Advances in Nutrition: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2156-5376 · ISSN 2161-8313 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Advances in Nutrition accepted in 2025 were accepted within 103 days of submission (n = 123); the middle half took 74–164 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
103 days median
middle half 74–164 · n = 123
Acceptance → online
5 days median
middle half 3–7 · n = 120
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 128 to 103 days (90% CI -41 to -8 days).
Open access · fees
Hybrid · ≈$5,200

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 Nutrition take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 82–164 days1132020n=1532021: middle half 69–159 days1082021n=1302022: middle half 95–176 days1282022n=1102023: middle half 92–182 days1282023n=1222024: middle half 70–145 days1002024n=1002025: middle half 74–164 days1032025n=123
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
2025123741031640.8%98%
2024100701001450.0%100%
2023122921281820.8%99%
2022110951281760.9%99%
2021130691081591.5%98%
2020153821131640.7%99%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 5% (6 articles)030–59 days: 11% (14 articles)3060–89 days: 24% (29 articles)6090–119 days: 20% (25 articles)90120–149 days: 11% (14 articles)120150–179 days: 9% (11 articles)150180–209 days: 8% (10 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (7 articles)210240–269 days: 4% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 1% (1 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2964.9%
30–591411.4%
60–892923.6%
90–1192520.3%
120–1491411.4%
150–179118.9%
180–209108.1%
210–23975.7%
240–26954.1%
270–29910.8%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+10.8%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 5 days (middle half 3–7 days, n = 120).

From submission to online publication, the median was 112 days (middle half 81–172 days, n = 120).

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

Hybrid (subscription journal with an open-access option). Listed APC: about $5,200 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Institutions reported paying a median of about $5,041 per article (2023–2025, 10 reported payments in OpenAPC; converted from euros at yearly ECB average rates).

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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 616 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (1.62 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.8% of 2025 articles
Publication volume116 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+9% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 Advances in Nutrition, 103 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Current Developments in Nutrition102 (2025, n = 170)$5,000$3,614 (14 payments)YesNo
Journal of Nutritional Science235 (2025, n = 85)$3,655YesYes
Nutrition Journal141 (2025, n = 199)$3,290YesYes
Nutrients29 (2025, n = 3,822)≈$3,499$2,742 (232 payments)NoYes
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition147 (2025, n = 297)≈$5,200NoYes
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition241 (2025, n = 126)≈$3,590NoYes
European Journal of Nutrition208 (2025, n = 289)≈$2,890NoYes
Frontiers in Nutrition80 (2025, n = 2,700)≈$3,850$3,262 (117 payments)YesNo
BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health160 (2025, n = 71)≈$3,223YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Advances in Nutrition take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Advances in Nutrition accepted in 2025 were accepted within 103 days of submission (n = 123); the middle half took 74–164 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Advances in Nutrition articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 5 days of acceptance (n = 120).

Does Advances in Nutrition charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $5,200 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2156-5376; NLM ID 101540874; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 123 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.