Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2054-3581 · SAGE Publishing · Medicine

Half of the articles Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease accepted in 2025 were accepted within 99 days of submission (n = 83); the middle half took 33–141 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
99 days median
middle half 33–141 · n = 83
Acceptance → online
66 days median
middle half 50–79 · n = 83
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 107 → 99 days; 90% CI -29 to +13 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $2,000

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

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How long does Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 62–125 days862020n=1042021: middle half 65–116 days852021n=882022: middle half 70–117 days992022n=772023: middle half 82–154 days1072023n=882024: middle half 90–146 days1122024n=722025: middle half 33–141 days992025n=83
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
202583339914110.8%0%
202472901121460.0%0%
202388821071540.0%0%
20227770991171.3%0%
202188658511610.2%0%
202010462861255.8%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 24% (20 articles)030–59 days: 5% (4 articles)3060–89 days: 17% (14 articles)6090–119 days: 14% (12 articles)90120–149 days: 18% (15 articles)120150–179 days: 10% (8 articles)150180–209 days: 6% (5 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (5 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–292024.1%
30–5944.8%
60–891416.9%
90–1191214.5%
120–1491518.1%
150–17989.6%
180–20956.0%
210–23956.0%
240–26900.0%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 66 days (middle half 50–79 days, n = 83).

From submission to online publication, the median was 170 days (middle half 117–222 days, n = 83).

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 (DOAJ).

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 DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 436 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission10.8% of 2025 articles
Publication volume83 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+9% 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 Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 99 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology165 (2025, n = 138)NoYes
BMC Nephrology127 (2025, n = 776)$3,190YesYes
Kidney360130 (2025, n = 205)$1,800YesYes
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology129 (2025, n = 79)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Journal of Nephrology115 (2025, n = 279)≈$4,337NoYes
Frontiers in Nephrology72 (2025, n = 75)≈$2,383YesNo
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation95 (2025, n = 100)≈$3,926$3,582 (7 payments)NoYes
Clinical Kidney Journal103 (2025, n = 118)≈$3,241$2,967 (22 payments)YesNo
American Journal of Kidney Diseases168 (2025, n = 166)≈$3,900NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease accepted in 2025 were accepted within 99 days of submission (n = 83); the middle half took 33–141 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 66 days of acceptance (n = 83).

Does Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,000 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2054-3581; NLM ID 101640242; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 83 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.