AORN Journal: review time and acceptance speed
ISSN 0001-2092 · ISSN 1878-0369 · Wiley · Multidisciplinary
Half of the articles AORN Journal accepted in 2020 were accepted within 5 days of submission (n = 77); the middle half took 1–74 days.
Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026
How long does AORN Journal take to accept a paper?
| Year | Articles (n) | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Accepted <14 days | Have a revised date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 74 | — | 53.2% | 42% |
- 2026: not shown yet — a year is reported once late-indexed articles have arrived (at least 180 days after it ends).
- 2025: not shown because an unusually large share of research articles show acceptance on the day of submission, which suggests placeholder dates.
- 2024: not shown because an unusually large share of research articles show acceptance on the day of submission, which suggests placeholder dates.
- 2023: not shown because an unusually large share of research articles show acceptance on the day of submission, which suggests placeholder dates.
- 2022: not shown because an unusually large share of research articles show acceptance on the day of submission, which suggests placeholder dates; an unusually large share of articles share a single acceptance date, which suggests batch-entered dates.
- 2021: not shown because an unusually large share of research articles show acceptance on the day of submission, which suggests placeholder dates.
Distribution in 2020
Show as a table
| Days | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–29 | 45 | 58.4% |
| 30–59 | 7 | 9.1% |
| 60–89 | 10 | 13.0% |
| 90–119 | 4 | 5.2% |
| 120–149 | 4 | 5.2% |
| 150–179 | 4 | 5.2% |
| 180–209 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 210–239 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 240–269 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 270–299 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 300–329 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 330–359 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 360+ | 0 | 0.0% |
From acceptance to online publication
Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.
Read these numbers carefully
- Only 21% of this journal's 2020 articles in PubMed carry both a submission and an acceptance date, so these figures may not represent all of its articles.
- 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 $3,360 (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 DOAJ | No |
|---|---|
| Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2020 | Yes |
| Retractions | 0 retracted articles among 729 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database. |
| Accepted within 14 days of submission | 53.2% of 2020 articles |
| Publication volume | 227 articles added to PubMed in 2020. |
Topics and scope
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership (16% of indexed topics)
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (11% of indexed topics)
- Human auditory perception and evaluation (7% of indexed topics)
- Vascular Anomalies and Treatments (6% of indexed topics)
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies (6% of indexed topics)
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (5% of indexed topics)
Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side
Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2020 figures are compared with the 2020 median of AORN Journal, 5 days.
| Paid APC median | DOAJ | MEDLINE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Forum | 92 (2020, n = 71) | ≈$840 | — | No | Yes |
| Nursing Outlook | 122 (2020, n = 95) | ≈$4,260 | — | No | Yes |
| Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing | 77 (2020, n = 151) | ≈$2,880 | — | No | Yes |
| Journal of Professional Nursing | 147 (2020, n = 100) | ≈$3,500 | — | No | Yes |
| Nursing Inquiry | 113 (2020, n = 50) | ≈$4,720 | — | No | Yes |
| Journal of Advanced Nursing | 147 (2020, n = 397) | ≈$5,450 | — | No | Yes |
No journals match these filters.
Frequently asked questions
How long does AORN Journal take to accept a paper?
Half of the articles AORN Journal accepted in 2020 were accepted within 5 days of submission (n = 77); the middle half took 1–74 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.
Does AORN Journal charge an article processing charge (APC)?
Listed APC: about $3,360 (as reported by OpenAlex).
Sources and method
Journal identity: ISSN-L 0001-2092; NLM ID 0372403; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 77 articles accepted in 2020 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.