Engineering journals by time to acceptance (2025)
107 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromachines | 31 (24–41) | 1,400 | 2 | ≈$3,178 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.34 |
| Polymers | 32 (25–42) | 3,310 | 3 | ≈$3,258 | Open access | 0.33 |
| Nanomaterials | 32 (25–42) | 1,836 | 3 | ≈$3,544 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.14 |
| Materials | 34 (27–44) | 5,652 | 4 | ≈$3,137 | Open access | 0.33 |
| Biomimetics | 37 (28–49) | 860 | 4 | ≈$2,689 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Functional Biomaterials | 37 (30–48) | 481 | 4 | ≈$3,300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Membranes | 37 (29–47) | 413 | 4 | ≈$3,300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Bioengineering | 38 (29–49) | 1,378 | 3 | ≈$3,300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.2 |
| Sensors | 40 (31–51) | 7,714 | 3 | ≈$3,178 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.07 |
| Biosensors | 43 (33–53) | 831 | 3 | ≈$3,300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| ACS Energy Letters | 52 (40–73) | 81 | 12 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Chemistry | 55 (36–81) | 376 | 21 | ≈$3,850 | Open access (DOAJ) | 3.39 |
| RSC Advances | 58 (40–83) | 3,788 | 13 | ≈$2,831 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.38 |
| Biomedical Optics Express | 62 (46–83) | 367 | 16 | $1,965 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| ACS Applied Nano Materials | 63 (53–81) | 101 | 8 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry | 64 (50–87) | 549 | 20 | ≈$3,990 | Hybrid | 0.33 |
| Research | 67 (49–97) | 503 | 29 | $2,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Photoacoustics | 67 (43–106) | 102 | 3 | $3,700 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| ACS electrochemistry. | 68 (52–98) | 56 | 13 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | — |
| Nano Convergence | 69 (53–88) | 55 | 17 | $4,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Bioelectrochemistry | 71 (51–92) | 266 | 2 | ≈$3,970 | — | 0.0 |
| ChemSusChem | 71 (52–93) | 160 | 20 | ≈$4,550 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| ACS Applied Energy Materials | 71 (54–87) | 112 | 9 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Analytical Sciences | 73 (53–98) | 143 | 20 | ≈$3,690 | — | 1.06 |
| Frontiers in Neurorobotics | 73 (43–113) | 64 | 22 | ≈$3,850 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology | 75 (52–112) | 1,174 | 17 | ≈$3,850 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.3 |
| The Journal of Physical Chemistry C | 75 (51–97) | 195 | 11 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Biophotonics | 76 (54–100) | 241 | 18 | ≈$3,370 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| ACS Applied Electronic Materials | 76 (62–91) | 51 | 11 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | — |
| Bioresource Technology | 78 (57–113) | 1,614 | 1 | ≈$4,880 | Hybrid | 2.11 |
| Materials Today Bio | 78 (61–107) | 1,263 | 1 | $3,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.42 |
| Nano-Micro Letters | 78 (65–90) | 425 | 40 | $2,690 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| ACS Applied Polymer Materials | 79 (64–97) | 77 | 8 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Small | 80 (53–110) | 318 | 13 | ≈$5,790 | Hybrid | 0.13 |
| Energy & Fuels | 80 (65–99) | 77 | 11 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Biomaterials Advances | 81 (61–113) | 408 | 2 | ≈$3,750 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Biosensors and Bioelectronics | 84 (61–119) | 1,023 | 1 | ≈$5,540 | Hybrid | 0.23 |
| Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts | 85 (66–118) | 128 | 20 | $2,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Advanced Materials | 90 (64–118) | 220 | 11 | ≈$6,070 | Hybrid | 0.07 |
| ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 90 (77–119) | 153 | 10 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Nanotechnology | 92 (67–117) | 366 | 12 | ≈$3,325 | Hybrid | 0.99 |
| Frontiers in Robotics and AI | 92 (63–135) | 259 | 28 | ≈$2,383 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| ACS Omega | 93 (69–125) | 5,365 | 10 | $1,935 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.3 |
| Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering | 93 (66–128) | 154 | 16 | ≈$4,090 | — | 2.59 |
| Chemistry of Materials | 93 (70–127) | 146 | 11 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| National Science Review | 94 (41–130) | 567 | 5 | $1,904 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.55 |
