General Health Professions journals by time to acceptance (2025)
95 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal for Nurses in Professional Development | 6 (3–124) | 66 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Academic Medicine | 16 (8–196) | 228 | 42 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Atención Primaria | 41 (11–74) | 149 | 60 | $1,590 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health Affairs Scholar | 66 (47–93) | 246 | 4 | $3,150 | Open access (DOAJ) | 2.09 |
| Australian Health Review | 70 (35–135) | 118 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Medical Ethics | 72 (40–141) | 191 | 162 | — | Hybrid | 1.17 |
| Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie | 76 (57–122) | 78 | 31 | ≈$3,390 | — | 0.0 |
| South African Family Practice | 80 (55–112) | 72 | 65 | ≈$1,356 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública | 81 (55–104) | 117 | 62 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners | 93 (68–131) | 93 | 132 | — | — | 0.0 |
| African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | 98 (63–132) | 122 | 63 | ≈$1,026 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Health Services | 102 (70–157) | 301 | 21 | ≈$3,117 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.39 |
| Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare | 105 (82–132) | 607 | 14 | $3,940 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Future Healthcare Journal | 105 (60–165) | 73 | 7 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| BJGP Open | 107 (55–159) | 156 | 260 | ≈$1,685 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Nursing Research | 109 (80–127) | 68 | 80 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Healthcare Leadership | 109 (88–131) | 66 | 16 | $4,320 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| SSM - Population Health | 114 (82–143) | 149 | 1 | $3,610 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Nursing Inquiry | 116 (68–205) | 66 | — | ≈$4,720 | — | 0.0 |
| Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz | 120 (104–136) | 135 | 22 | ≈$2,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Nursing Outlook | 122 (96–170) | 197 | 24 | ≈$4,260 | — | 0.0 |
| BMC Nursing | 124 (84–188) | 1,567 | 14 | $3,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health SA Gesondheid | 124 (98–162) | 121 | 77 | ≈$1,029 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP | 126 (92–159) | 182 | 86 | $500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| British Journal of General Practice | 126 (84–168) | 118 | 170 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Revista médica de Chile | 132 (95–195) | 124 | 133 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Research Involvement and Engagement | 132 (95–163) | 104 | 27 | $2,590 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Digital Health | 133 (105–168) | 867 | 22 | $2,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health Expectations | 133 (94–187) | 396 | — | $4,610 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia | 133 (70–179) | 71 | 92 | ≈$233 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health Services Insights | 134 (109–166) | 86 | 33 | $2,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Milbank Quarterly | 136 (104–176) | 54 | 40 | ≈$4,430 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal for Quality in Health Care | 137 (101–204) | 127 | — | ≈$3,686 | — | 0.0 |
| Australian Journal of Primary Health | 137 (105–216) | 64 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Revista gaúcha de enfermagem | 138 (107–187) | 94 | 124 | ≈$252 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Nursing Scholarship | 141 (84–196) | 60 | 17 | ≈$3,640 | — | 2.39 |
| Journal of Advanced Nursing | 142 (100–195) | 752 | 16 | ≈$5,450 | — | 0.0 |
| Nursing and Health Sciences | 142 (85–206) | 238 | — | ≈$4,430 | — | 0.0 |
| Academic Pediatrics | 143 (85–191) | 234 | 19 | ≈$3,400 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Mental Health Nursing | 143 (103–187) | 186 | — | ≈$5,050 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Implementation Science | 143 (99–186) | 62 | 29 | $3,490 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Medical Internet Research | 147 (96–221) | 1,461 | 49 | $3,350 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.18 |
| Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde | 155 (118–205) | 154 | 132 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health Services Research | 158 (126–214) | 158 | 20 | ≈$3,750 | — | 1.25 |
| Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing | 158 (131–205) | 127 | — | ≈$3,640 | — | 0.0 |
| JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration | 158 (23–211) | 112 | 78 | — | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances | 159 (127–202) | 169 | 1 | $2,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Clinical and Translational Science | 160 (114–223) | 238 | 14 | $2,925 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen | 160 (109–203) | 72 | 36 | ≈$3,442 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Public Health | 161 (126–205) | 437 | 16 | ≈$3,130 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| JMIR Research Protocols | 163 (114–220) | 999 | 51 | $1,900 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Translational Behavioral Medicine | 163 (129–207) | 58 | — | ≈$4,253 | — | 1.85 |
| Patient Education and Counseling | 165 (102–225) | 320 | 2 | ≈$3,830 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of General Internal Medicine | 169 (134–221) | 496 | 23 | ≈$5,290 | — | 0.39 |
| The Annals of Family Medicine | 169 (138–214) | 80 | 132 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| BMC Family Practice | 170 (105–301) | 454 | 28 | $2,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Social Science & Medicine | 171 (127–235) | 975 | 3 | ≈$3,800 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Adolescent Health | 171 (129–212) | 284 | 62 | ≈$3,670 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Health Promotion Journal of Australia | 171 (98–272) | 141 | — | ≈$3,150 | — | 0.0 |
| JMIR Formative Research | 172 (119–249) | 862 | 54 | $2,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice | 172 (112–244) | 343 | — | ≈$4,430 | — | 0.0 |
