Advances in Colloid and Interface Science: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0001-8686 · ISSN 1873-3727 · Elsevier BV · Multidisciplinary

Half of the articles Advances in Colloid and Interface Science accepted in 2025 were accepted within 150 days of submission (n = 288); the middle half took 99–211 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
150 days median
middle half 99–211 · n = 288
Acceptance → online
2 days median
middle half 1–4 · n = 289
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 102 to 150 days (90% CI +35 to +61 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$5,150

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

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How long does Advances in Colloid and Interface Science take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 56–119 days842020n=1642021: middle half 61–102 days752021n=1462022: middle half 66–110 days882022n=1522023: middle half 76–139 days1022023n=1482024: middle half 109–200 days1472024n=2072025: middle half 99–211 days1502025n=288
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
2025288991502112890.0%100%
20242071091472002360.5%98%
2023148761021390.0%99%
202215266881100.7%99%
202114661751020.7%100%
202016456841191.2%98%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 1% (2 articles)030–59 days: 8% (22 articles)3060–89 days: 11% (33 articles)6090–119 days: 17% (48 articles)90120–149 days: 14% (39 articles)120150–179 days: 12% (34 articles)150180–209 days: 12% (35 articles)180210–239 days: 8% (23 articles)210240–269 days: 6% (18 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (6 articles)270300–329 days: 3% (8 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (2 articles)330360+ days: 6% (18 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2920.7%
30–59227.6%
60–893311.5%
90–1194816.7%
120–1493913.5%
150–1793411.8%
180–2093512.2%
210–239238.0%
240–269186.2%
270–29962.1%
300–32982.8%
330–35920.7%
360+186.2%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 2 days (middle half 1–4 days, n = 289).

From submission to online publication, the median was 152 days (middle half 102–214 days, n = 288).

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 $5,150 (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
Retractions0 retracted articles among 944 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 volume280 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+30% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

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 Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 150 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science72 (2025, n = 2,852)≈$4,470NoYes
The European Physical Journal E97 (2025, n = 78)≈$3,153NoYes
FASEB BioAdvances96 (2025, n = 78)$3,170YesNo
Oncology Research and Treatment122 (2025, n = 66)NoYes
Archives of Medical Research178 (2025, n = 109)≈$3,360NoYes
Current Problems in Cardiology9 (2025, n = 125)≈$3,650NoYes
Pharmacological Reviews179 (2025, n = 60)≈$4,500$2,060 (5 payments)NoYes
Biophysical Chemistry77 (2025, n = 92)≈$3,720NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Advances in Colloid and Interface Science take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Advances in Colloid and Interface Science accepted in 2025 were accepted within 150 days of submission (n = 288); the middle half took 99–211 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Advances in Colloid and Interface Science articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 2 days of acceptance (n = 289).

Does Advances in Colloid and Interface Science charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $5,150 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0001-8686; NLM ID 8706645; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 288 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: same day non research 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.