| Advanced Science | 94 (57–143) | 326 | 18 | $6,730 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.38 |
| Bioresources and Bioprocessing | 94 (77–124) | 162 | 23 | $1,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.63 |
| Bioactive Materials | 97 (75–129) | 522 | 10 | $2,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Advanced Healthcare Materials | 98 (76–130) | 170 | 11 | ≈$4,880 | — | 0.44 |
| Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine | 98 (69–145) | 85 | 5 | ≈$3,670 | — | 0.0 |
| ACS Photonics | 99 (75–131) | 108 | 11 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Nanobiotechnology | 100 (71–139) | 875 | 18 | $3,890 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.64 |
| SLAS TECHNOLOGY | 100 (80–133) | 123 | 1 | $2,380 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomedical Engineering Letters | 101 (76–135) | 90 | 24 | ≈$3,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Contaminant Hydrology | 102 (77–136) | 276 | 2 | ≈$3,640 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Artificial Organs | 103 (60–148) | 51 | 26 | ≈$3,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials | 104 (72–184) | 336 | 2 | ≈$3,690 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Biomedical Optics | 104 (77–135) | 190 | 26 | $1,675 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomaterials Research | 105 (77–134) | 165 | 31 | $3,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Regenerative Biomaterials | 105 (85–131) | 132 | 17 | $1,732 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biotechnology and Bioengineering | 106 (79–140) | 262 | 13 | ≈$5,060 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Nanomedicine | 110 (89–136) | 755 | 16 | $3,940 | Open access (DOAJ) | 4.34 |
| Biomaterials | 112 (90–147) | 752 | 1 | ≈$4,640 | Hybrid | 0.37 |
| Microsystems & Nanoengineering | 112 (85–149) | 315 | 73 | $3,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology | 112 (85–158) | 258 | 31 | ≈$2,650 | — | 0.79 |
| Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A | 115 (82–145) | 168 | — | ≈$4,220 | — | 0.0 |
| Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research | 115 (86–134) | 89 | 12 | ≈$4,500 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology | 116 (87–149) | 160 | 24 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Bioinspiration & Biomimetics | 118 (92–164) | 122 | 16 | ≈$3,325 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Waste Management | 120 (87–166) | 590 | 6 | ≈$4,450 | — | 0.0 |
| Artificial Organs | 120 (86–155) | 174 | 17 | ≈$3,990 | — | 0.0 |
| BioMedical Engineering OnLine | 121 (86–174) | 168 | 21 | $2,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Physiological Measurement | 121 (99–153) | 104 | 14 | ≈$3,325 | — | 1.52 |
| Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology | 122 (84–178) | 79 | 2 | ≈$3,450 | — | 0.0 |
| Review of Scientific Instruments | 123 (93–162) | 773 | — | — | Hybrid | 0.43 |
| Acta Biomaterialia | 124 (104–154) | 697 | 1 | ≈$3,810 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Ultrasonics | 125 (97–163) | 307 | 3 | ≈$3,680 | — | 1.63 |
| Electrophoresis | 125 (83–167) | 104 | 17 | ≈$3,940 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Discover Nano | 126 (101–161) | 228 | 16 | $2,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| HardwareX | 129 (95–198) | 115 | 5 | $780 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Microscopy and Microanalysis | 132 (97–187) | 132 | — | ≈$3,554 | Hybrid | 2.9 |
| APL Bioengineering | 132 (107–162) | 102 | 18 | $2,750 | Open access (DOAJ) | 2.66 |
| Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology | 133 (101–166) | 115 | 37 | ≈$4,190 | — | 0.0 |
| Biomedical Materials | 137 (105–182) | 199 | 13 | ≈$3,325 | — | 1.89 |
| Accident Analysis & Prevention | 143 (106–190) | 326 | 8 | ≈$4,150 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Breath Research | 145 (104–189) | 50 | 13 | ≈$3,325 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials | 148 (98–207) | 181 | — | ≈$3,400 | — | 1.17 |
| npj Biomedical Innovations. | 150 (107–210) | 58 | 44 | $2,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery | 151 (73–197) | 237 | 29 | ≈$4,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Biofabrication | 155 (113–199) | 164 | 14 | ≈$3,895 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine | 155 (94–203) | 131 | 30 | $2,690 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Light Science & Applications | 163 (130–200) | 379 | 51 | $4,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | 166 (125–211) | 760 | — | — | Hybrid | 0.29 |
