Table 2.

Impact factor comparisons of submitted versus published journals, 14 most highly cited articles

Citation rank	Impact factor ratio of submitted to published journal	Publication journal outcome
1	0.85	Higher
2 (first rejection)	0.18	Higher
2 (second rejection)	0.46	Higher
3	0.85	Higher
4	1.41	Lower
5	1.39	Lower
6	3.02	Lower
7	1.11	Lower
8	0.96	Higher
9	2.92	Lower
10	12.14	Lower
11	1.49	Lower
12	6.96	Lower
13	2.57	Lower
14	6.79	Lower