Animal nutrition: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2405-6383 · ISSN 2405-6545 · KeAi · Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Half of the articles Animal nutrition accepted in 2025 were accepted within 154 days of submission (n = 199); the middle half took 110–232 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
154 days median
middle half 110–232 · n = 199
Acceptance → online
97 days median
middle half 61–135 · n = 199
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 210 to 154 days (90% CI -76 to -36 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,462

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

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How long does Animal nutrition take to accept a paper?

days0901802703602020: middle half 86–191 days1222020n=1202021: middle half 107–241 days1512021n=1302022: middle half 148–258 days1912022n=1262023: middle half 158–285 days2102023n=1472024: middle half 129–259 days1832024n=1672025: middle half 110–232 days1542025n=199
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
20251991101542320.0%100%
20241671291832590.0%100%
20231471582102850.0%100%
20221261481912580.0%100%
20211301071512410.0%100%
2020120861221910.0%100%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 2% (3 articles)3060–89 days: 13% (25 articles)6090–119 days: 17% (33 articles)90120–149 days: 17% (33 articles)120150–179 days: 15% (29 articles)150180–209 days: 8% (16 articles)180210–239 days: 7% (14 articles)210240–269 days: 7% (14 articles)240270–299 days: 6% (12 articles)270300–329 days: 6% (12 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (2 articles)330360+ days: 3% (6 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5931.5%
60–892512.6%
90–1193316.6%
120–1493316.6%
150–1792914.6%
180–209168.0%
210–239147.0%
240–269147.0%
270–299126.0%
300–329126.0%
330–35921.0%
360+63.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 97 days (middle half 61–135 days, n = 199).

From submission to online publication, the median was 259 days (middle half 211–334 days, n = 199).

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: $1,462 (DOAJ).

OpenAPC has fewer than 5 reported payments for this journal in 2023–2025, so no typical amount is shown.

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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 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 744 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 volume160 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+12% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Agricultural and Biological Sciences journalsAnimal Science and Zoology 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 Animal nutrition, 154 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition191 (2025, n = 74)≈$4,650NoYes
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology94 (2025, n = 192)$2,790$2,368 (7 payments)YesNo
Animal Bioscience101 (2025, n = 234)$700YesNo
Poultry Science75 (2025, n = 1,555)$2,800$1,854 (18 payments)YesYes
Journal of Animal Science110 (2025, n = 461)≈$4,368$4,093 (8 payments)NoYes
Translational Animal Science86 (2025, n = 182)$3,150YesNo
Animal Science Journal155 (2025, n = 121)≈$4,000NoYes
Animals39 (2025, n = 3,663)≈$2,933$2,176 (236 payments)YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Animal nutrition take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Animal nutrition accepted in 2025 were accepted within 154 days of submission (n = 199); the middle half took 110–232 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Animal nutrition articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 97 days of acceptance (n = 199).

Does Animal nutrition charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,462 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2405-6383; NLM ID 101717655; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 199 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.