since impact factors were tracked for CL journal in 1997. The list of all past CL impact factors is as follows:
| Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.595 |
| 1998 | 0.273 |
| 1999 | 0.500 |
| 2000 | 1.146 |
| 2001 | 0.750 |
| 2002 | 0.800 |
| 2003 | 1.515 |
| 2004 | 1.657 |
| 2005 | 2.676 |
| 2006 | 1.800 |
| 2007 | 2.367 |
| 2008 | 2.656 |
| 2009 | 2.212 |
| 2010 | 2.971 |
| 2011 | 0.721 |
| 2012 | 0.940 |
| 2013 | 1.468 |
| 2014 | 1.226 |
| 2015 | 2.017 |
| 2016 | 2.528 |
| 2017 | 1.319 |
| 2018 | 2.130 |
| 2019 | 2.510 |
| 2020 | 2.271 |
| 2021 | 7.778 |