Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1743-0585 · ISSN 1743-0593 · BMJ · Medicine

Half of the articles Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice accepted in 2024 were accepted within 119 days of submission (n = 59); the middle half took 73–208 days.

Submission → acceptance (2024)
119 days median
middle half 73–208 · n = 59
Acceptance → online
227 days median
middle half 176–261 · n = 67
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · no listed APC found

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

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How long does Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 74–236 days1522020n=962021: middle half 66–211 days1022021n=932023: middle half 67–166 days982023n=502024: middle half 73–208 days1192024n=59
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
202459731192080.0%0%
20235067981660.0%0%
202193661022113.2%28%
202096741522360.0%74%

Distribution in 2024

0–29 days: 2% (1 articles)030–59 days: 19% (11 articles)3060–89 days: 8% (5 articles)6090–119 days: 22% (13 articles)90120–149 days: 8% (5 articles)120150–179 days: 7% (4 articles)150180–209 days: 8% (5 articles)180210–239 days: 5% (3 articles)210240–269 days: 8% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 3% (2 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (1 articles)330360+ days: 5% (3 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2911.7%
30–591118.6%
60–8958.5%
90–1191322.0%
120–14958.5%
150–17946.8%
180–20958.5%
210–23935.1%
240–26958.5%
270–29911.7%
300–32923.4%
330–35911.7%
360+35.1%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2024 articles appeared online within 227 days (middle half 176–261 days, n = 67).

From submission to online publication, the median was 346 days (middle half 290–460 days, n = 59).

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). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

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 2024Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 357 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2024 articles
Publication volume70 articles added to PubMed in 2024 (+19% vs 2023).

Topics and scope

Medicine journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2024 figures are compared with the 2024 median of Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice, 119 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Archives of Disease in Childhood100 (2024, n = 187)NoYes
PEDIATRICS130 (2024, n = 380)NoYes
Paediatrics & Child Health141 (2024, n = 89)≈$4,981NoNo
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health187 (2024, n = 211)≈$4,150NoYes
Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)70 (2024, n = 139)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Pediatrics in Review146 (2024, n = 107)NoYes
The Journal of Pediatrics109 (2024, n = 331)≈$4,570NoYes
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health79 (2024, n = 86)≈$6,680NoYes
Acta Paediatrica110 (2024, n = 383)≈$4,480NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice accepted in 2024 were accepted within 119 days of submission (n = 59); the middle half took 73–208 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2024 appeared online within 227 days of acceptance (n = 67).

Does Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice charge an article processing charge (APC)?

No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1743-0585; NLM ID 101220684; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 59 articles accepted in 2024 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: no received date 8.

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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.