Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0100-879X · ISSN 1414-431X · Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica · Medicine

Half of the articles Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 202 days of submission (n = 121); the middle half took 151–247 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
202 days median
middle half 151–247 · n = 121
Acceptance → online
74 days median
middle half 58–92 · n = 121
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 74 to 202 days (90% CI +111 to +145 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,800

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

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How long does Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 102–196 days1442020n=1822021: middle half 89–160 days1222021n=1222022: middle half 67–133 days962022n=872023: middle half 58–100 days742023n=1162024: middle half 109–205 days1572024n=1252025: middle half 151–247 days2022025n=121
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
20251211512022470.0%0%
20241251091572050.0%0%
202311658741000.0%0%
20228767961331.1%0%
2021122891221600.0%0%
20201821021441960.5%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 0% (0 articles)3060–89 days: 4% (5 articles)6090–119 days: 6% (7 articles)90120–149 days: 13% (16 articles)120150–179 days: 14% (17 articles)150180–209 days: 18% (22 articles)180210–239 days: 17% (21 articles)210240–269 days: 10% (12 articles)240270–299 days: 6% (7 articles)270300–329 days: 2% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 8% (10 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5900.0%
60–8954.1%
90–11975.8%
120–1491613.2%
150–1791714.0%
180–2092218.2%
210–2392117.4%
240–269129.9%
270–29975.8%
300–32932.5%
330–35910.8%
360+108.3%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 74 days (middle half 58–92 days, n = 121).

From submission to online publication, the median was 270 days (middle half 228–321 days, n = 121).

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: $1,800 (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
Retractions2 retracted articles among 592 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (3.38 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume106 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-12% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsNeuroscience 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 Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 202 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology125 (2025, n = 69)≈$4,150NoYes
Pathophysiology62 (2025, n = 65)≈$1,711YesNo
Life Sciences89 (2025, n = 585)≈$3,810NoYes
Experimental Physiology91 (2025, n = 323)$3,150YesYes
The FASEB Journal114 (2025, n = 1,048)≈$3,740NoYes
European Journal of Pharmacology122 (2025, n = 1,009)≈$3,230NoYes
Comprehensive physiology87 (2025, n = 89)NoYes
Autonomic Neuroscience115 (2025, n = 89)≈$3,500NoYes
Clinical Science146 (2025, n = 90)NoYes
British Journal of Pharmacology165 (2025, n = 304)≈$4,780NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 202 days of submission (n = 121); the middle half took 151–247 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 74 days of acceptance (n = 121).

Does Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,800 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0100-879X; NLM ID 8112917; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 121 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.