Acta Histochemica: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0065-1281 · ISSN 1618-0372 · Elsevier BV · Multidisciplinary

Half of the articles Acta Histochemica accepted in 2025 were accepted within 133 days of submission (n = 51); the middle half took 88–181 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
133 days median
middle half 88–181 · n = 51
Acceptance → online
6 days median
middle half 4–9 · n = 51
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 96 to 133 days (90% CI +3 to +71 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$2,940

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

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How long does Acta Histochemica take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 76–149 days952020n=1062021: middle half 84–154 days1062021n=1062022: middle half 63–150 days1082022n=932023: middle half 62–139 days962023n=702025: middle half 88–181 days1332025n=51
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
202551881331810.0%100%
20237062961390.0%96%
202293631081503.2%94%
2021106841061542.8%97%
202010676951490.0%100%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 4% (2 articles)3060–89 days: 22% (11 articles)6090–119 days: 14% (7 articles)90120–149 days: 18% (9 articles)120150–179 days: 16% (8 articles)150180–209 days: 12% (6 articles)180210–239 days: 4% (2 articles)210240–269 days: 8% (4 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 2% (1 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 2% (1 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5923.9%
60–891121.6%
90–119713.7%
120–149917.6%
150–179815.7%
180–209611.8%
210–23923.9%
240–26947.8%
270–29900.0%
300–32912.0%
330–35900.0%
360+12.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 6 days (middle half 4–9 days, n = 51).

From submission to online publication, the median was 148 days (middle half 93–189 days, n = 51).

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

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $2,940 (as reported by OpenAlex).

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 DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions1 retracted article among 368 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (2.72 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume50 articles added to PubMed in 2025.

Topics and scope

Medicine 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 Histochemica, 133 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger79 (2025, n = 102)≈$3,970NoYes
FASEB BioAdvances96 (2025, n = 78)$3,170YesNo
Pharmacological Reviews179 (2025, n = 60)≈$4,500$2,060 (5 payments)NoYes
Journal of Molecular Medicine188 (2025, n = 118)≈$4,390NoYes
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects123 (2025, n = 133)≈$3,310NoYes
Archives of Medical Research178 (2025, n = 109)≈$3,360NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Acta Histochemica take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Acta Histochemica accepted in 2025 were accepted within 133 days of submission (n = 51); the middle half took 88–181 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Acta Histochemica articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 6 days of acceptance (n = 51).

Does Acta Histochemica charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $2,940 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0065-1281; NLM ID 0370320; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 51 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.