ACG Case Reports Journal: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2326-3253 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins · Medicine

Half of the articles ACG Case Reports Journal accepted in 2025 were accepted within 96 days of submission (n = 346); the middle half took 65–128 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
96 days median
middle half 65–128 · n = 346
Acceptance → online
35 days median
middle half 31–40 · n = 346
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 108 to 96 days (90% CI -21 to -3 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $500

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does ACG Case Reports Journal take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 89–151 days1172020n=2372021: middle half 127–210 days1572021n=1692022: middle half 109–211 days1582022n=1842023: middle half 78–153 days1082023n=2832024: middle half 71–136 days1022024n=3182025: middle half 65–128 days962025n=346
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
202534665961281730.0%13%
2024318711021361810.6%3%
2023283781081532040.0%10%
20221841091582110.0%22%
20211691271572100.0%1%
2020237891171511930.8%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 2% (8 articles)030–59 days: 18% (63 articles)3060–89 days: 24% (84 articles)6090–119 days: 26% (91 articles)90120–149 days: 13% (45 articles)120150–179 days: 8% (27 articles)150180–209 days: 2% (8 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (5 articles)210240–269 days: 2% (7 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (2 articles)330360+ days: 1% (3 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2982.3%
30–596318.2%
60–898424.3%
90–1199126.3%
120–1494513.0%
150–179277.8%
180–20982.3%
210–23951.4%
240–26972.0%
270–29930.9%
300–32900.0%
330–35920.6%
360+30.9%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 35 days (middle half 31–40 days, n = 346).

From submission to online publication, the median was 132 days (middle half 100–167 days, n = 346).

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Open access (listed in DOAJ). Listed APC: $500 (DOAJ).

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,355 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume348 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+9% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsSurgery journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of ACG Case Reports Journal, 96 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Case Reports in Gastroenterology145 (2025, n = 105)$1,200YesNo
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine219 (2025, n = 59)$870YesNo
Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology80 (2025, n = 181)≈$4,090NoYes
Clinical Endoscopy52 (2025, n = 143)$200YesNo
VideoGIE110 (2025, n = 126)$1,000YesNo
The American Journal of Gastroenterology91 (2025, n = 431)≈$4,390NoYes
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy106 (2025, n = 265)≈$3,450NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does ACG Case Reports Journal take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles ACG Case Reports Journal accepted in 2025 were accepted within 96 days of submission (n = 346); the middle half took 65–128 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are ACG Case Reports Journal articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 35 days of acceptance (n = 346).

Does ACG Case Reports Journal charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $500 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2326-3253; NLM ID 101638398; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 346 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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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.