Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals by time to acceptance (2025)
29 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars in Perinatology | 46 (31–74) | 71 | 10 | ≈$4,370 | — | 0.0 |
| Early Human Development | 58 (46–78) | 168 | 2 | ≈$3,840 | — | 0.0 |
| Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology | 75 (7–166) | 120 | 13 | ≈$4,770 | — | 0.0 |
| Acta Paediatrica | 94 (64–151) | 394 | 10 | ≈$4,480 | Hybrid | 0.57 |
| American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM | 97 (71–135) | 109 | 11 | ≈$3,550 | Hybrid | 0.95 |
| Pregnancy | 98 (66–133) | 107 | 21 | $2,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Journal of Perinatal Medicine | 107 (68–144) | 171 | 31 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.32 |
| BMJ Paediatrics Open | 112 (72–162) | 247 | 19 | ≈$3,223 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Archives of Disease in Childhood | 112 (70–183) | 192 | 143 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Prenatal Diagnosis | 115 (86–155) | 215 | 11 | ≈$4,640 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | 125 (76–186) | 273 | 12 | ≈$4,150 | — | 0.0 |
| Hospital Pediatrics | 127 (91–166) | 252 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Pediatric Nursing | 129 (91–174) | 339 | 9 | ≈$3,730 | — | 0.0 |
| Sage Open Pediatrics | 133 (100–169) | 125 | 40 | — | — | — |
| Journal of Perinatology | 134 (93–193) | 336 | 14 | ≈$4,790 | — | 0.68 |
| Contraception and Reproductive Medicine | 135 (81–220) | 82 | 20 | $2,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 3.94 |
| Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal | 137 (85–180) | 76 | 208 | — | — | 0.0 |
| BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 138 (100–185) | 325 | 17 | ≈$5,190 | Hybrid | 0.83 |
| Frontiers in Global Women s Health | 138 (86–216) | 283 | 20 | ≈$3,117 | Open access (DOAJ) | 2.24 |
| PEDIATRICS | 139 (92–206) | 427 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology | 142 (7–241) | 223 | 29 | ≈$5,300 | — | 0.0 |
| Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy | 148 (112–190) | 72 | 23 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maternal-Fetal Medicine | 151 (102–201) | 55 | 38 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| BMC Pediatrics | 158 (100–299) | 1,077 | 28 | $3,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.52 |
| BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | 174 (100–378) | 1,453 | 23 | $3,390 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.81 |
| Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 176 (139–236) | 171 | 55 | ≈$4,940 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Pediatric Psychology | 179 (125–215) | 102 | — | ≈$4,332 | — | 0.0 |
| Reproductive Health | 208 (120–377) | 308 | 34 | $3,390 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Birth | 350 (226–518) | 79 | 22 | ≈$4,850 | — | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoReviews | 59 (32–93) | 113 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Paediatrics & Child Health | 141 (106–206) | 89 | 56 | ≈$4,981 | — | 0.0 |
| Global Health Science and Practice | 194 (162–253) | 103 | 61 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health Policy and Planning | 259 (195–344) | 113 | — | ≈$3,267 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing for Women s Health | 154 (114–188) | 54 | 34 | ≈$3,000 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2021
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurotoxicology and Teratology | 149 (118–229) | 67 | 6 | ≈$3,850 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2020
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Journal of Perinatology Reports | 60 (27–84) | 63 | 114 | $3,200 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| International Journal of Pediatrics | 151 (99–186) | 66 | 15 | $1,210 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
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Which Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?
Among 29 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 46 days (Seminars in Perinatology). The middle journal's median was 134 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.