Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0102-8650 · ISSN 1678-2674 · Sociedade Brasileira Para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia · Medicine

Half of the articles Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira accepted in 2025 were accepted within 133 days of submission (n = 71); the middle half took 73–198 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
133 days median
middle half 73–198 · n = 71
Acceptance → online
66 days median
middle half 57–84 · n = 72
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 58 to 133 days (90% CI +42 to +108 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,500

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

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How long does Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 89–93 days912020n=952021: middle half 89–93 days912021n=932022: middle half 88–93 days902022n=772023: middle half 34–85 days582023n=882024: middle half 74–156 days1172024n=922025: middle half 73–198 days1332025n=71
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
202571731331980.0%0%
202492741171561.1%0%
2023883458853.4%0%
2022778890930.0%0%
2021938991930.0%0%
2020958991930.0%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 4% (3 articles)030–59 days: 15% (11 articles)3060–89 days: 14% (10 articles)6090–119 days: 13% (9 articles)90120–149 days: 10% (7 articles)120150–179 days: 8% (6 articles)150180–209 days: 15% (11 articles)180210–239 days: 0% (0 articles)210240–269 days: 6% (4 articles)240270–299 days: 4% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 3% (2 articles)300330–359 days: 3% (2 articles)330360+ days: 4% (3 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2934.2%
30–591115.5%
60–891014.1%
90–119912.7%
120–14979.9%
150–17968.5%
180–2091115.5%
210–23900.0%
240–26945.6%
270–29934.2%
300–32922.8%
330–35922.8%
360+34.2%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 66 days (middle half 57–84 days, n = 72).

From submission to online publication, the median was 195 days (middle half 141–278 days, n = 71).

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: $1,500 (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 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 432 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 volume86 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-1% 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 Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 133 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Surgical Research131 (2025, n = 624)≈$3,590NoYes
Hernia75 (2025, n = 290)≈$2,890NoYes
Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery90 (2025, n = 75)≈$1,442YesNo
Wound Repair and Regeneration137 (2025, n = 91)≈$3,750NoYes
Cirugía Española (English Edition)57 (2025, n = 129)≈$2,540NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira accepted in 2025 were accepted within 133 days of submission (n = 71); the middle half took 73–198 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 66 days of acceptance (n = 72).

Does Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,500 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0102-8650; NLM ID 9103983; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 71 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: accepted before received 1.

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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.