| Ground Water | 170 (124–253) | 57 | 20 | ≈$4,100 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering | 187 (145–244) | 121 | — | ≈$4,250 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery | 198 (152–274) | 92 | — | ≈$4,430 | — | 0.0 |
| Anatomical Sciences Education | 202 (126–281) | 152 | 23 | ≈$4,100 | — | 0.0 |
| 3D Printing in Medicine | 205 (139–269) | 60 | 17 | $2,090 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Communications Engineering | 211 (160–305) | 234 | 20 | $2,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| ISA Transactions | 213 (153–339) | 546 | 6 | ≈$4,150 | — | 0.8 |
| Journal of Applied Biomechanics | 215 (139–293) | 67 | 67 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Safety Research | 216 (166–277) | 160 | 11 | ≈$3,220 | — | 0.0 |
| Medical Engineering & Physics | 225 (157–298) | 193 | 3 | ≈$3,170 | — | 1.22 |
| Nature Nanotechnology | 268 (190–358) | 179 | 47 | ≈$12,690 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Nature Materials | 300 (206–434) | 206 | 40 | ≈$12,690 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Prosthetics and Orthotics International | 301 (241–353) | 86 | 55 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Engineering (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
10 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chem & Bio Engineering | 69 (54–92) | 80 | 10 | $3,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Smart Molecules | 70 (44–108) | 62 | 26 | $3,200 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Nanophotonics | 71 (52–91) | 360 | 17 | $3,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Tissue Engineering | 86 (76–122) | 54 | 38 | $2,650 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Cyborg and Bionic Systems | 107 (80–130) | 69 | 75 | $2,400 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomicrofluidics | 110 (76–134) | 89 | 19 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Fundamental Research | 134 (86–191) | 230 | 14 | $980 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology | 140 (110–194) | 103 | 6 | $2,160 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Exploration | 141 (113–175) | 83 | 72 | $3,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology | 151 (103–222) | 72 | — | ≈$4,730 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Bioprinting | 55 (35–70) | 58 | 52 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine | 183 (126–227) | 60 | 7 | $2,160 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering | 188 (140–291) | 61 | 19 | — | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2022
8 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanning | 39 (28–49) | 108 | 14 | ≈$1,500 | — | — |
| Applied Bionics and Biomechanics | 43 (29–68) | 320 | 23 | $2,020 | Open access (DOAJ) | 557.96 |
| Nano Research | 57 (39–67) | 53 | 50 | ≈$1,937 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Building and Environment | 76 (67–94) | 64 | 7 | ≈$4,280 | Hybrid | — |
| International Journal of Biomaterials | 78 (56–130) | 56 | 24 | $1,100 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Nanoscale Research Letters | 94 (63–138) | 100 | 11 | $2,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 30.93 |
| Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences | 119 (85–180) | 57 | 34 | — | Hybrid | — |
| Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology | 119 (93–161) | 109 | 16 | ≈$3,890 | — | 3.13 |
Latest available year: 2021
10 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEEE Access | 16 (10–23) | 61 | 6 | $2,160 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Transport Policy | 27 (15–90) | 76 | 6 | ≈$2,890 | — | — |
| Physics of Fluids | 37 (26–54) | 80 | 27 | — | Hybrid | — |
| Results in Physics | 63 (38–112) | 101 | 13 | $2,210 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Biotechnology for Biofuels | 95 (66–139) | 218 | 13 | $2,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Engineering in Life Sciences | 95 (73–131) | 72 | 23 | $3,630 | Open access (DOAJ) | 15.81 |
| Materials Science and Engineering C | 100 (71–135) | 567 | 5 | ≈$3,560 | — | 0.0 |
| Sustainable Cities and Society | 110 (70–154) | 94 | 4 | ≈$4,870 | Hybrid | — |
| Nonlinear Dynamics | 139 (94–186) | 75 | 20 | ≈$4,790 | — | — |
| Science Robotics | 224 (136–269) | 65 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2020
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transactions of Indian National Academy of Engineering | 42 (32–48) | 52 | 11 | ≈$3,090 | — | — |
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