Journal speed by field
Median days from submission to acceptance for journals in each research area.
Broad fields
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (222)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (759)
- Chemistry (75)
- Computer Science (35)
- Dentistry (107)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (10)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (27)
- Engineering (139)
- Environmental Science (151)
- Health Professions (201)
- Immunology and Microbiology (99)
- Materials Science (63)
- Mathematics (9)
- Medicine (2782)
- Neuroscience (245)
- Nursing (24)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (24)
- Physics and Astronomy (34)
- Psychology (183)
- Social Sciences (67)
- Veterinary (20)
Specialties
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (11)
- Animal Science and Zoology (18)
- Artificial Intelligence (15)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (8)
- Biomedical Engineering (58)
- Cancer Research (33)
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (157)
- Cell Biology (13)
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (53)
- Clinical Psychology (84)
- Cognitive Neuroscience (94)
- Complementary and alternative medicine (13)
- Dermatology (40)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology (12)
- Ecology (21)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (16)
- Economics and Econometrics (24)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering (14)
- Emergency Medicine (29)
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (70)
- Epidemiology (84)
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (17)
- Food Science (21)
- General Health Professions (116)
- Genetics (79)
- Geriatrics and Gerontology (9)
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (48)
- Hematology (47)
- Hepatology (21)
- Immunology (64)
- Immunology and Allergy (11)
- Infectious Diseases (62)
- Insect Science (17)
- Materials Chemistry (24)
- Molecular Biology (455)
- Nephrology (36)
- Neurology (111)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (38)
- Oncology (108)
- Ophthalmology (58)
- Oral Surgery (43)
- Organic Chemistry (30)
- Orthodontics (23)
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (30)
- Parasitology (20)
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine (16)
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (37)
- Periodontics (21)
- Pharmaceutical Science (13)
- Pharmacology (16)
- Physiology (38)
- Plant Science (80)
- Pollution (8)
- Psychiatry and Mental health (60)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (78)
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (150)
- Radiation (10)
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (121)
- Reproductive Medicine (16)
- Rheumatology (38)
- Small Animals (12)
- Social Psychology (9)
- Spectroscopy (15)
- Surgery (344)
Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.