Air Medical Journal: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1067-991X · ISSN 1532-6497 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Air Medical Journal accepted in 2025 were accepted within 54 days of submission (n = 94); the middle half took 24–86 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
54 days median
middle half 24–86 · n = 94
Acceptance → online
28 days median
middle half 24–33 · n = 93
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 72 to 54 days (90% CI -35 to -2 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$2,700

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

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How long does Air Medical Journal take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 21–96 days502020n=912021: middle half 48–119 days852021n=942022: middle half 38–125 days702022n=712023: middle half 49–114 days722023n=992024: middle half 36–97 days692024n=832025: middle half 24–86 days542025n=94
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
20259424548617.0%65%
20248336699712.0%69%
202399497211410.1%75%
202271387012511.3%65%
202194488511910.6%68%
20209121509623.1%55%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 29% (27 articles)030–59 days: 27% (25 articles)3060–89 days: 20% (19 articles)6090–119 days: 15% (14 articles)90120–149 days: 4% (4 articles)120150–179 days: 2% (2 articles)150180–209 days: 1% (1 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (1 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–292728.7%
30–592526.6%
60–891920.2%
90–1191414.9%
120–14944.3%
150–17922.1%
180–20911.1%
210–23911.1%
240–26900.0%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35911.1%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 28 days (middle half 24–33 days, n = 93).

From submission to online publication, the median was 82 days (middle half 54–116 days, n = 93).

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 $2,700 (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 451 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission17.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume93 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+15% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsEmergency 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 Air Medical Journal, 54 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine92 (2025, n = 181)$2,690$1,982 (16 payments)YesYes
African Journal of Emergency Medicine135 (2025, n = 68)$2,140YesNo
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open173 (2025, n = 138)≈$3,223YesNo
BMC Emergency Medicine117 (2025, n = 293)$2,990$2,211 (16 payments)YesYes
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care81 (2025, n = 271)NoYes
International Journal of Emergency Medicine84 (2025, n = 287)$3,190YesNo
Emergency Medicine Journal216 (2025, n = 130)NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Air Medical Journal take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Air Medical Journal accepted in 2025 were accepted within 54 days of submission (n = 94); the middle half took 24–86 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Air Medical Journal articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 28 days of acceptance (n = 93).

Does Air Medical Journal charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $2,700 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1067-991X; NLM ID 9312325; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 94 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.