Alzheimer s Research & Therapy: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1758-9193 · BioMed Central · Medicine

Half of the articles Alzheimer s Research & Therapy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 111 days of submission (n = 271); the middle half took 85–164 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
111 days median
middle half 85–164 · n = 271
Acceptance → online
18 days median
middle half 12–30 · n = 271
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 152 to 111 days (90% CI -57 to -25 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $4,390

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

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How long does Alzheimer s Research & Therapy take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 83–166 days1132020n=1842021: middle half 84–160 days1092021n=1832022: middle half 90–207 days1352022n=1892023: middle half 97–214 days1522023n=2032024: middle half 85–183 days1262024n=2722025: middle half 85–164 days1112025n=271
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
2025271851111642360.0%0%
2024272851261832510.0%0%
2023203971522142970.0%0%
2022189901352070.0%0%
2021183841091601.1%0%
2020184831131660.0%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 8% (22 articles)3060–89 days: 24% (66 articles)6090–119 days: 23% (62 articles)90120–149 days: 11% (30 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (34 articles)150180–209 days: 8% (21 articles)180210–239 days: 3% (9 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (9 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (4 articles)330360+ days: 3% (8 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–59228.1%
60–896624.4%
90–1196222.9%
120–1493011.1%
150–1793412.5%
180–209217.7%
210–23993.3%
240–26993.3%
270–29931.1%
300–32931.1%
330–35941.5%
360+83.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 18 days (middle half 12–30 days, n = 271).

From submission to online publication, the median was 139 days (middle half 101–197 days, n = 271).

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: $4,390 (DOAJ).

Institutions reported paying a median of about $3,512 per article (2023–2025, 17 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 DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions1 retracted article among 1,134 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.88 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume281 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+8% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsPsychiatry and Mental health journalsPhysiology 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 Alzheimer s Research & Therapy, 111 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports101 (2025, n = 165)$2,800YesNo
Alzheimer s & Dementia104 (2025, n = 1,070)≈$4,200$3,530 (9 payments)NoYes
Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions111 (2025, n = 147)$2,670YesNo
The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease72 (2025, n = 205)$4,060YesYes
Current Alzheimer Research78 (2025, n = 102)NoYes
Neurobiology of Aging158 (2025, n = 116)≈$3,430NoYes
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience98 (2025, n = 704)≈$3,850$3,263 (52 payments)YesNo
Psychogeriatrics85 (2025, n = 126)≈$3,750NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Alzheimer s Research & Therapy take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Alzheimer s Research & Therapy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 111 days of submission (n = 271); the middle half took 85–164 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Alzheimer s Research & Therapy articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 18 days of acceptance (n = 271).

Does Alzheimer s Research & Therapy charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $4,390 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1758-9193; NLM ID 101511643; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 271 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.