Blood Purification: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0253-5068 · ISSN 1421-9735 · Karger Publishers · Medicine

Half of the articles Blood Purification accepted in 2025 were accepted within 135 days of submission (n = 91); the middle half took 95–195 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
135 days median
middle half 95–195 · n = 91
Acceptance → online
20 days median
middle half 9–35 · n = 91
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 142 → 135 days; 90% CI -32 to +19 days).
Open access · fees
Hybrid · 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 Blood Purification take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 56–133 days902020n=1422021: middle half 92–193 days1322021n=1032022: middle half 83–189 days1342022n=782023: middle half 89–199 days1422023n=982024: middle half 90–175 days1312024n=672025: middle half 95–195 days1352025n=91
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
202591951351950.0%0%
202467901311751.5%0%
202398891421991.0%0%
202278831341892.6%0%
2021103921321931.9%0%
202014256901332.8%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 11% (10 articles)3060–89 days: 11% (10 articles)6090–119 days: 22% (20 articles)90120–149 days: 18% (16 articles)120150–179 days: 9% (8 articles)150180–209 days: 10% (9 articles)180210–239 days: 10% (9 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (3 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 2% (2 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 2% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–591011.0%
60–891011.0%
90–1192022.0%
120–1491617.6%
150–17988.8%
180–20999.9%
210–23999.9%
240–26933.3%
270–29922.2%
300–32922.2%
330–35900.0%
360+22.2%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 20 days (middle half 9–35 days, n = 91).

From submission to online publication, the median was 156 days (middle half 118–224 days, n = 91).

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

Hybrid (subscription journal with an open-access option). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

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 DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 485 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 volume85 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+12% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsNephrology 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 Blood Purification, 135 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Hemodialysis International141 (2025, n = 113)≈$3,700NoYes
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis91 (2025, n = 79)≈$3,350NoYes
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology129 (2025, n = 79)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
American Journal of Kidney Diseases168 (2025, n = 166)≈$3,900NoYes
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease99 (2025, n = 83)$2,000YesNo
BMC Nephrology127 (2025, n = 776)$3,190YesYes
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology165 (2025, n = 138)NoYes
Journal of Nephrology115 (2025, n = 279)≈$4,337NoYes
Journal of Renal Nutrition181 (2025, n = 83)≈$3,490NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Blood Purification take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Blood Purification accepted in 2025 were accepted within 135 days of submission (n = 91); the middle half took 95–195 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Blood Purification articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 20 days of acceptance (n = 91).

Does Blood Purification 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 0253-5068; NLM ID 8402040; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 91 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.