Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0066-782X · ISSN 1678-4170 · Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) · Medicine

Half of the articles Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia accepted in 2025 were accepted within 138 days of submission (n = 153); the middle half took 99–183 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
138 days median
middle half 99–183 · n = 153
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 194 to 138 days (90% CI -74 to -38 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · ≈$388

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

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How long does Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 103–210 days1562020n=1902021: middle half 134–222 days1722021n=1112023: middle half 145–239 days1942023n=1282024: middle half 124–206 days1642024n=1472025: middle half 99–183 days1382025n=153
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
2025153991381833.3%0%
20241471241642060.0%0%
20231281451942390.8%0%
20211111341722220.0%0%
20201901031562105.8%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 5% (7 articles)030–59 days: 1% (2 articles)3060–89 days: 10% (16 articles)6090–119 days: 24% (37 articles)90120–149 days: 18% (28 articles)120150–179 days: 16% (24 articles)150180–209 days: 11% (17 articles)180210–239 days: 5% (7 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 3% (4 articles)270300–329 days: 2% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 1% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2974.6%
30–5921.3%
60–891610.5%
90–1193724.2%
120–1492818.3%
150–1792415.7%
180–2091711.1%
210–23974.6%
240–26953.3%
270–29942.6%
300–32932.0%
330–35910.7%
360+21.3%

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

  • 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: 2,000 BRL (about $388 at ECB rates of Sep 15, 2026; DOAJ).

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 DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 803 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission3.3% of 2025 articles
Publication volume137 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-18% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsCardiology and Cardiovascular 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 Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 138 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
International Journal of Cardiology76 (2025, n = 484)≈$3,970NoYes
Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)68 (2025, n = 182)≈$3,160NoYes
Heart138 (2025, n = 217)NoYes
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia76 (2025, n = 97)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Hellenic Journal of Cardiology81 (2025, n = 56)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
The American Journal of Cardiology53 (2025, n = 410)≈$3,380NoYes
World Journal of Cardiology94 (2025, n = 159)NoNo
Clinical Research in Cardiology99 (2025, n = 214)≈$4,190NoYes
Heart and Vessels93 (2025, n = 94)≈$2,790NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia accepted in 2025 were accepted within 138 days of submission (n = 153); the middle half took 99–183 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: 2,000 BRL (about $388 at ECB rates of Sep 15, 2026; DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0066-782X; NLM ID 0421031; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 153 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: accepted before received 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.