| BMJ Open Quality | 173 (138–229) | 326 | 20 | ≈$3,223 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| BMC Health Services Research | 175 (113–312) | 1,747 | 22 | $3,450 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.13 |
| Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | 178 (138–229) | 75 | 18 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Research in Nursing & Health | 178 (112–225) | 73 | 14 | ≈$4,150 | — | 0.0 |
| Health Education Research | 181 (153–257) | 64 | — | ≈$4,533 | — | 0.0 |
| JMIR Diabetes | 183 (127–246) | 57 | 56 | $1,985 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Cadernos de Saúde Pública | 187 (135–260) | 178 | 115 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Implementation Science Communications | 188 (124–266) | 154 | 27 | $2,390 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health Research Policy and Systems | 188 (129–286) | 148 | 31 | $3,590 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| JMIR Human Factors | 191 (139–275) | 240 | 54 | $1,985 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| BMJ Leader | 193 (150–265) | 99 | 226 | — | — | 0.0 |
| PEC Innovation | 196 (144–288) | 74 | 2 | $2,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Health Organization and Management | 203 (135–295) | 116 | — | — | — | 2.39 |
| Public Health Nursing | 208 (160–266) | 112 | 16 | ≈$3,570 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Health Policy and Management | 208 (93–309) | 100 | 27 | $1,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Interactive Journal of Medical Research | 209 (159–307) | 78 | 59 | $1,985 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Medical Care | 210 (118–237) | 51 | 57 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Canadian Journal of Public Health | 213 (156–270) | 127 | 41 | ≈$3,190 | — | 0.0 |
| Public health reviews | 213 (136–351) | 55 | 19 | ≈$2,420 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem | 217 (166–285) | 106 | 185 | ≈$97 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health Policy | 220 (129–337) | 204 | 2 | ≈$4,220 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Sociology of Health & Illness | 221 (177–263) | 107 | — | ≈$4,330 | — | 0.0 |
| The European Journal of Health Economics | 227 (188–314) | 130 | 35 | ≈$4,790 | — | 0.0 |
| American Journal of Community Psychology | 256 (96–390) | 82 | 18 | ≈$3,620 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Health Economics | 267 (204–391) | 92 | 9 | ≈$4,260 | — | 0.0 |
| Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences | 268 (195–354) | 178 | — | ≈$3,400 | — | 0.0 |
| Bioethics | 270 (210–348) | 109 | 36 | ≈$4,550 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Integrated Care | 290 (193–408) | 85 | 13 | ≈$2,124 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| JMIR mhealth and uhealth | 302 (218–380) | 243 | 57 | $3,150 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Community Psychology | 334 (224–413) | 81 | — | ≈$3,730 | — | 9.93 |
| Health Economics | 335 (247–415) | 116 | 21 | ≈$4,050 | — | 0.0 |
| Nursing Open | 352 (226–530) | 270 | — | $3,560 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Evaluation and Program Planning | 352 (205–693) | 154 | 3 | ≈$3,370 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Nursing Practice | 400 (252–567) | 99 | — | ≈$4,090 | — | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in General Health Professions (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
11 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Primary Health Care | 64 (21–101) | 73 | — | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Salud Pública de México | 78 (42–109) | 119 | 101 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Revista M�dica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social | 94 (51–153) | 136 | 102 | — | — | 0.0 |
| The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | 100 (73–139) | 151 | 287 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Journal of allied health | 111 (71–168) | 73 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Andes pediatrica | 139 (97–201) | 52 | — | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Learning Health Systems | 144 (108–178) | 68 | 26 | $2,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem | 157 (114–227) | 255 | 160 | ≈$252 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.32 |
| Revista de Saúde Pública | 162 (96–238) | 65 | 222 | $1,200 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Ciência & Saúde Coletiva | 171 (141–244) | 374 | 2 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Journal of Nursing Management | 184 (122–258) | 163 | 19 | ≈$2,700 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba | 69 (41–178) | 53 | 78 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Nursing Philosophy | 104 (34–219) | 52 | — | ≈$3,920 | — | — |
Latest available year: 2022
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMA Health Forum | 71 (53–88) | 64 | 53 | $3,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health & Social Care in the Community | 223 (165–291) | 379 | 18 | ≈$2,700 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2021
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria | 121 (80–162) | 151 | 165 | $500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Medwave | 146 (114–180) | 64 | 43 | $900 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2020
4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revista de Salud Pública | 46 (15–157) | 75 | — | — | Open access | — |
| mHealth | 155 (117–190) | 60 | 244 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Revista chilena de pediatría | 162 (89–241) | 68 | — | — | Open access | — |
| Healthcare | 173 (113–249) | 76 | 34 | ≈$3,570 | — | — |
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Among 95 General Health Professions journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 6 days (Journal for Nurses in Professional Development). The middle journal's median was 160 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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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.